Where to buy souvenirs for a memory, resting in Cape Town

Each person has his own idea of the rest. Someone likes to look at local attractions, someone prefers to go hiking and admire nature, and someone is ready to lie on the beach all day, periodically swimming in the waves of the seas and oceans. But there are those people who like to buy various unique things for memory. And in this article, you will find out where it is better to go to make the best and most profitable purchase of souvenirs in Cape Town.

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If you go to Cape Town, then you definitely should check out this guide. After all, this city has a large number of shops and shopping centers that can surprise you with the variety of goods offered, including souvenirs that you can take home with you.

Progress of the city

More recently, the purchase of local things meant the acquisition of carvings and beadwork products, many of which were not manufactured in Cape Town, but bought from neighbors. However, the city has come a long way, and now it has literally changed. It has a refined blend of European and African cultures, which can often be seen in decor elements, and now products that are manufactured in Cape Town can be seen in leading stores in London, New York and Paris. But if you go to Cape Town itself, and not to shops in these cities, you will find not only a much wider choice, but also much more affordable prices.

Where to go shopping?

Naturally, it's worth starting from the city center, as it has the highest concentration of various shops. And the first place you should visit is the Green Market square, but this is not the only option. In addition, you should not go in cycles in the city center, because in Cape Town there are several areas that deserve your attention, if you came to do shopping or just look at the windows of fashion boutiques, antiques shops and so on. For example, a lot of people are shopping on the coast, but you can also spend the whole day at Woodstock.

Coast

Victoria Wharf is filled with people who in other countries of the world you could find in elite shopping centers. Here you can find both incredibly large and expensive shops, as well as small trading platforms where you can buy inexpensive souvenirs that you will take home with you. In a large warehouse there are about 150 stores, so here you will find the largest number of goods manufactured by local people, such as clothes, fabrics, jewelry, toys, dishes and so on. However, you should not limit yourself to visiting the coast, as there are a lot of places in the city where you should visit if you want to buy unforgettable souvenirs.

City center

Given that the rent in the city center is very low, merchants from all the outskirts flock here, who sell everything, from unique boutiques where hand-sewn clothing is sold to shops where artists sell their works of art. Here you can also find a large number of restaurants and cafes where you can relax and recharge your energy before continuing to explore the city. Every street in the city center can offer you something, but first of all you should pay attention to Brie Street, which differs from others in a lot of different fashionable events and happenings, and is also considered the culinary artery of all Cape Town.

Be sure to visit the Greenmarket area, where you sell the most unusual items of local production, and from there you can head to Long Street, which is famous for the abundance of fashion boutiques where you can buy clothes from local and foreign designers, as well as souvenir shops.

From here you can stray and visit Church Street, a pedestrian paved street that attracts street vendors selling antiques. If you reach the very end of Long Street, you will end up in a place called the "traveler's area". However, even here you can find several interesting institutions, in particular the shops of various young local designers. Alternatively, you can turn to the Herityage Square, which can also offer you some interesting options. Be sure to visit the district in the city center, called Bo Kaap. There are not many shops here, but each one is unique.

Woodstock

If the city center is now associated with more walking and using GPS for orientation, you can head to The Biscuit Mill, a shopping center located in the Woodstock area. It is a compact pedestrian complex, in which it is very easy to navigate. There is not a very large but well-chosen set of shops, among which you can find famous shops with ceramic products or souvenirs from all over the Africa. Immediately you can discover several excellent restaurants.

The complete opposite is Salt Circle Arcade, a shopping center with a huge variety of shops, among which you can find even a bookstore. Also you can look in the shopping center The Woodstock Foundry, where the shop of the company, engaged in reproduction of metal sculptures of all the most famous artists of the city, is located. Immediately there is a showroom of the talented designer of furniture Jon Vogel, as well as shops with hand-made relics and exquisite costume jewelery.

The last significant shopping center in the area is the Woodstock Exchange, where you can see the Tree of Wishes where city dwellers write what they dream about. But there is also a large number of shops where you can buy a wide variety of goods, as well as several restaurants and fast food establishments. Then you can visit Buchanan Square, which also houses a lot of fashion shops, bohemian cafes and art galleries.

De Watercraft

If you are not a fan of street trading, you can go shopping for shopping in the De Watercant area. This is a small area, most of the streets are cobbled. In it you can find two squares, and one of them houses the Cape Quarter, a small shopping center that opened a couple of years ago, but gradually loses its stores, as sellers move to Woodstock, as rent in that area is much lower, yes And the atmosphere is much more creative. But still here you can find a large selection of souvenirs made by African artisans, clothes and costume jewelery, in one of the stores you can buy clothes made from natural cotton, ideal for safari, and if you want you can look into the store that sells a variety of T-shirts with different Drawings and inscriptions.

Kalk-Bay

Well, finally, if you like to go shopping and admire the windows, you should visit the area of Kalk-Bay. There you can visit excellent restaurants and catering establishments with views of the harbor, clothing stores in the bohemian style, and several art galleries. And, of course, if you still need to visit the shopping center, then in this area you should go to Canal Walk. It features huge windows, giving a large amount of daylight, a large parking lot, and an incredible variety of leading stores. Here you can buy both clothes and souvenirs, as well as a snack in the food court.