Best shopping destination in Goa | A complete shopping guide

Posted on Jan 13th, 2022

by Monisha

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Travel

Best shopping places of goa

Though there are many places to shop in Goa, the Canacona Beach market and the Calangute Beach market are the best places with a variety of options to shop.
Canacona and Calangute lie in two opposite direction mainly south and north, respectively.

I had been on a small vacation to Benaulim and palolem beach. When I had been to Benaulim, I went to Calangute Beach to shop. While I went to Palolem Beach, we shopped in Canacona Market.

• Calangute market

situated in North Goa, it is famous for 100 of varieties like
1. Junk & semi-precious jewellery,
2. handicraft bags,
3. sea shells collection,
4. Goan-style dresses,
5. antique decor stuff,
6. lantern lights,
7. leather products,
8. beach dresses,
9. carpet and rugs,
10. varieties of minute items, so basically the one looking for a souvenir will have varieties of never-ending options to look out for.

• Canacona market (Palolem market)—

situated in South Goa, is famous for things that are not commonly seen in North Goa markets. you can find:-
1. sunglasses,
2. dresses,
3. cashews,
4. mocktail crushes,
5. scented candles,
6. incense stick,
7. bedding things,
8. enameled steel products,
9. brass items,
10. wooden kitchen items.
Bohemian-inspired decor things, Junk & semi-precious jewellery, antique decor items, ceramic decor items, footwear, handmade bags, carpets and rugs, mind-blowing cushions and dohar/quilts, etc.
There were also certain unique decor products made up of coconut shell powder, animal’s bone and horn (extracted from dead animals).
Raw gemstone rock extracted from the deep sea, varying from 2 ratti in size to 8 feet.

COMMON THINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND:

Rustic decor items, antique decor items, and Bohemian decor items.
Footwear, dresses, bags, and hair accessories.
Perfumes, unique incense sticks, and scented candles.

Last but not least, CASHEW NUTS can be bought very cheap from here, especially the ones with skin. (its shelf life is longer, and just dry fry/bake it to remove the skin.)
Alcohols are much cheaper and require obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the Department of Excise under the provision of Section 4 of the Goa Excise Duty Act and Rules 1964.