Wallach

Description:

• Established more than a century ago, Wallach is the largest emporium in Munich for Bavarian handcrafts, both new and antique, as well as the evocative, sometimes kitschy folk art. You'll find antique butter churns, hand-painted wooden boxes and trays, painted porcelain clocks, wooden wall or mantelpiece clocks, and doilies whose use faded along with that of antimacassars (the cloth covers, sometimes embroidered, used to protect the back or arms of upholstered furniture), but which are charming nonetheless. The store is open Monday to Friday from 10:30am to 6pm (Thurs until 8:30pm), and Saturday from 10:30am to 4pm.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2010