Shopping in Albufeira - authentic goods, best outlets, malls and boutiques

Largo Eng Duarte Pacheco central square is the seat of the most popular shops of the city. Nearby, are shops of popular brands.There is a large Zara Boutique store, as well as dozens of other trading pavilions with fashionable modern clothes and shoes. A significant part of the shops presented here is aimed at tourists, so prices are rather high.

Near the central square, there are many shopping streets. One of the most interesting is Praça dos Pescadores. It attracts with a huge number of souvenir shops, stores with low-cost shoes and pavilions, which sell inexpensive leather products. Yet, there are several interesting grocery stores, where you can buy popular national delicacies.

You'll find some large shopping centers in the city, the most popular one is Centro Comercial Modelo Albufeira. In this shopping complex there are dozens of brand clothes and shoes stores, which ptovide large sales several times a year. Representatives of gentle sex will be interested in visiting perfumery shops. The center includes some large shops with goods for children. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

If the range of goods will not be enough, you're welcome to Algarve Shopping Mall, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the city. This shopping and leisure complex offers a huge choice of clothing, footwear and accessories stores. Every year, on January 7th, there starts a big seasonal sale, which continues until the end of February. Moreover, the complex is full of cafes and restaurants of various specializations. There is also a large cinema.

One of the most beautiful and picturesque markets of Albufeira is Albufeira Weekly market, located on Rua das Escolas street. It does not work every day, but only on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The best time to visit this market is during the warm season. A huge choice of seasonal vegetables and fruits is available to visitors. You can also buy clothes and shoes at much lower cost than in many shopping centers. Tourists will be pleased to take a walk around the market in search of inexpensive souvenirs and popular national delicacies.

A very beautiful historic building with a courtyard is occupied by the Caliços Municipal Market. In this small cozy marketplace you can always buy fresh seafood, vegetables and fruits from local farms. A cafe is its additional attractive feature. Having chosen your favorite fish or other seafood on the counter, you can always ask the chef to cook them. In the cafe, visitors are always offered interesting national foods.

Many interesting souvenir shops run in the city, so tourists go to World In store for memorable gifts. A wide range of colourful clothing and handmade textiles are always on offer. Here, you can purchase cute bright pads, hair accessories, baby clothes, dream catchers and hand-sewn children's toys. Women will find colorful bags and costume jewelery.

For beach accessories and gifts for your loved ones, you can go to Xstravaganza store. It sells wonderful men's and women's headgear, sunglasses, bright scarves and souvenir attributes so popular with tourists. In this store you can choose beautiful magnets and charms, similar to which you will not be able to find in other souvenir shops.

In the Old City near the central square, is an original By Nature store. Initially, it may look like a cafe, since decorated pastries and cakes are lined up in the windows. Only at point-blank range you can understand that all these so-called culinary delights are handmade soaps, made in the form of sweets. All soaps and other cosmetic facilities consist from natural components only. Some types of cosmetics have healing properties.