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Modern mall with national and international chains, hyper-market, multi-screen cinema and food hall.
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The exterior of this shopping complex is striking in its colour scheme, following the geometric pattern of traditional Algarve architecture. The mall boasts more than 130 stores, 45 fashion boutiques, a hypermarket and food hall.
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A lively gypsy troupe trundles into Aljezur on the third Monday of every month with an extraordinary array of clothing, household items and foodstuffs at bargain prices.
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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.
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The best supermarket in the land for imported foreign produce difficult to get elsewhere in Portugal.
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Shoppers in the know travel here from right across the length and breadth of the region. Foreign produce such as fresh Argentinean beef, macaroni pasta and spicy tandoori curry powder feature. The cosmopolitan wine selection includes bottles from California, Chile and Australia.
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A stunning range of hand-made jewellery fashioned out of gold, silver, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.
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Jolly open-air antiques market and handicrafts fair on the fourth Sunday of every month.
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Baskets full of crocheted bootees, pin cushions, coasters and table mats, all intricately woven in white and embellished with colourful decoration.
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One of the few places in the Algarve where you can purchasecadeiras de tesoura , the folding wooden chairs, which are hand-crafted to an ancient Roman design.
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