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Shopping centers and malls Lisbon
61 Reviews The biggest Spanish chain conquered Lisbon. With the best accessibility among all the greater shopping malls (central location and Metro) this is an easy place to shop. Prices are not very cheap,...
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Shopping streets Porto
10 Reviews This is Portos main shopping street, when we visited on Saturday afternoon it was bustling with locals of all ages. Designer boutiques, shoe shops, book shops, household goods, stationery, jewellery,...
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ceramics, tiles and lace Sintra
7 Reviews I didn[t spend a lot of time shopping in Sintra, but there were a few lovely shops selling wonderful and colourful ceramics. Many good souvenir stores, with my favourite item being embroidered linens...
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Regional Handicraft Évora
10 Reviews You will find the most interesting shops selling products made of Cork in Rua Cinco de Outubro, on your way from the main square of Evora to the cathedral. Take a look at my pics they have boxes,...
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Souvenirs and handicrafts Lisbon
23 Reviews Antique shop, or old things´ shop, in Portuguese it is VELHARIAS. The most important thing about this shop is that it is not touristique, there you will find authentique Portuguese and European old...
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Shopping centers/Malls Porto
3 Reviews Porto has several modern shopping centres. Some of them are outside the city centre, such as Arrabida Shopping Centre (as you cross Arrabida bridge). In city centre you will find Shopping Centre...
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open air markets Sintra
2 Reviews Lots of clothes (my husband bought short-pants,witch tored out at first wash :D I´m not sure what would be a good thing to buy here.Nothing is very good quality.Maybe beatch-clothes?Maybe you will...
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Big supermarkets Évora
1 Review This is one of the major big supermarkets here in Evora. You can buy everything you need. From local wines to local bread. Fish, everything that you can usualy find in supermarkets near you. Prices...
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Markets Lisbon
14 Reviews Lisbon's flea market is called locally the Feira da Ladra or "Thieves’ Market" (in the original Portuguese, it is a woman thief!). A market of this type is thought to have been in place in Lisbon...
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Markets Porto
2 Reviews While you're in the city centre, take time to visit the Mercado do Bolhão, which sells a colourful array of flowers and local produce. Everything is beautifully presented and you get the impression...
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Street scene Évora
2 Reviews Evora is a hot and dry city, and walking around may become hard. The city's centre is prepared to it, hiding most of the small stores under the shade of very convenient and good looking arcades. This...
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Boutiques Lisbon
25 Reviews I've mentioned at another shopping tip earlier that leather goods are one of Lisbon's great buys. This goes true of shoes, handbags, purses, wallets, clothing gear, luggage, gloves, etc. all...
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What buy? Porto
4 Reviews The port wineries give tours and tastings. Calem charged a small fee for the tour and the 4 tastings. It is impossible to leave Oporto without a bottle of Port wine. Some are very expensive but you...
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Good neighborhoods for shopping Lisbon
17 Reviews The Baixa area between Praça do Comércio and Rossio has a wealth of shops. This part of Lissabon that completely was rebuild after the Great Earthquake is ideal for shopping as this is one of the...
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Some friends decided to create a shop online for Portuguese crafts. They have in mind to choose the best in several materials that it is made in our region (Leiria District) and, if succeeded, enlarge the idea to the whole country. It's a nice site, and, even if you don't want to buy, it's a good place to look at some examples of top quality in Portuguese handicrafts.
. Close to the Christmas season, the Christian world is swamped with nativity scenes of all types and sizes, from the cheap cardboard version, plastic ones, wooden ones, to glass, ceramic or some other more expensive material like porcelain. Often they show the usual characters, Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus, the three kings, the shepherds, the lowly animals all in somber awe, looking very solemn, the set projecting a holy and religious atmosphere. On my trips around Portugal, I've seen a unique and very interesting twist to this otherwise heavy theme -- this time projecting an artistic comic humour, without any dour note in it. This was an approach started by one artist (don't remember the name) using clay, with figures very much evoking the rough hardy life of the main characters, rustic and rural. But the main thing is the distortion of the shapes, and the expression on their faces...
Wide range of items are available at Municipal Market in Cascais especially clothings and textiles, shoes, leather products such as travelling bags, belts and handbags, toys, household goods, CDs, DVDs and souvenirs. Souvenitrs can be purchased quite cheaply from the Municipal Markets in Cascais. Reasonable price, it has to be said.
