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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.
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