If there is free time in the recreation period, tourists can take the race through local shopping centers and shops. The local shopping is difficult to call dizzy. But still shopping and buying our own and imported goods, which are characterized by the ideal value for money, delivers pleasure.
Shops and boutiques Kortri
Travelers who wish to look at the clothes of Belgian brands can visit a number of boutiques. On the streets of Kortrijka, they are noticeably allocated by their showcases, militant elegant outfits, shoes with shoes and exclusive accessories. So, in the center of the city on Steenpoort Street, you can immediately find a number of branded shops selling clothing and shoes. In the boutique of the fashionable Belgian brand Van Hassels. Tourists can buy female or childish clothing excellent quality. There is a store at: Steenpoort, 16. On the same street in the house number 2, the buyers expect another boutique with a similar assortment of goods. True, CKS prices are more affordable for economical tourists.
Nice Shoe store Verduyn. Tourists will find on Lange Steenstraat, 24. It sells high-quality shoes of French and Belgian manufacturers. The cost of women's models starts from 35 euros and reaches several hundred euros. The store is undoubtedly striking the huge selection of goods and the price range.
It works a shoe boutique from Monday to Thursday: from 9:30 to 18:15. On Friday and Saturday, the working day has been extended here for half an hour, and Sunday is a day off.
Another huge shoe store is located on Voorstraat, 36. In the shop windows Julien. There are far from the most interesting models. It is worthwhile to enter inside the shoe boutique and the eyes will simply scatter from the huge range. Here you can find shoes for any season: from beach slippers to winter boots. In addition to shoes in the store traded with ladiesky leather bags. As for the prices, the local branded shoes are quite the road, but the cost of the handbag can please - from 40 euros and higher.
Shopping centers of the city
In addition to boutiques and single stores in the corrigence there are two shopping malls. More attractive for tourists is Shopping Center Ring (Ring Shopping Kortrijk Noord), located in the northern part of the city at Ringlaan, 34. It is a two-story building with an area of 35 thousand square meters. There are more than 80 stores on the territory of the shopping center, including well-known boutiques, such as MEXX, H & M and Swarovski. During a walk through a trading complex of tourists, a department selling Belgian lace may be interested. Looking into it, it will be possible to buy products from the finest lace handmade.
Despite the elegance, Belgian lace is distinguished by durability and first-class quality. The most expensive are Manufacture Belge de Dent products. For a napkin of 30 * 30 centimeters, it will be necessary to pay about 80 euros. The cost of lace products of other manufacturers starts from 12 euros.
- In the shopping center, the ring periodically shares and entertainment activities are held. Shares usually come on Friday Saturday, but entertainment programs with contests can be arranged on weekdays. Taking part in contests, tourists have a chance to win valuable prizes: from a discount coupon in one of the center of the center before the certificate for a balloon flying over Western Flanders.
Works shopping center ring from Monday to Thursday, Saturday: from 10:00 to 19:00. On Friday, tourists can visit this shopping zone from 10:00 to 19:30. Bus number 6, 52 will help to get to the rings of travelers.
The second Shopping Center Kortrijka is located in the center of the city on Steenpoort Street, 2. With its dimensions, he is a little inferior to the ring, but there are even more shops and branded boutiques.
In addition to other things, in shopping center K. There is a cafe-boutique Leonidas (Leonidas), which sells candy, Belgian chocolate.
It is here that tourists can buy famous truffles and pralines as a souvenir. For 250-gram packaging Praline will have to give about 8 euros. Belgian truffles will cost a little more expensive. By the way, Leonidas chocolate brand is considered one of the most famous in the country.
The shopping center K works from Monday to Thursday, Saturday: from 10:00 to 19:00. On Friday, the work day of the shopping center has been extended to 20:00.
- And also, in the corrge of, as in any other city there is a market square. That's just here it is not at all hiking, as many tourists might think. On the area freely drive cars, and the traces of the alleged market are completely absent. But in the center of the city, tourists will discover the main shopping street of Kortri. It is called Lange Steenstraat. Commonwealth is a pedestrian street. Walking through it hard to stay from spending money. On Steenstraat you can find everything - from souvenir benches to expensive boutiques.
Return Tax Free.
Talking shopping in the corruption, tourists should pay attention to stores whose doors decorate the Tax Free sticker. By making purchases at such vending points, the sellers should poll the check. It must necessarily indicate the name of the acquired goods, its value, including the tax and the amount of the amount of compensation. To obtain a correctly filled check, tourists need to provide the seller your passport. VAT refund is made only if the amount of purchases performed in one store on the same day exceeds 125 euros.
Leaving Belgium, travelers will need to approach the customs rack, and present a check, passport and purchased goods with whole tags or in untouched packaging. Customs officer lasts a check and directly at the airport will be available on a payment card or cash. Tourists who do not have enough time to search for Tax Free representation on the airport, can get money on returning home. To do this, they will need to contact the Premier Tax Free Regional Office, which is available in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and several other cities of Russia. After the provision of documents, the amount of compensation will be transferred to the bank card. By the way, the chocolate tax is 6% and, accordingly, the return amount is not particularly large.