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The busiest streets in town, where shoppers can browse the rows of stores and boutiques for jewellery, handicrafts and fashion.

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.

Cavernous health food shop with a huge selection of minerals, vitamins, homeopathic remedies and natural cosmetics.

A stunning range of hand-made jewellery fashioned out of gold, silver, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.

An outlet for O’Neill, Ripcurl, Billabong and Quicksilver, you’ll find everything you need to surf here, including a dizzying choice of boards and pretty beachwear. The guys behind the counter can arrange surf schools and safaris, as well as other watersports.

The place to shop for quality linen and colourful ceramics. Also a bookshop of sorts and snack bar.

Baskets full of crocheted bootees, pin cushions, coasters and table mats, all intricately woven in white and embellished with colourful decoration.

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.

Jolly open-air antiques market and handicrafts fair on the fourth Sunday of every month.

A celebration of all things African, this gallery displays a wealth of artifacts and offers a stunning range for sale, including Congolese beer coolers and Nigerian wood sculpture.