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

Guimaraes is not distinguished by an abundance of large shopping centers and long streets with boutiques, however, interesting places for shopping can be found here. Centro Comercial São Francisco is one of the largest trading complexes in the city. In the variety of trade galleries presented here, are clothing stores of various specialization and departments with bags and accessories. Ladies will surely enjoy a number of jewelry shops and popular stores with goods for children. There is even a chic flower shop, where you can choose a festive bouquet.

If the shops presented here seem insufficient, come by Espaço Guimarães shopping center. It occupies a huge area and is full of stores of both popular European and little-known Portuguese brands. The latter offer really attractive prices, so they are just fine for budget tourists. Except for clothing stores, there are some large cosmetics and footwear pavilions. The center is popular for its variety of restaurants and cafes, as well.

Among souvenir shops, 9 Séculos is one of the most famous. It is housed in a historic building. During the reconstruction it retained stone walls with rough finish, which are now an important part of the interior. The choice of souvenirs is very large, from unique paintings and postcards, to tea and chocolate of local production. They sell great accessories in vintage style. You can choose a beautiful photo frame, books with artistic design, traditional magnets and mugs. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

A decent choice of excellent souvenirs is presented in Alma Portuguesa store. Each item is unique. They sell wicker hats, handmade bags, lovely notebooks and accessories for home made of ceramic. This store will definitely appeal to lovers of sweet, who willingly buy gift sets of chocolate and sweets of local production. Wine from local factories is sold here, as well. Though wicker products remain the most popular among buyers.

Lovers of cheese should definitely come by Rota do Queijo Cheese Shop. It offers dozens of variants of this popular national product. You can taste cheeses before buying. You can also purchase nice souvenirs, which will please with affordable prices. Traditional painted plates, books and notebooks, frames and photo albums - that's just a small part of the products presented here.

SurpriseMe Now trade pavilion is located on the first floor of the historic building. It will appeal to lovers of elite alcoholic beverages. It presents the best wines from miles around. Excellent handicrafts, local cosmetics and delicacies, sweets and homemade jams produced on local farms are always on offer.

In the city you'll easily find some excellent jewelry stores. Atelier do Paco is ideal for both men and women. The shop is located in a historical building and is decorated in medieval style. In its spacious hall dozens of kinds of ornaments with precious and semiprecious stones are displayed. The level of prices is much lower than in many other European cities.

If in Guimarães on the first Saturday of the month, be sure to visit Feira de Velharias flea market. Once a month, local residents bring to this market accumulated unnecessary things, among which one can find beautiful old toys, paintings, filing of old magazines and rare books, jewelry and vintage clothing. This market is visited by collectors of antiquities from around the world. You can find a lot of rare and valuable things here.