Düsseldorf's best known trademark is probably the Königsallee. It is one of a small number of internationally known streets that can justly be called a boulevard.

Lovingly called 'Kö' by friends all over the world, the magnificent boulevard with its exquisite shopping malls and arcades is always one of the main topics when people talk about Düsseldorf.

Apart from ladies' and men's fashion stores, there are jewellers, antique shops and book shops. Whether you are shopping or relaxing in one of the numerous pavement cafés - you will experience live the motto of this unique boulevard: 'To see and to be seen'.

The Schadowstraße is one of the most frequented shopping streets achieving the highest turnovers in Germany. A lot of department stores and numerous shops can be found on the street which is close to Königsallee.

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The Carlstadt, bordering the Altstadt, is one of Düsseldorf's most idyllic districts, its baroque buildings dating mostly from the 18th/19th century.

On Carlsplatz, the heart of the Karlstadt and Düsseldorf's largest and best-stocked vegetable and fruit market, the stalls display  goods from all over the world.

Due to its great number of antique shops, galleries and art dealers, especially in Bilker Straße, the Carlstadt is a favourite address for lovers of the arts.

Young, creative and unconventional – this is how the other side of Düsseldorf presents itself. Conventional residential districts have developed into impressive hubs for the creative scene.

The Ackerstrasse in the Flingern district is probably the best example of a place for "young creative guns". Many started to move here years ago as it was one of the less wealthier districts of Düsseldorf. Today, north Flingern and the structure that has grown there over the years have become a refreshing melting pot for the new creative class.

More trendy shops are to be found on the Lorettostrasse in the Unterbilk district as well as in the Bilk and Pempelfort districts.