Shopping in Poland - outlets, shopping streets and boutiques

Shoppers will be able to find both shops of world-famous brands and an abundance of local products that have no analogues in the world. The largest number of stores are concentrated in Warsaw, Krakow and Gdansk. Like in other European countries, sales are held in Poland twice a year. The winter sale season starts in the middle of December, on the eve of Christmas. December discounts are about 15%. By January, discounts will reach 50-60%, and at the end of February, you can find the goods with record discounts of 80-90%. However, it is not worth waiting for February. As a rule, only the most unpopular sizes and outfits remain after all. Summer sale begins in July and lasts about two months. By the end of August, discounts can reach 60-70%. In addition, in the off-season, many stores attract customers with additional sales, which makes shopping in Poland even more attractive.

Stores in Poland start to open from 7 am. As a rule, they stop working at 7 pm. Large shopping centers and supermarkets operate, on an average, till 10 pm. Sunday is a half day. In Warsaw, there is the largest shopping center of Eastern Europe, Arkadia. There are more than 200 different shops, 20 cafes and restaurants, a cinema and even a gym. There are both world brands, which are mostly inexpensive ones, and local shops, including Top Secret, Modern Line, Este, and Tok. Another shopping center in Warsaw, Golden Terrace, will surprise visitors with a non-trivial design and a large selection of boutiques of European brands. Outfits by elite brands are found in Galeria Mokotow, where Guess, Versace, Lacoste, Calvin Klein are represented. In the area of ​​Ursus, there is Factory markowa moda, where you can buy things from past collections with decent discounts.

Warsaw has always been famous for a variety of goods sold in the markets. There, tourists can buy accessories, souvenirs, antique furniture, and food. Europe market features goods from the Eastern countries. However, you can find things of good quality from Germany and the Czech Republic. Volka market is so big that it is almost impossible to see it in one day. There, you can find Polish, Turkish, Chinese goods of any segment. Krakow has no less opportunities for shopping. The main shopping places are Shevska, Florianskaya, Grodskaya streets. It's worth to look at the market square. Apart from the clothes of Polish and European brands, there is a wide range of souvenirs in Krakow. The main is the famous Krakow kielbasa, which can be accompanied with a bottle of local vodka or tincture. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Gdansk has Galeria Bałtycka, one of the largest in the city and country. There are shops of more than 200 different brands, where you can buy women's and men's clothes, household goods and stuff for children. Polish products are of high quality, so they are attention worth. The most popular local brands of clothes are Vistula, Batucki, and Rilco. Polish cosmetics is of high quality. The most popular brands are Dr. Irena, Ziaja, and Eris. Clothing and cosmetics are by no means the only products that should be given time during shopping in Poland. You can buy local food as souvenirs. You will not find anything alike in another country. These items include unique sheep cheese, oscypek, from local farmers. It’s better to buy it on the markets. Do not forget and do not hesitate to bargain.

A very beautiful and memorable souvenir from Poland is amber handmade stuff and pictures made of amber crumbs. Krakow, in addition to sausage, is famous for porcelain and hand-painted ceramics. Such products are exclusive. They will take a worthy place in any collection of utensils. Salt mined in Wieliczka is used by local craftsmen to make statuettes and salt lamps. In Gdansk, you can buy a local tincture, which is made of anise - Goldwasser. There are real golden flakes in each bottle of this tincture that make a simple distillate an excellent memorabilia.