Shopping in the Netherlands

If we say tulips we mean the Netherlands. This flower is a symbol of the country. The major Dutch flower markets are located in Amsterdam. The tourists can visit flower auctions held in Aalsmeer and Rotterdam. Don’t forget to buy the souvenirs for your friends. Blue pottery is available in Makkum and Workum, costume dolls and silverware - in Schoonhoven, glass and crystal - in Leerdam and, of course, the diamonds, wihich you can purchase in Amsterdam.

Visiting the capital, you will be really surprised by a great number of shops of various kinds: designer boutiques, jewellers, department stores, art galleries, gift and fashion shops, specialist businesses. The major of them are concentrated in the city center. The main shopping area in Rotterdam is called Beurstraverse, where the tourists can buy designer clothes and accesuars. Vintage and second-hand clothing, used CDs and all that kind of stuff can be found in Niewe Binnenweg. In the Netherlands the shopping hours on weekdays are from 09:00 till 18:00. Throught the country the shopping malls are open on Sunday.