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There are a lot of opportunities for
shopping in Granada. Everyday shops and tourist
stores abound with a variety of products.
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Note: At times this place gets crammed
with tourist. While I didn't encounter
any pickpockets
here, this looks like a place you might
need to watch your valuables. |
Just southeast of the cathedral near the
Plaza
Bib-Ramblla is a catacomb of touristware shops. Here is the place to buy
inlaid chess boards and chess pieces of
every imaginable style. You will also
find fans, clothing, jewelry and other
decorative items aplenty. |
Photo
above: Sales booth set up near the Puerta
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Photo
above: Booksellers around the Puerta
Real. |
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my first visit to Granada I found booksellers east of the Puerta Real. During
the day their stalls look like large tin
boxes lining the plaza. But come night,
the sides pop up and collectively these
tin boxes become one large meandering
bookshop. On my second visit to Granada,
to my delight, a large outdoor market was
in progress from the Puerta Real
to the Plaza de Mariana Pineda.
There were a lot of homemade ceramics,
fountains for the yard, craft show
material and some imported items from
Africa. |
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A number of tourist
shops are also located outside the gate
to the Alhambra, along the Cuesta de
Gomerez.
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a shopkeeper makes his own inlaid
wood bowls and boxes. |
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food, Ceramics and Wine:
Chorizo sausage, jamon,
saffron, Manchego cheese,
chocolate, sherry, red/white wines,
and hand-painted and enameled
ceramics are just a few of the
items you can buy here (all from
Spain). |
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