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Shopping in Maastricht
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The city of Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg in Netherlands. The city of Maastricht is spread on both banks of River Meuse in the southeastern part of the country. Maastricht has earned popularity in Netherlands for being the best destination for shopping in Netherlands. Visitors come to the city of Maastricht for a day of shopping. The city was awarded “Best Shopping City 2004” due to the wide range of shops selling fashionable garments, antiques, patisseries, and beautiful presents. The principal areas for shopping in Maastricht include:
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Wyck quarter on the Eastern bank of the Meuse
- Stokstraat district on the Western bank of the Meuse
- Area between St. Servaasbrug and the Market
Wyck quarter on the Eastern bank of the Meuse offers superb items for shopping in Maastricht like pieces of art, antiques, home furnishings, accessories related to fashion and many more.
Stokstraat district on the Western bank of the Meuse is dotted with a large number of restaurants and cafes together with interior stores selling exclusive home accessories and furnitures, jewelery store, antiques store as well as reputed fashion houses of Maastricht. The area is surrounded by Sint Pieterstraat a shopping street of Jeker district.
Area between St. Servaasbrug and the Market houses a number of shopping streets and alleys that is dotted with Departmental stores selling all items under one roof thereby making shopping in Maastricht easier.
While shopping in Maastricht one should note the opening and closing time of the shops. The shops in Maastricht remain open on Monday from 1300 hours to 1800 hours; from Tuesday to Friday they remain open from 0900 hours till 1800 hours; and on Saturdays the shops in Maastricht remain open from 0900 hours till 1700 hours. But there are exceptions as the departmental stores in Maastricht remain open on Thursdays till 2100 hours. Apart from Sundays, the shops remain closed on bank holidays of the country.
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