
While Goa is famous for its splendid beauty, it is also a shopper's paradise
with a vast wealth of indigenous artifacts.
While Goa is famous
for its splendid beauty, it is also a shopper's paradise with a vast wealth
of indigenous artifacts. While you bask in this shopping extravaganza, make
it a thumb rule to bargain to your heart's content. Apart from the
handicrafts,
you may opt for a packet or two (or even more!) of
Cashew nuts
or a bottle of
Port Wine to include in your shopping cart
while shopping in Goa. In Calangute Market Square, shops are held every
Saturday which sells everything from fishes to grocery. The golden
Anjuna
Beach, for one, is reputed for its mid week (Wednesday)
Flea
market. A bargain seekers delight, the undulating sand on these
days becomes a colourful tableaux of native and hippies. airing their their
assorted wares for sale. The Wednesday Markets in the Goan beach are
extremely famous for its trinklets, anklets, beachwear and other Western
wear. Frequented by foreigners this is the major shopping area frequented by
swanky trendsetters. Thousands of foreign tourists buy the stuffs
readily..Decades- old tradition, people from all walks of life gather here
for weekly shopping of goody fare from sucking pig, liquor brew like feni
and urak, Goan sausages, cashews, meat and farm produce, to native jute,
leather, and ceramic ware. Shopping in Goa should be on the priority list of
the visitor as one can buy some intresting stuff from these markets. It is a
fascinating experience to go around and shop in the traditional markets of
the Goan towns and villages.