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

Visiting Monastir, those who love shopping usually go to Medina first. The historic district offers the most attractive markets and shops. You can buy the most popular national goods here, visit specialized stalls with oil perfumes and aroma oils, handmade carpets, dried fruit, spices, and jewellery, as well as various crafted goods. There also popular antique stalls where you can find myriads of unique antique objects. Popular shops neighbour national restaurants, so shopping can always be complemented with tasting popular national dishes.

On Saturday, you should definitely go to the central square to visit an agricultural fair held once a week. It opens at 7am and usually works till noon. There are beautiful national clothes, quality and cheap leather goods, hand-painted ceramics, wicker baskets, and different jewellery. All local craftsmen bring their goods to the fair, and you can often buy exclusive souvenirs and handmade items that are not sold in regular shops.

There are a few interesting small markets in the Skanes area. They mostly specialize in selling groceries. The markets will be interesting to those who want to buy exotic fruit, spices, and popular national confectionery. Literally each market has stalls with popular souvenirs. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

There are also modern shopping malls in the city. Yasmina Center is one of the largest ones. It’s known for a wide variety of souvenir departments where you can buy popular aroma oils, ceramics, wooden goods as well as traditional magnets, keychains, and T-shirts at affordable prices. Women have the opportunity to buy various perfume samples here. The shopping mall has a few shops selling high-quality leather goods as well as beautiful clothes made by local manufacturers.

If you need new clothes or footwear, you can go to the Folla shopping mall located in Skanes. The two-floor shopping mall sells clothes of famous international brands as well as local manufacturers. It also has a large carpet shop, a few interesting souvenir shops and jewellery stalls. On the first floor, there’s a large supermarket with a rich choice of popular groceries, spices, and confectionery.

Trendies should drop into Paradis boutiques; there are a few of them in the city. They sell men’s and women’s clothes made by local manufacturers, so they have quite affordable prices. Here you can find gorgeous swimsuits, pinafores, and shorts for walks as well as sophisticated styles of evening clothes.

Thrifty tourists and those who don’t want to spend much money on restaurants should visit the Monoprix supermarket. You can always find lots of popular groceries and drinks here. The supermarket also has a department with ready-to-eat dishes and fresh bakery, which will attract thrifty tourists. The supermarket’s prices are fixed and are much more attractive than those in shops located near hotels.

The General supermarket is also very good. Many experienced tourists come here to buy a bottle of local wine at an affordable price. The supermarket chain is one of the few shops in the country selling strong alcoholic drinks. The only day you can’t buy them is Friday. Besides alcohol, the supermarket sells popular local groceries, salads, and bakery. The shop also has fixed prices.