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Top 10 Places to Shop

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  • 1. Loulé Market

    One of the Algarve’s biggest and most colourful markets, selling fruit and vegetables, fish, herbs, spices, honey, jams, cakes and local handicraft.

  • 2. Forum Algarve Shopping Centre

    With an architectural design inspired by Faro’s historical centre, this is the region’s biggest shopping mall.

  • 3. Algarve Shopping Centre

    Modern mall with national and international chains, hyper-market, multi-screen cinema and food hall.

  • 4. Quinta Shopping Centre

    An elegant open-air mall with some designer boutiques beauty salons, sports outlets and several restaurants.

  • 5. Centro Comercial Modelo de Portimão

    The Modelo hypermarket is the huge anchor store in this busy shopping complex.

  • 6. Apolónia Supermarket

    The best supermarket in the land for imported foreign produce difficult to get elsewhere in Portugal.

  • 7. Porches Pottery

    One of the first commercial ceramic outlets in the region. The vast array of glazed pottery and earthenware goods are all manufactured in-house. Superb value for money.

  • 8. Loja da Quinta

    With its impressive range of home-made liqueurs and opportunities to sample some delicious regional fare, this modest handicrafts store in Querença’s main square is definitely worth the drive.

  • 9. Quarteira Fish Market

    The most famous market of its kind on the south coast; arrive early for the choicest fish and seafood. Superb value for money makes this popular with restaurateurs as well as the public.

  • 10. Planet Golf

    The biggest chain in Portugal selling golf equipment and sport fashion. Staff are knowledgeable about the game.

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