Among the quality brands, there is Giesswein, with stores and boutiques well distributed throughout all the centers, but the business is done at 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 preserve the ancient craftsmanship tradition, several regions have created special sales points called Heimatwer, where it is possible to purchase, in addition to folk clothing and accessories, handmade 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 an unmissable address in Tyrol: 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 prestigious antiques, full of imperial memories, are found in the rooms of the historic auction house Dorotheum at Dorotheergasse 17, and in the shops of the nearby streets, full of Jugendstil and Art Déco objects.
