Among the quality brands, there is Giesswein, with shops and boutiques well distributed throughout the centers, but business is done in the company outlet in Brixlegg, Tyrol. In Vienna, you also go to Loden, Tostmann and Lanz, which has branches in Salzburg and St. Gilgen.
To safeguard the traditional craftsmanship, several regions have created special points of sale called Heimatwer, where it is possible to buy, in addition to folk clothing and accessories, hand-made and embroidered fabrics for curtains and tablecloths, traditional objects in glass, wood, ceramics, and wrought iron, Christmas and home decorations, and much more.
Wine lovers have, in Tyrol, a must-visit address: the outlet of Riedel in Kufstein, a famous company producing a vast range of glasses and goblets. In Vienna, bric-à-brac enthusiasts must not miss the Naschmarkt, the flea market active since the 16th century: practically an institution.
Expensive and valuable antiques, rich in imperial memories, can be found in the rooms of the historic auction house Dorotheum at Dorotheergasse 17, and in the shops of the surrounding streets, full of Jugendstil and Art Déco objects.
