Name of Shop: Kaerntner Strasse, Graben, Kohlmarkt
Kaerntner Strasse, Graben, and Kohlmarkt are some of Vienna's more upscale shopping streets. They are located right in the center, spreading out in the pedestrian area around the Stephansdom (St. Stephen's church). You can find stores carrying a wide variety of goods, from books to electronics, jewelry, underwear, and lots more. Some of the more famous stores are the Meindl-shop (delicatessen), Swarovsky-crystal, Douglas (perfumes), Manner-schnitten (sweets) and many more. There are also a bunch of little souvenier-stores that sell Vienna/Mozart specific merchandise. And not to forget the coffee-houses and restaurants...
Between the stores you can find landmarks, such as the "Stock im Eisen", famous fountains, St. Stephen's church, Mozart's apartment (in a little side-street off St. Stephen's square), the famous hotel "Sacher", the Viennese Opera house (at the end of Kaerntner Strasse), the Opern-passage (shopping center), and much more.
During your stroll around these streets, don't forget to look up from time to time - the roofs and buildings are beautiful. Lots of angels, statues, and decorations since most were built hundreds of years ago before the time of square concrete blocks.
What To Buy: Mozart-kugeln, Sacher-torte, and Vienna-knick-knack;
but besides that you can find pretty much anything your heart desires
What To Pay: since it is in the center of Vienna, and a high tourist-area, prices are higher than in most other parts of the city
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Address: 1st district
Directions: underground line U1 to Stefansplatz
goes from Stefansplatz all the way down to Kaerntner Ring (where the opera house is located).
Website: http://www.wes.at
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on Jan 12, 2006
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