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Lined withartesanatos (handicrafts shops) bristling with ceramics, carved cork, coppercataplanas (cooking pots), hand-painted chairs, occasional tables and other curios. On the second Tuesday of every month a lively open-air market takes place across the Rossio de São Brás, just outside the town walls.

An incongruous but very useful minimarket, squeezed in between rows of stone cottages, caters to residents and self-catering travellers alike. There are also one or twoartesanatos in the same street.

A fantastic collection of handmade ceramic art and reproductions of Phoenician, Roman and medieval glass artifacts.

Homemade jams and other assorted knick-knacks can be bought from this friendly little arts and craft shop nestling in the shadows of the castle walls.

Bottles of wine, honey, sweets and cakes, and spicy sausages make up some of the regional goodies for sale in this traditionalloja (shop).

Housed is a modern complex in the town centre, the market is at its busiest early on Saturday mornings when it overflows with fresh fruit and vegetables, and a wide selection of fish.

A narrow, atmospheric precinct lined with fashion boutiques, traditional handicrafts shops and cafés.

Beautiful and original antiques fill this small shop near the Torre das Três Coroas in the old quarter. The Saturday market (in the lower town, across the Rossio) is the place to buy goat’s and ewe’s milk cheeses and the famous preserved plums.

A busy pedestrianized street with florists, music stores, shoe shops and the usual handicrafts. The weekly Monday market takes place near the impressive Aqueduto da Amoreira.

The tourist office has a great selection of traditional chairs, jars of honey and colourful house façades fashioned in miniature. On the fourth Tuesday of every month a country market is hosted on the outskirts of the town.