Let's be honest! Studying abroad comes in handy with a good shopping culture! Everyone wants to get time to explore markets and pick a few goodies to add to the cart list! Shopaholics welcome to Barbados, the land of beauty and charming crafts!
This is where your shopping impulse is put to the test. With numerous shopping malls, stalls, shops, and supermarkets Barbados will certainly take thy breath away!
Barbados is a tax-free destination of luxurious shopping and exquisite collectables. Besides its golden and white sand beaches and perfect weather, shopping in Barbados is also quite the experience.
Revel in a harbor of duty-free luxury shopping and exquisite collectables. If you really enjoy shopping, you could easily get carried away with this pastime. From mementoes to clothing, jewelry, perfumes, food and books, the limitless shopping sites will leave you fatigued.
Whatever your fondness, upscale boutiques or quaint authentic Bajan shops, Barbados offers a plethora of shopping sites. You can purchase your fashionable wear absolutely tax-free or collect Bajan made crafts that memories of your trip will be tied to.
Here is a guide to shopping in Barbados:
Barbados is home to some tremendously talented craftsmen and artists. Several of them can be found at Pelican Village, Earthworks Pottery, Medford Craft World, Nigel Benn Aunty Shop and On The Wall Art Gallery. There are also stallholders on the road through St.Lawrence Gap, on the beaches and all over Bridgetown.
Situated in the heart of Barbados, Bridgetown is the island’s shopping capital. Around you can find the Bridgetown Cruise Terminal, Dacosta’s Mall which is housed in the historic Colonnade building, Cave Shepherd where you can get just about anything from diamonds and fashionable wear to rum and souvenirs.
There are also plenty of other clothing and shoe stores, restaurants, food stalls and miscellaneous shops.
Barbados has four main shopping malls outside of Bridgetown. Sheraton Mall, Dome Mall and Sky Mall feature an array of local brands and Limegrove Lifestyle Center offers more upscale shopping options such as Louis Vuitton and Burberry. Limegrove Lifestyle Center and Sheraton Mall also have movie theatres.
Barbados is packed with local artists and craftspeople who give themselves time to producing traditional Caribbean items which capture the spirit of the island.
No matter what you are looking for, from clothes to jewelry and souvenir items, you will find yourself spoilt for choice from small shops to expansive luxury malls.
Some of the several exclusive shopping malls smaller than those in the city centre, offer the very best in customer service to go with the items they stock.
If you are looking for a unique shopping experience, then rest assured that the premier shopping malls are usually situated in the heart of the commercial district, generally just a short journey from your accommodation.
While you are there you are likely to find yourself enjoying the company of local families, who visit the luxury malls to unwind, spend time together and explore the shops at their leisure.
Some of the main malls in Barbados include: The Sheraton Centre, which is located in Christ Church, Mall Internationale in Haggatt Hall, Dacostas Mall in the Colonnade Buildingthe Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, West Coast Mall and Sunset Mall in Holetown.
Other local shopping centres providing the widest possible range of products include Town Square Shopping Centre, One Accord Plaza and the Super Centre Complex.
Several malls offer more than just shops, being home as well to entertainment options, such as restaurants, cafes, bars, cinemas, art galleries and spas. As an option, pop along to Cave Shepherd in Broad Street, a shopping street packed with duty free items such as perfumes, cosmetics, electronics, liquor, cigars and clothing.
If you are a fan of retail therapy who loves nothing more than taking souvenirs back home with them, then Barbados could be your idea of heaven.
"I enjoy shopping and I found it affordable but some of the clothes are definitely not of the highest quality." - Hassan from Turkey
