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Stuttgart has its finger on the pulse of fashion

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Stuttgart’s Art Nouveau Market Hall

TRENDY fashion and tasteful elegance go hand in hand in Stuttgart, the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The city offers a variety of tempting goods, especially in the heart of the city with its smart pedestrian precincts and shopping arcades which entice visitors to stroll around and window-shop.

The Königstrasse – over a kilometre in length – is a busy shopping boulevard with specialist shops, department stores, international chains, cafés, restaurants and relaxation areas. Europe’s longest shopping thoroughfares; it begins opposite the main railway station and runs right through the heart of the city. Other streets including the Eberhardstrasse, the Stiftstrasse and the stylish Calwer Strasse with elegant shops and boutiques are equally inviting.

For visitors looking for way-out fashions and up-and-coming designers, the Gerberviertel (Tanners’ Quarter), is the place to go. A variety of arts and crafts, wonderful antique and collectors’ shops, cosy wine taverns and lively pavement cafés are to be found in the picturesque Bohnenviertel (Bean Quarter).

Stuttgart’s pedestrian zones and shopping arcades serve street artists from all corners of the globe as an open-air auditorium for concerts and theatre performances. The bustling diversity of the Königstrasse is one of the reasons why visitors like to linger late in the evening after the shops have closed, especially at the popular meeting place on the steps of the Kleiner Schlossplatz (Small Palace Square) next to the new Museum of Art.

The popular Art Nouveau Market hall is a gourmet’s paradise. Merz & Benzing, on the gallery of the Market hall, sells an range of home and garden products.

Some 35 km from Stuttgart there’s a further highlight for those out for a shopping spree: the Outletcity Metzingen, with more than 40 factory outlets, including top designers, sportswear manufacturers and fashionable shoes, offering 30 to 70 discounts all year.

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