Shopping

Why is shopping in Belfast so special? The answer is simple: all the great shopping finds are within easy walking distance of each other. From the prestigious Victoria Square Shopping Centre development, numerous high street stores, family businesses, luxurious designer boutiques and speciality shops, Belfast has an astonishing array of tempting treasures. Whether its high street or budget shopping, designer or couture, the city offers a wealth of choice for every taste and pocket.

With award-winning designers, an array of shops to rival any European city and world class events such as Belfast Fashionweek, Fall for Fashion or the Merchant Hotel’s decadent Fashion Teas, Belfast is a shopper’s paradise.

Leading in the style stakes is Donegall Place with a score of high street stores including Karen Millen and Zara and further down Royal Avenue CastleCourt hosts Warehouse, Gap, and Debenhams to name a few. Victoria Square, Belfast’s newest and most exciting shopping haven, brought a flurry of firsts to Belfast, including Apple, House of Fraser, CRUISE and Build-a-Bear and continues to surprise with previously unavailable brands and stores.

The city centre also has some exclusive gems hidden away from the hustle and bustle. Liberty Blue, just off High Street, is fashion heaven with a refreshing mix of gorgeous dresses which hang from the ceiling. Spires Mall plays host to some of the most exclusive designers at style emporium, Carter which keeps the city’s chic girls and hip guys in their cool threads.

Out of town, the Lisburn Road is Belfast’s ‘style mile’ with unique boutiques that draws chic BT9 residents and tourists alike. If you're serious about clothes, shoes or accessories, and you want to see the best and biggest names in the fashion world, you'll find what you seek somewhere on the Lisburn Road.

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