Uni­ver­si­ty District

In this shopping area you can experience a more raw side of the city amongst the many and versatile trendy culinary concepts, vintage shops and trendy boutiques.

For example, local designers have come up with a handy shopping route that will lead you to the best vintage clothing stores the city has to offer. Many of these shops have racks full of seventies clothes on offer for a bargain. You can wander for hours and rediscover old trends. Do you prefer to shop for beautiful flowers? The Janskerkhof hosts a Flower Market every Saturday, turning the square into a huge sea of flowers with countless stalls brimming with gerberas, roses and sunflowers. A beautiful piece of fabric or textile can be found at the more than 400-year-old Lapjesmarkt. Here you can buy fabrics every Saturday morning at cheap prices.