So, where to go shopping in Rotterdam.
Most of the shops in Lijnbaa, Koopgoot, Coolsingel, Hoogstraat, Meen and Van Oldenbarneveltstraat are located on Lijnbaa. All the streets are located in the center, not far from each other. That is, the shopping zone in Rotterdam extends from the railway station to Blaak Street.
The largest Rotterdam shopping centers are Alexandrium Mall and Zuidplein Mall. Alexandrium Mall. Located at Watermanweg 231.
It is approximately half an hour from the city center (we are going on the metro station to Alexander and then 10 minutes walk). The store contains more than 200 departments. In general, the store itself consists of three parts. "Alexandrium Shopping Center" - It's clothing, shoes, decorations.
"Alexandrium Megastores" Contains 16 huge departments where you can buy everything for interior decor, machinery and motorcycles, all for young mammies, kitchen utensils and so on.
AND "Alexandrium 'Woonmall'" where you can buy everything for the interior, furniture, decorations, wallpapers, carpets, in general.
Singing ikeya. There are very cool restaurants here, as well as cheap snacks. "Alexandrium Shopping Center" is open every day from 9 am to 6 pm, on Sunday from 12 days to 5 pm. "Alexandrium 'Woonmall'" is open from 10 am to 5:30 pm, on Friday until 21:00, on Sunday from 12 days to 17:00.
"ZUIDPLEIN MALL" - The largest shopping center in Holland, between those.
You can imagine how many people come there daily. It is located at ZUIDPLEIN HOOG 420.
The center can be reached on the metro station to Zuidplein, all the way will take no more than 20 minutes. Mostly in this center for sale and shoes of various brands (155 departments). There are several beauty salons, restaurants and departments with appliances.
The center is open from 9 am to 5:30 pm, on Sunday from noon to 17:00, on Monday, the center is open with the hour.
Both centers have both expensive departments and departments with cheap and practical clothing. Discounts in these centers are held in mid-June and in mid-December, by the way, a little earlier than in other European countries. I also advise you to come there on weekdays, because at the weekend, you know, just do not push around.
Now about some shopping streets. Lijnbaan. – Home Trade Alley of the City.
It does not drive cars, which makes shopping or walking calm and secure.
On weekends, naturally, the street is filled with shopaholic, and there are more of them on Sunday than on Saturday. At the beginning of the stores, there are not a lot of stores, all juice begins with a place where Lijnbaan intersects with Korte Lijnbaan Street.
By the way, at Korte Lijnbaan, too, there are very good shops: "London City Club" on Korte Lijnbaan 5 with excellent sports and classic clothes, "Men At Work" (clothes for men, "Only", Jack & Jones jean clothing store , women's clothing stores "Claudia Strater" and "Steps". Also there are a number of excellent shoe stores. On Lijnbaan you will meet the most familiar clothing brands, such as, "Mango", "Ecco", "Perry Sport", "H & M" .
There are exclusive jewelry salons, such as "Schaap & Citroen". All stores, mostly open from 9 am to 5:30, on Friday, departments are open to 9 pm, on Sunday and Monday, from noon.
On this street, by the way, opposite "Perry Sport", the shopping center is also located "De Bijenkorf".
As we remember, there is exactly the same center in Amsterdam. In the five-story department store you can find not only clothes and shoes, as well as equipment, wedding accessories, interior items and more. The center works daily from 10 am to 6 pm, and on Friday until 9 pm.
Koopgoot Street Actually is called truly beurstraverse, and KoopGoot is a gentle nickname given by Rotterdama Street, and it is translated about as "trading."
This street is located at the KoopGoot Mall shopping center. The center needs to be descended by the escalator, and within you will find a variety of shops ("Vanilia", "The Sting", "Vero Moda", "Score" and many others).
There is a very pretty Gift Shop "EXPO", and the coffee department "Simon Levelt Rotterdam", and a variety of departments with perfume and cosmetics (including our favorite "Yves-Rocher" and "Body Shop"), and, of course , the most famous SWatch watch shop. And from the center there is an underground pass to "De Bijenkorf" and even the exit to the subway (at the Beurs station). The center is open from 10 am to 6 pm, on Monday and Sunday the store is open from 12 days.
Coolsingel - Wide street in the heart of the city.
And the most expensive, at the same time. Therefore, we will not sharpen special attention on it. There are a lot of shops on this street, and even more offices, cafes and restaurants. And on this street there is a tourist center "Rotterdam Tourist Information", a useful thing.
Hoogstraat. -Realing the street koopgoot. Street famous, above all, the largest market in Rotterdam.
The market is close to houses-cubes and the Blaak metro station.You can come to the market every day, except Monday from 8 am to 4-5 pm. But not all goods are sold every day. The market has its own schedule, according to which merchants open their shops.
For example, book sellers bring their products on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm. "Sunday Market" or SUMMER SUNDAY MARKET Opened only during the warm months, from April 1 to September 30. It is open, respectively, on Sundays from 12:00 to 5 pm. On this day, in the market, except for ordinary products, you can buy a wide variety of goodies, drinks, try national and exotic food.
Also on Sundays on the market there are carousels for children. And every Sunday, the market theme changes, for example, a day of fabric or a booking day. On such days, the choice of thematic goods is much greater, so it makes sense to track the day and come to the market for the desired good.
Of course, except for the market, there is on Hoogstraat and crossing it a little street Korte Hoogstraat. And other useful shops. In particular, on this street, there are plenty of shops, where you can buy everything for the house (for example, in Dille & Kamille on Korte Hoogstraat 22), gift shops, unusual clothes ("Funky House" on Korte Hoogstraat 15A), coffee departments (" Cappucino "at Korte Hoogstraat 23), well, much more.
For beautiful and inexpensive male costumes, go to the continuation of Korte Hoogstraat - Rodezand Street to the Suitsupply Store. Mostly shops on this street work from 9 am to 17:30, on Friday - from 9 am to 9 pm.
Here is such a shopping in Rotterdam! As you can see, lovers shopping shopping should clearly like it!