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Top 17 shops in Switzerland

17 shops worth a visit in Switzerland, from grand department stores and markets to historic specialists and local makers.

17 shops

  1. 1
    Shopping street & arcade

    Bahnhofstrasse

    Zurich

    Zurich's grand shopping boulevard, lined with watchmakers, jewellers and fashion houses.

  2. 2
    Shopping street & arcade

    Bern Old Town Arcades

    Bern

    Around six kilometres of medieval covered arcades in UNESCO-listed Bern, lined with shops and cellars.

  3. 3
    Food & drink

    Confiserie Sprüngli

    Zurich

    Historic Zurich confectioner on Paradeplatz, famed for its Luxemburgerli macarons.

  4. 4
    Department store

    Globus

    Zurich

    Upmarket Swiss department store chain with its flagship and food hall just off Bahnhofstrasse.

  5. 5
    Shopping street & arcade

    Rue du Rhône

    Geneva

    Geneva's luxury shopping street, home to the flagships of many Swiss watchmakers.

  6. 6
    Market

    Zibelemärit

    Bern

    Bern's annual November onion market, a folk festival filling the old town with onion stalls.

  7. 7
    Market

    Marché de Vevey

    Vevey

    Lively Saturday market on one of Europe's largest squares, beside Lake Geneva.

  8. 8
    Department store

    Bongénie

    Geneva

    Long-established Geneva fashion department store on Rue du Marché.

  9. 9
    Historic shop

    Bucherer Lucerne

    Lucerne

    Flagship store of the Lucerne watch and jewellery house founded in 1888, on Schwanenplatz.

  10. 10
    Fashion & design

    Freitag Flagship Store

    Zurich

    Recycled-tarpaulin bag maker's shop in a tower of stacked shipping containers.

  11. 11
    Antiques & vintage

    Plainpalais Flea Market

    Geneva

    Geneva's large flea market held on the diamond-shaped Plaine de Plainpalais.

  12. 12
    Antiques & vintage

    Bürkliplatz Flea Market

    Zurich

    Seasonal Saturday flea market on the lakefront at the end of Bahnhofstrasse.

  13. 13
    Food & drink

    Teuscher

    Zurich

    Zurich chocolatier known for its champagne truffles and elaborate seasonal window displays.

  14. 14
    Books & music

    Orell Füssli

    Zurich

    Swiss bookseller with roots in a 16th-century Zurich printing house, with a large city-centre store.

  15. 15
    Shopping street & arcade

    Via Nassa

    Lugano

    Arcaded lakeside shopping street running through the heart of Lugano.

  16. 16
    Crafts & makers

    Jobin

    Brienz

    Woodcarving workshop and shop in Brienz, the Swiss centre of traditional woodcarving.

  17. 17
    Food & drink

    Kambly Experience

    Trubschachen

    Biscuit maker's factory shop and visitor centre in the Emmental village where it was founded.

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