photo: Gerrit Schreurs
Shopping in The Hague
The city centre is perfect for a day of shopping
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The charming, historical city centre is perfect for a day of shopping. The shopping centre around Spuistraat and Grote Marktstraat enjoys an abundance of shoppers, 24/7. New stores in city centre is Hudson’s Bay Topshop. Several minutes away from this area of the city centre with its major (fashion) and other types of chain stores, such as the Bijenkorf, a surprising part of The Hague awaits: original and trendy stores abound in the old, atmospheric Hofkwartier, from hip to classic and design to retro. Although the luxury shopping street Noordeinde is also home to the working palace of King Willem-Alexander, inhabitants of The Hague are familiar with ‘chic’ primarily due to its distinctive fashion boutiques, galleries, antiques and art dealers. Hidden in the historical Hofkwartier, behind the Grote Kerk, is Prinsestraat. This is where the trendy Hague set makes its mark with hip fashion and accessories stores, design stores and art galleries.