Zürich's Banhofstrasse
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Shopping

If you're well-armed with Swiss francs or a credit card, here are some of the shops on or near the Bahnhofstrasse that may interest you:

Bally
Bahnhofstrasse 66
The Vatican of Bally shoe stores, with footwear and clothing for big spenders of all ages.

Bucherer
Bahnhosftrasse 50
Switzerland's largest retailer of watches, clocks, and jewelry, with a good assortment of products in most price ranges.

Globus
Bahnhofstrasse at Löwenplatz
One of Zurich's two great department stores, with just about everything a serious shopper or casual souvenir hunter might need.

Schweizer Heimatwerk
Bahnhofstrasse 2
Quality crafts and other handmade goods from Switzerland. Don't miss the panoramic Appenzell cow paintings!

Jelmoli
Bahnhofstrasse 69
The largest and oldest department store in Zürich, and still an innovative retailer after 150 years.

Orell Füssli
Bahnhofstrasse at Füsslistrasse
An outstanding bookstore, with more than 250,000 German-language titles available on the shelves or from an online catalog.

Sprüngli
Paradeplatz; also Bahnhofstrasse 67
Superb chocolates, pastries, and a tearoom. Just say "Ja" to the delectable cheese pastries known as Chäs-Chüechli.

Recreation

When you've had your fill of strolling, shopping, and eating chocolate, head past the banks and insurance companies toward Lake Zürich. There, at the end of the Bahnhofstrasse, you can rent a paddleboat (during the boating season) or tour the Zürichsee aboard a lake steamer.

Useful Web links:

Travel Planner: Zürich switzerlandforvisitors.com
A collection of articles and links from my illustrated 123-page Switzerland & Austria Travel Planner. Or, if you're in a hurry, see my Zürich articles index.

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