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Experience

Shopping

Shopping as a reason to travel means goods you can't get at home — a design scene, independent boutiques, or a retail district dense enough to browse on foot rather than a mall you could find anywhere. The trip is built around what a place actually makes and sells.

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Best places to stay for shopping

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Aerial view of Singapore's central business district skyscrapers rising behind Chinatown shophouse rooftops and a green heritage housing block

Singapore

SingaporeSingapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, between the Strait of Malacca and the Singapore Strait off the Malay Peninsula.Where to stay →Rome skyline with the Altare della Patria monument, church domes and rooftops backed by hills under a blue sky

Rome

Lazio · ItalyRome is the capital of Italy, on the river Tiber across the seven hills, where ancient Rome grew around the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.Where to stay →Bangkok's orange-tiled temple roofs in the foreground with the modern high-rise skyline beyond under blue sky.

Bangkok

Bangkok · ThailandGilded temple spires rise over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, known for the Grand Palace and Wat Arun.Where to stay →Seoul's Yeouido skyline along the Han River, anchored by the golden 63 Building tower under a blue sky.

Seoul

Seoul · South KoreaSeoul rises around the palace of Gyeongbokgung beneath Namsan Seoul Tower, the old royal capital and heart of South Korea.Where to stay →Aerial view of Copenhagen's old town, the green St. Nikolaj spire, red rooftops and colourful canal-side houses

Copenhagen

Region Hovedstaden · DenmarkCopenhagen is the capital of Denmark, set in eastern Denmark on the island of Zealand, facing the Øresund strait toward Sweden.Where to stay →Lisbon's Alfama rooftops with the Sao Vicente monastery and National Pantheon dome above the Tagus River.

Lisbon

Distrito de Lisboa · PortugalLisbon is the capital of Portugal, a city set across seven hills at the wide mouth of the river Tagus on the western Iberian Peninsula.Where to stay →Jakarta skyline with the National Monument (Monas) tower rising above CBD high-rises and green parkland under a bright sky.

Jakarta

Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta · IndonesiaJakarta stands on the northwest coast of Java, capital of Indonesia, its centre marked by the tower of the National Monument of Indonesia.Where to stay →Kuala Lumpur skyline with the Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower rising above green trees under a blue sky.

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur · MalaysiaKuala Lumpur is Malaysia's capital in the Klang Valley, a skyline of glass towers led by the Petronas Towers.Where to stay →Helsinki harbour with the domed Cathedral and the SkyWheel Helsinki ferris wheel above the market quay

Helsinki

Uusimaa · FinlandHelsinki is the capital of Finland, a Baltic seaport of Uusimaa set on the Gulf of Finland among hundreds of islands.Where to stay →Trieste waterfront with the twin-towered Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò and boats moored on the Adriatic.

Trieste

Friuli Venezia Giulia · ItalyTrieste is a seaport in north-eastern Italy and the capital of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, below the San Giusto hill.Where to stay →Hannover's old town from above, the brick Marktkirche tower rising over red-tiled roofs and the Leine river

Hannover

Lower Saxony · GermanyRed brick Gothic rises over the Leine at Hannover, capital of Lower Saxony, known for the baroque gardens at Herrenhausen and its trade fairs.Where to stay →Bari's old town rooftops from above, with the cathedral campanile, the Basilica of San Nicola and the Adriatic beyond.

Bari

Puglia · ItalyBari turns a wall of old stone to the Adriatic, capital of Puglia and a ferry port, known for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas and Bari Vecchia.Where to stay →
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AdelaideState of South Australia · Australia

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Afghanistan (1)

KabulWilāyat-e Kābul · Afghanistan

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China (8)

HarbinHēilóngjiāng · ChinaDongguanGuangdong · ChinaNansha DistrictGuangzhou · Guangdong · ChinaDongcheng DistrictBeijing · Beijing Shi · ChinaTianhe DistrictGuangzhou · Guangdong · ChinaChangning DistrictShanghai · Shanghai Shi · ChinaJiangbei DistrictChongqing · Chongqing Shi · ChinaNangang DistrictHarbin · Hēilóngjiāng · China

Republic of Ireland (1)

CorkMunster · Republic of Ireland

Germany (30)

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Russia (4)

ChelyabinskChelyabinsk Oblast · RussiaBarnaulAltayskiy Kray · RussiaKhimkiMoscow Oblast · RussiaTsentralny Administrative DistrictKaliningrad · Kaliningrad Oblast · Russia

France (9)

MetzGrand Est · FranceCalaisHauts-de-France · FranceAmiensHauts-de-France · FranceCaenNormandie · FranceSaint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · FranceLyon 02Lyon · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · FranceSaint-Servan-sur-MerSaint-Malo · Bretagne · FranceCentre-ville of NantesNantes · Pays de la Loire · FranceRue de FranceNice · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France

Netherlands (11)

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India (4)

GurugramState of Haryāna · IndiaKarol BāghDelhi · National Capital Territory of Delhi · IndiaSouth Delhi districtDelhi · National Capital Territory of Delhi · IndiaCentral Delhi districtDelhi · National Capital Territory of Delhi · India

