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Traveling to a tourist destination and returning home without puffed shopping bags is not a fair thing to do, especially when Goa offers so much in variety, and price. A shopaholics dream tour would land him/her at the following markets, but there are a few shops in and between that are as interesting.

Shopping in Goa is a mish mash of bargaining at the flea market, buying the latest trends at designer fashion boutiques in old renovated Goan houses, visiting bookshops that sell everything from the latest in fiction to mythological stories, scouting funky shops selling eccentric printed tees and beach wear and lifestyle boutiques belonging to long time international settlers in Goa. However, what international tourism is attracted towards in Goa is the mid-week flea markets where stall owners from the country line up to sell that wares and bargaining is on full blown in chirping voices. You will get to hear in whispers the location and timing for the latest rave party but beware before joining in!

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Anjuna Wednesday (Flea) Market
Highlights: Hippie capital of Goa, the market takes place every Wednesday at Anjuna beach. Innumerable stalls selling handicrafts, hammocks, western jewelery created by foreigners, tattoos carving, beachwear, souvenirs, and trinkets. Famous for live trance music being played at the market and also for getting information about the latest happening rave party.

Mapusa Friday Market
Highlights: Takes place every Friday at Mapusa. Traditional Goan market selling spices, dried an fresh fish, local produce, pickles, earthen pots, coir mats, Goan 'chouricos' sausages, sarees, sweets, coins, antiques, ornaments, etc. Market mainly aimed at locals who come to buy their weekly essentials.
Panjim Market
Highlights: Largest market in Goa with both local & international tourists attracted towards it for it unique combination of local stalls and modern shopping malls.
Baga Beach Market
Highlights: Held every Saturday along the Baga beach to control & divert the flow at Anjuna market. Scout for seafood produce, meat, textiles, earthenware, household ware, rural products, handicrafts, woodcarvings, palm reading, and tattoo stalls.
Calangute Market Square
Highlights: Held every Saturday along the Calangute beach near the post office. Check for local fish & meat produce, textiles, pottery, household ware, souvenirs, metal crafts, leather items, clothes, jewelry, Tibetan and Kashmiri market
Night Bazaars
Highlights: Ingo’s Saturday Night Bazaar at Arpora: Started by Ingo Grill a German National who ignited the concept of Nite Bazaars. Known for its Tibetan, Rajasthani and Kashmiri handicrafts, semi precious stones, paintings, books, clothes, music, funky jewelery, food stalls serving traditional and international stuff.
Mackie’s Night Bazaar at Baga: similar to Ingo’s, authentic Goan, Chinese, Tibetan and Indian fast food, live performances by local music bands, stalls owned by both local Indians as well as foreigners.s

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P.S. Bargaining is very important at Goa’s flea markets if you want to achieve a very good deal

Shops that matter:

Other India Bookstore for books
Address: Above Mapusa Clinic, Mapusa, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2263306, +91 832 2256479

Visit Other India Bookstore

Leela Art Palace for tribal art
Address: Kobra Waddo, Baga Road, Calangute, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2282874
Subodh Kerkar Art Gallery for art works of painter Subodh Kerkar
Address: Holiday Street, Gaurawado, Calangute, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2276017

Visit Kerkar Art Complex

Sangolda Home Accessories, antiques and furniture by Hari Ajwani and stylist Claudia Derain
Address: E2-6 Chogm Road, Sangolda, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2409310
Monsoon Heritage for designer furniture pieces by international designers Yahel Chirinian and Doris Zacheres
Address: 601 Fernand Wado, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 6515298

Visit Monsoon Heritage

Soto Décor for eco-friendly furniture by Sonja Weder and Thomas Schnider
Address: 1266/f, anna vaddo, Candolim, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2489983, +91 9822983321

Visit Soto Décor

Happily Unmarried boutique for singles
Address: Nr St. Anthony's Chapel, Candolim Calangute Road, Bardez, Goa, India
Tel: +91 9325122150

Visit Happily Unmarried

Velha Goa Galleria for hand-painted ceramics & tiles
Address: Fountainhas, Panjim, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2426628
GRHSSIDC (Goa Handicrafts Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation) Craft Complex for handicrafts
Address: Neugi Nagar, Rua de Ourem, Panaji, Goa, India
Tel: +91 832 2226448

Visit GRHSSIDC

Wendell Rodricks Design Space for designer wear
Address: 158, near Luis Gomes Garden, Campal, Panjim, Goa India
Tel: +91 832 2420604, +91 832 2234082

Visit Wendell Rodricks Design Space

Sosa's by Savio Jon for designer wear
Address: E 245, Rua Be Ourem, Panjim, Goa India
Tel: +91 832 2228063
Literatti for books
Address: E/1-282 Gaura Vaddo,Calangute, Bardez, Goa India
Tel: +91 832 2277740

Visit Literatti

Government of Goa Emporia for traditional Goan handicrafts like terracota pottery, brass metal ware, embroidery work, bamboo, fibre & jute craft, coconute and sea shell carving
Address: Pottery Production Centre, D 2/7, Bicholim Industrial Estate,Bicholim,Goa, India