Riga Shopping

Hi,Maria
Do not worry,Riga is normal European city,so you can easily find some food for your baby girl at supermarkets or you can use special shops like Hipp,Milupa etc.

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Matryoshka dolls, also known as Babushka dolls, can be bought on the streets in Riga. Almost 40% of the population in Latvia are of russian origin, so there are no short supply of russian crafts.

What to buy: Matryoshka dolls.

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A BIG SHOPPING MALL. FIVE FLOORS WITH ALOT OF SHOPS. BUT IT´S NOT SO CHEAP, ALL THE STORES ARE BIG CHAINSTORES THAT YOU CAN FIND IN ALL OVER EUROPE.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OR VIDEORECORD BEWARE OF THE SECURITY GUARDS THAT WALKS AROUND, EVIDENTLY IT´S FORBIDDEN TO TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEOFILMS.

LOOK AT MY VIDEO OF GALERIJA CENTRS SE THE GUARD COME TO ME AND TRY TO TAKE MY CAMERA (WHAT AN IDIOT). LIKE I´V GIVE HER THE CAMERA SO SHE COULD ERASE THE PICTURES!!!!!

What to buy: NOTHING SPECIAL.

Amber is sold everywhere from street market stalls to high street shops.

The Ancient Balts traded Latvian amber with the Romans and Ancent Greeks for it was famed throughout Europe. It still remains popular in traditional Latvian jewellery.

If you go to Latvia, you definitely have to bring home some of the good quality linen products that are to be had. Linen used to be flaxen coloured and little variation in the decorative themes, but these days, you can get anything your heart desires - at a price of course. Linen is expensive where I come from, and it isn't exactly terribly cheap in Riga either, but there are shops and then there are outlets.
Fancy shops in Riga that sell linen stock high quality items, but they are quite expensive, even when converted into Euros.
However, this little secret hideaway factory outlet is a place you can get linen at a good price by any standards. This is in fact a factory outlet that is some distance away from the fashionable shopping streets, but well worth a detour.

Open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 7 pm and Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm.

What to buy: Linen in any shape, form and size; curtains, table cloths, tee towels, bedding...

What to pay: Less than at home.

Buy your duty free Alcohol and Cigarettes when you land at Riga on your inbound journey. Not only do you benefit from your purchases being duty free, you also get them at Riga prices which are much cheaper certainly than the UK duty free shops. An added bonus is that you dont have to carry them around your departure airport with you either.

The shops are situated between the arrival gates and baggage reclaim.

What to buy: Spirits, Wine & Cigarettes

This is a rather posh, extremely bright and modern shopping centre in the heart of Old Riga. Mainly clothing but you can get anything over about 4 floors of shops, selling everything from hot chocolate, cigars and music.

If shopping is your thing then you'll enjoy this centre. It's all very smart, the ground floor is a cobbled interior street and there's plenty of decent shops to spend your cash in. Not so much a place to buy souvenirs as a new wardrobe.

In case you're looking for cold and flu remedies/medicine, just be aware that the chain of shops called 'Drogas' are rather inappropriately named as they only sell bath and beauty products. Don't expect to find any cold/flu medicine, more like shaving foam, santiary towels and perfume.

Unlike Britain and some other places, you can only buy flu stuff, anti-histamines or other medicine from a pharmacy. Look out for signs saying 'APTIEKA'.

Rather strangely in my view, the Drogas stores also sell cigarettes!