Japan (22)

ShibuyaTokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · JapanChibaChiba-ken · JapanShizuokaShizuoka · JapanUtsunomiyaTochigi · JapanKōriyamaFukushima-ken · JapanMiyazakiMiyazaki · JapanBunkyō-kuTokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · JapanKashiwaChiba-ken · JapanMaebashiGunma-ken · JapanEdogawaTokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · JapanYokkaichiMie-ken · JapanNakanoTokyo Prefecture · JapanYonagoTottori · JapanChoshiChiba-ken · JapanSannomiyaKobe · Hyōgo · JapanSenjuTokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · JapanAobadaiYokohama · Kanagawa · JapanKashii-terihaFukuoka · Fukuoka Prefecture · JapanNagahamaFukuoka · Fukuoka Prefecture · JapanMinoshimaFukuoka · Fukuoka Prefecture · JapanChiyoFukuoka · Fukuoka Prefecture · JapanMaizuruFukuoka · Fukuoka Prefecture · Japan

Czech Republic (2)

OstravaMoravskoslezský kraj · Czech RepublicLetňanyPrague · Hlavní město Praha · Czech Republic

Hong Kong (3)

KowloonHong Kong · Hong KongSo Kon PoHong Kong · Hong KongBowringtonHong Kong · Hong Kong

Turkey (4)

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Spain (4)

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South Korea (3)

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Philippines (2)

Makati CityNational Capital Region · PhilippinesTagaytayCalabarzon · Philippines

Venezuela (2)

MaracaiboEstado Zulia · VenezuelaLos CaobosCaracas · Distrito Capital · Venezuela

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Egypt (1)

Al MansurahMuḩāfaz̧at ad Daqahlīyah · Egypt

Brazil (3)

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Indonesia (3)

BekasiJawa Barat · IndonesiaSouth JakartaJakarta · Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta · IndonesiaCentral JakartaJakarta · Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta · Indonesia

Israel (1)

West JerusalemJerusalem · Jerusalem · Israel

Mexico (4)

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Iran (2)

ShahrudSemnan Province · IranGolpāyegānIsfahan Province · Iran

Romania (1)

BotoşaniBotoşani · Romania

Austria (2)

Innere StadtVienna · Wien · AustriaMariahilfVienna · Wien · Austria

Peru (2)

MirafloresLima · Provincia de Lima · PeruHuaralDepartamento de Lima · Peru

Hungary (3)

BékéscsabaBekes County · HungaryKaposvárSomogy megye · HungaryÚjpestBudapest · Budapest · Hungary

Denmark (10)

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Uruguay (2)

RiveraDepartamento de Rivera · UruguayPaysandúDepartamento de Paysandú · Uruguay

Taiwan (2)

Wanhua DistrictTaipei · Taiwan · TaiwanDatong DistrictTaipei · Taiwan · Taiwan

South Africa (2)

KrugersdorpGauteng · South AfricaWorcesterWestern Cape · South Africa

Colombia (1)

UsaquénBogotá · Distrito Capital de Bogotá · Colombia

Nigeria (1)

IkejaLagos State · Nigeria

Thailand (1)

Pathum WanBangkok · Bangkok · Thailand

Malaysia (2)

Chow KitKuala Lumpur · Kuala Lumpur · MalaysiaBukit Bintang City CentreKuala Lumpur · Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia

Singapore (1)

Serangoon New TownSingapore · Singapore

Croatia (1)

SušakRijeka · Primorje-Gorski Kotar County · Croatia

Pakistan (2)

Gulistan-e-JauharKarachi · Sindh · PakistanGulbergLahore · Punjab Province · Pakistan

Finland (4)

TöölöHelsinki · Uusimaa · FinlandPitäjänmäkiHelsinki · Uusimaa · FinlandRatinaTampere · Pirkanmaa · FinlandHannunniittuTurku · Varsinais-Suomi · Finland

Poland (2)

SadybaWarsaw · Masovian Voivodeship · PolandRakówWarsaw · Masovian Voivodeship · Poland

Bangladesh (1)

MotijheelDhaka · Dhaka Division · Bangladesh

Sri Lanka (1)

KollupitiyaColombo · Western Province · Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia (1)

ThuqbahKhobar · Eastern Province · Saudi Arabia

Norway (1)

Oslo sentrumOslo · Oslo County · Norway

Argentina (1)

AbastoBuenos Aires · Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · Argentina

Morocco (1)

BelvedereCasablanca · Casablanca-Settat · Morocco

Belgium (2)

SeefhoekAntwerp · Flanders · BelgiumSint-AndriesAntwerp · Flanders · Belgium

Iceland (3)

LaugardalurReykjavík · Höfuðborgarsvæði · IcelandHáaleiti og BústaðirReykjavík · Höfuðborgarsvæði · IcelandHlíðarReykjavík · Höfuðborgarsvæði · Iceland

Common questions

What makes a destination good for shopping?

Distinctiveness and density: a walkable district of independent shops, local design, or specialist trades says more than square footage. Chains travel everywhere; what you came for is what only this place sells.