It might not be the best shopping area for prices and selection, but Rua Augusta seems to be the preferred "strip" for locals and visitors who want to stroll around. This busy pedestrian street connects Praça Dom Pedro IV, also nicknamed Rossio, and Praça do Comercio. Here are some elegant stores but also a good number of bars and a few simple restaurants. The mosaic typical "calçada Portuguesa" pavement combines black and white stones to form nice patterns.
Any trip to Portugal should include Port wine tasting. This fluid is made from grapes growing in the vineyards of the Douro valley, the river being the natural waterway to move the raw material downstream to the estuary city of Porto. On the opposite bank of the Ribeira district are most of the major brand wineries and tours are organized for sampling and shopping.Rather than here, I believe better prices can be found at specialty liquor stores carrying Port wine of any kind and aging.
Portugal is famous for its pottery and fine tile work. You can find many different types of tiles and different types of handcrafted pottery from the south to the north of the country. Each area has its own specialty and each is unique. Make sure you purchase a plate or two that are made by locals and not imported. There are many great artist in Portugal and their work is wonderful.
The markets are fantastic places to shop, ask at the hotel when the Gypsy Market in Quarteria runs, it was quite an experience and the fresh produce was fantastic, probably the best I have ever tasted. Be wary of the eggs though, its hard to find unfertilized eggs, which came as quite a supprise to us. For about 1 euro we bought a kilo of fresh strawberries, its fantastic! Generally cheap, make sure to buy lots of oranges.
This shop is on of the most special places in Evora concerning you have a unique regional handicraft with a great contemporary taste. All this ceramics are made and painted by young artists Tiago Cabeca and Magda Ventura.Prizes these artists have won:National Contemporary Handicrafts 1st Prize, 2001-2003Roll of honor on contemporary handicrafts FIA20031.st Prize FIA 2002 Contemporary HandicraftsNathional Roll of Honor contemporary crafts 2003/20051.st prize St.John Crafts – ÉvoraMais Alentejo Prizes 2004National Contemporary Handicrafts 1st Prize, FIA 2001Contemporary Handicrafts 1st Prize, FIA 20001st Place on Roll of Honour FIA 20002nd Prize - Evoramonte Euro Convention You can visit their atelier/shop/gallery and actually see how Tiago shapes the clay to give life to these amazing characters of many kinds.You can buy all sorts of clay sculptures hand painted. Great choice great price...
This shop is on of the most special places in Evora concerning you have a unique regional handicraft with a great contemporary taste. All this ceramics are made and painted by young artists Tiago Cabeca and Magda Ventura.Prizes these artists have won:National Contemporary Handicrafts 1st Prize, 2001-2003Roll of honor on contemporary handicrafts FIA20031.st Prize FIA 2002 Contemporary HandicraftsNathional Roll of Honor contemporary crafts 2003/20051.st prize St.John Crafts – ÉvoraMais Alentejo Prizes 2004National Contemporary Handicrafts 1st Prize, FIA 2001Contemporary Handicrafts 1st Prize, FIA 20001st Place on Roll of Honour FIA 20002nd Prize - Evoramonte Euro Convention You can visit their atelier/shop/gallery and actually see how Tiago shapes the clay to give life to these amazing characters of many kinds.You can buy all sorts of clay sculptures hand painted. Great choice great price...
I had read Emily Kimbrough's book about touring in Portugual, and I was anxious to see the things she wrote about. I even bought a rug (pictured) from the same lady that she did. I went to the apartment of the lady mentioned in the book, and picked the design and size that I wanted. Then there were yarn samples so I picked out the colors that I wanted. They wove the rug and sent it to me.I don't have the address or name of the place, and I'm pretty sure that it no longer exists.
Lapa Palace Lisbon
4 Reviews and 205 Opinions Great weekend. Best hotel in Lisbon for gardens and outside pool 5* and so not cheap. Excellent...
Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa Porto
2 Reviews and 302 Opinions I have no words to explain how much I liked the place. I paid 50 euros for a double room and What a...
Hotel Calheta Beach Madeira Island
1 Review and 215 Opinions Calheta has a marvelous marina and have the only beach of yellow sand. It´s situated in the West...
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