Shopping in Salzburg and Vienna

If you are coming during Christmas time, these items are much easier to find. At other times of the year, you have to look harder.

This link has good shopping ideas for Vienna:

https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/shopping

One of my all time favorite European shops is in Salzburg. I don't know the name other than Salzburg's Easter Egg store...so incredible. Over 150,000 hand painted eggs are hung throughout the store. The eggs are decorated for Christmas, Easter and other seasons. I brought home over two dozen decorated eggs and gave them as gifts to friends and coworkers. They pack them for you in egg cartons....I traveled home with no damage.
Check out Pinterest...or google the store. You will see incredible photos.

My only heads up for you is that many of the smaller traditional shops in Salzburg and possibly Vienna (haven't been there as recently) are closed on Sundays. If you have the flexibility, I would make sure you can get your shopping in on other days of the week.

In Salzburg the local decoration style are bouquet of dried flowers and spices. There are a couple of small shops in Goldgasse and in a court between Getreidegasse and Universitätplatz. Their main shop, Salzburg Blumenschössl at Eichetstrasse 9-11 is quite extensive but unfortunately out of the main tourist zone.

I suggest to visit the Austrian action house, Dorotheum, whose main seat is in Vienna at Dorotheergasse 17; in Salzburg is at Schrannengasse 7 (some walking from the center, but worth it). Top antiques shop. What are interesting are the jewelry shops - look for the sign "Einzelstücke aus Privatbesitz" - these are used jewels that were pawned but not reclaimed back; as only the most expensive pieces are auctioned, these are sold directly. You can never know what you will find, but beautiful jewels at reasonable prices in late 19th century or art nouveau style are fairly frequent.

My only heads up for you is that many of the smaller traditional shops in Salzburg and possibly Vienna (haven't been there as recently) are closed on Sundays.

In Austria, all shops are closed on Sundays.

I'm book marking this for future reference.....i'm going to need to have 2 extra bags (empty) with me to bring home souvenirs!

In Saltzburg -- the original Lanz of Salzburg flannel nightgowns!

Thanks everyone for the wonderful shopping tips. I will definitely check out a lot of your suggestions.

"to find locally made Christmas ornaments/decorations especially nutcrackers or smokers."

They're mostly not made in Austria. I'm not going to say that nobody makes them in Austria, but the traditional areas where they manufacture these are in Baden, Saxony and Franconia.

(I frankly suspect that most of them are made in China anyway.)

I agree that the "egg shop" is not to be missed. There are eggs for every occasion--not just Easter. The eggs were about $10 each when I visited the shop. Favorite ones were Halloween themed.