Maastricht is famous for its shopping venues and centres, characterized by "class and allure" (vvv-maastricht.eu). Every weekend, the historical city centre gets crowded with local people, people coming from the Dutch province of Limburg and many tourists or just shopping lovers. Maastricht's shopping streets host art galleries, antiquities shops, fashion and refined food shops.
The most important shopping areas are placed in the Wyck district (compared with London Notting Hill) and Stokstraat.
Mosae Forum, a brand new shopping centre, lays on the shores of Meuse. The centre hosts many famous outlets like The Sting and Lady Sting, S. oliver, Zara or Esprit. ( www.mosaeforum.nl )
Mosae Gusto is the culinary attraction of Maastricht, a fine food market, placed beneath Mosae Forum, the centre hosts cooking and tasting facilities, attracting the lovers of refined food and drinks. ( www.mosaegusto.nl )Entre Deux has three layers of shops and it's placed right in the heart of Maastricht, hosting brands like Zara and low cost stores like Xenos. Here you can visit the Dominican Church which was transformed into a bookstore and a special coffee bar. ( www.entredeux.nl )