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Lomé Grand Marchè (The big market) is a colossal market place in the downtown of Lomé, near the Cathedral. The market consists some streets and a three storeys block. The locals divide the market in three sections, Atipoji, Asigame and Assivito. The majority of the sellers are women.
What to buy: There are a lot street sellers in the the big marked who sell all kinds of food and groceries, clothes, crafts, sunglases, wallets, watches, laserpens and toys. Most of the things are copies.
Updated Nov 12, 2010
Address: Grand Marché
There are some small side streets with a lot of stalls in the Grand Marchè (the big market) where you can shop local crafts.
What to buy: Local crafts, tribal African jewelry like necklase, bracelets and pendants are beautiful and cheap to buy. Some of them are handcrafted from animal bone. Other stalls have handmade masks, African sculptures and statues handcrafted from wood.
What to pay: Remember to bargain, and the price will be very cheap.
Written Nov 12, 2010
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Villiage Artisanal has various stalls selling all manner of art and crafts. You can observe the artists at work here, and buy their finished products. It's all very low hassle, which is a relief. This is the perfect place for nice souvenirs for the folks back home.
What to buy: Great selection, including paintings, sculptures, textiles, pottery, jewelry and more.
What to pay: Prices are reasonable, and vendors may come down on the price if you buy in quantity.
Written Feb 19, 2009
Address: Avenue de la Nouvelle Marche
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The Grand Marche is a typical African market where you can buy just about anything. If you can't find what you are looking for, just ask one of the kids...for a small tip they will take you where your item is sold.
What to buy: It's most enjoyable to browse at random.
What to pay: Depends on your bargaining skills!
Written Feb 19, 2009
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The Grand Market is next to the Catholic Cathedral, and it is a very big big busy market, where you can probably buy anything.
There is a section selling tourist souvenirs, where the sellers are quite pushy about asking you to look at their shops. I didn't go in as I had spent all my readies in Benin but from what I saw I think the quality of the carved masks looked very good.
The fabrics section was the nicest to look at. The fabric stalls are run by women and are arranged floor to ceiling with the most wonderful brightly coloured fabrics in hundreds of patterns. You can buy the lovely Kente cloth here that is woven in neighbouring Ghana and is unique to the Ashanti people.
As well as the traditional goods you can buy men and women's clothes, household goods, cosmetics and pretty much anything else you can think of.
The market is sensibly organised by produce so if you are looking for men's clothes you will find them all in the same area.
Written May 26, 2008
There are Chinese motorcycles shops everywhere in Lome.
What to buy: A Chinese motorcycle is a bargain compared with other Japanese brands.
Written Nov 12, 2010
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