Marktplatz

Herrenstraße spans from the southern edge of the Karlsruhe Palace to Karlstor on Karlstraße. You can find an A–Z of shops among cultural heritage sites and court buildings, as well as the Federal Court of Justice. You can find everything from A-line skirts to zebra-print couch cushions at the shops along Herrenstraße, as well as everything a well-organised jewellery box, household or wardrobe could ever need.

Lammstraße runs parallel to Ritterstrasse and right past the city’s largest shopping centre, Ettlinger Tor. Named after the former guesthouse “Zum Lamm”, the vibrant street still bears its historical name to this day. A wide range of shops, mainly for the little ones, serve to attract many locals and tourists.

Karl-Friedrich-Straße is a key transport link and the central point of the city. With historical buildings and political venues like the Town Hall or the place of the fundamental rights, Karl-Friedrich-Strasse offers you not only a wide array of shops, it also has plenty of historical value – a street with a past and a future.

Kronenplatz is located at the eastern end of Kaiserstraße and therefore leads the way into the heart of the fan-shaped city. Together with Europaplatz, Kronenplatz frames the main shopping areas in Karlsruhe city centre and also serves as a cultural meeting point for the youth of Karlsruhe. Its proximity to the Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT) means that it also attracts a lot of students to its cultural events.