| Though bargains are rare but customers can be assured of quality merchandise while shopping in Portugal. Handicrafts and antique items in particular which are popular shopper’s collection in Portugal, showcase the tradition and culture of the land in a distinct manner. There are trendy shops and stores in Portugal that offers an interesting and pleasant shopping perform. Marsol, based at Cascais is in the operations since 1960s and has attracted shoppers from various places, both with and outside Portugal. Sweaters of all sizes to embroideries in the form of table clothes, linens and place mates in different colors and background, all are increasingly sought after by the shoppers. Ceramics of different styles hand done and hand painted like Coimbra, Alentejo and the traditional though still popular Portuguese hat Barrette are available here.
Alcofa is a foodie’s delight which provides for a wide range of delectable Portuguese dishes and food and beverage items. From tea, coffee and sweets to olive oil, canned foods, cereals and grains, one can all this and more at Alcofa in Portugal. Clara’s Ceramics is known for expressive tiles 14 cm on each side, hand-made and hand-painted that can be customized to suit specific needs.
| However, it is the Colombo Center, the largest shopping mall in Iberian Peninsula that really steals the show. A wide range of Portuguese and foreign brands of all popular goods and makes along with play center Funfair, restaurants and cinemas make it exciting for a cosmopolitan shopper. Armazens do Chiado that has been renovated has emerged as a great shoppertainment destination, all with a number of chic department stores, eleven restaurants and a 40-room hotel. Both these shopping paradises are accessible by metro route. Amoreiras at Avenue Duarte Pacheco is the giant shopping mall of Lisbon. With 300 elegant stores, 55 restaurants, a supermarket, a chapel and ten movie theaters it offers the best of Portuguese shopping experience.
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| Portuguese shops usually remains open from 9 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon and 3 to 7 in the evening on weekdays while Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays they open a bit late in the morning and remain open till late evening hours. Most of the shoppers do speak in English and popular credit cards like American Express, Dinners and Visa are accepted. Shopping in Portugal is a pleasant exercise in shopping and entertainment and one should not miss out on it while making a visit to this beautiful nation. | |
