Shopping in Germany
Many tourists who come to Germany are attracted by shopping in this European country. Large shopping centers, shops and boutiques with clothes, shoes, accessories of the best brands, small souvenir shops are very popular among tourists. Here you will have an excellent opportunity to buy goods from world-renowned manufacturers with a 10–70% discount - in factories' shops. Their prices are stable all year round, there are seasonal sales and a Tax Free system..
The most difficult thing in Germany is to buy genuinely German gifts, not honest Chinese counterfeits, among the multitude of goods. So, real, German:
- Beers such as Weizen or Weissbier are top-fermented wheat beer with an alcohol content of 5 to 5.4%. with a spicy fruit flavor, Pilsner - brewed since 1842, hoppy Altbier, Schwarzbier - black «peasant», energizing, Cologne Kölsch beer, Rye and March beer (Märzen), Rauchbier beer with «smoked» taste. All this splendor can be complemented by German «wurst» - sausages for beer. Drinking good german beer from traditional painted german mug with lid.
- Eiswein is a sweet honey-flavored wine made from frozen overripe hand-pressed grapes. Jägermeister Strong Liqueur - infused with 56 herbs and good schnapps said to improve digestion.
- Meissen porcelain, which has been produced and painted by hand with paints from its own laboratory for more than three hundred years. Buying a new figurine or a pair of tea, you immediately become the owner of antiques. The cost is appropriate.
- A sweet tooth will delight confectionery, chocolate, sweets, and gingerbread with icing is something incredible - decorated with chocolate, nuts, marmalade - very tasty and fragrant.
- Souvenirs: pewter glasses with hunting, sea and pastoral subjects, nutcrackers, window decorations, wooden and Christmas decorations from «Kathe wohlfahrt». German bears are symbols of Berlin and bears from the Clemens factory. There are collectible Clemens bears with passports with information about the artist, number of copies, personal number.
- German cosmetics Nivea, Schwarzkopf, Essence. Prices are almost two times lower than Russian ones, the quality is incomparably better. In addition, in German stores, the selection of goods of these brands is much larger than ours..
- The Solingen kitchen brand produces forged German knives, manicure sets and cutlery. Good quality and rather big price. You can find them in specialized stores of the manufacturer Wuesthof and in household and household goods stores..
In Germany, 19% VAT can be refunded. Save receipts for purchases over 25 euros and fill in the declaration, present them with the goods at customs.
Leisure and tourism - Germany
