Antik-Bazaar Antiques Shop in Karlstejn

Shopping for Antiques in Karlstejn

Antik-Bazaar, an antiques shop in Karlstejn, is a pleasant stop on your way to Karlstejn Castle. With its friendly proprietor, this antiques shop is about more than souvenirs.

Antik-Bazaar antiques shop is located on Karlstejn's main drag, near its entrance. Military memorabilia, glassware, and other merchandise from past eras is on display outside. Here, you will not find highly valuable Art Nouveau jewelry or expensive cut crystal, but you will also not be met with the aloof attitude found in the antiques shops in the heart of Prague.

It is the proprietor of theis antiques shop that makes the shopping experience here valuable. A middle-aged gentleman who exudes small-town congeniality, he will tell you everything you need to know about the merchandise in his shop. From the local woodblock print to the buttons gathered from dead soldiers' uniforms, every item has a story. If you would like a recommendation about which antique souvenir to purchase, he can provide this too.

Shopping in the tourist district in Prague can make a visitor jaded. The pressure to buy, the boredom from shopkeepers, and the inflexible attitude towards overpriced merchandise creates a lack of willingness to buy anything in the casual shopper. At Antik-Bazaar, however, the enthusiasm of the shop's proprietor, the very fair prices, and the fact that most potential purchase are out in the open (rather than in glass cases), makes the experience a souvenir in itself.

After you select your purchase, if it is large or fragile, the proprietor will have his wife wrap it up carefully in layers of cardboard and paper. Expect to be sent away for a beer so that she can take her time assembling your package. The result may be bulky, and you may find yourself carrying a used liquor box wrapped in twine, but the contents will be safe during your journey home.