Harrods Landmark / Mall / Shopping Area

Mayfair / Knightsbridge, London –

Lavish and extravagant, Harrods is a 4.5-acre shopaholic’s dream in the heart of Knightsbridge.

Stylish city dwellers and affluent visitors descend upon the regal department store to scoop up everything from haute couture by the world’s most fashionable designers to top-of-the-line sporting gear – including a £1,000 Moncler ski jacket – and high-end beauty treatments perfect for Vogue models willing to lighten their pockets to rejuvenate their faces.

With a décor inspired by ancient Egypt, the elegant seven-floor store features three hundred and thirty departments that welcome fifteen million visitors a year, including hordes of tourists eager to soak up the atmosphere, chic Londoners dining at restaurants like the Parisian tea room Ladurée, and the occasional wealthy expat splurging on “competitively priced” gold bars from the first-floor bank.

The mega-store also provides an in-house perfumery, barber shop, and Power-Plate workout studio, so customers looking for a day of pampering will find plenty to keep them occupied.

Steeped in history and boasting a clientele that ranges from luminaries like Oscar Wilde to London wild child Jade Jagger, Harrods is a true London institution, with truly hefty price tags to match.