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visitors, they offer colourful
clothes reminiscent of the
fashions popular in the
1960s, as well as every type
of ornament, including
brooches, earrings, necklaces,
belts and bracelets made of
shells. These bustling markets
are organized during the
high season only and, unlike
traditional Mallorcan markets,
they are held every day.
Food
The Balearic Islands offer
a number of unique food Hippy bazaar in San Francesc on Formentera
products that are specific
to the region. The delicious The most popular alcohols replaced by factory­made
ensaimada pastry, popular produced on the islands articles that imitate handicrafts.
with tourists, is packed in include gin from Maó and These include ceramics
distinctive octagonal boxes, herb liqueurs. You can decorated with traditional
making it easy to transport. taste the local gin in the patterns, typical of the islands.
Gourmets may be tempted Xoriguer Distillery in Maó The most characteristic
by sobrasada – a spicy pork (see p100). Liqueurs are pottery items – the siurells
sausage produced in several produced in a great produced mainly on
varieties and used in many number of varieties on Mallorca – are colourful
Balearic dishes. Strings of all the islands and can whistles in the shape
dried peppers, or olives be sampled in the of people or animals,
prepared in a variety of ways, shops that sell them. painted in white, red
attract those who wish to Balearic wines are also and green. They can
bring back culinary souvenirs. well worth trying. The be bought in many
All these products can be best wines come from places at the markets,
bought in markets and food the Binissalem region in small shops and
stores. Shops that sell exclu­ on Mallorca, where in large stores that
sively Balearic food are very a grand wine festival sell Balearic pottery.
attractive. The sheer number is held every year in Popular, but expensive,
and variety of colourful September. There Dried is the glassware
products on display will are two main wine­ peppers produced by the
tempt anyone to step inside. producing regions in three glassworks on
the Balearic Islands – Mallorca. At the Ca’n Gordiola
Binissalem and Pla glassworks near Algaida you
i Llevant, both on can witness the production
Mallorca. Wines that process (see p91). Equally
are especially worth popular are articles made
sampling include of olive wood, such as bowls
those from the cellars and mortars produced by the
of Jaume de Puntiró, Olive­Art factory near Manacor.
Macià Batle, Vins Also close to Manacor is
Nadal, Ànima Negra, Perlas Majorica, a shop selling
Pere Seda and high­quality simulated pearls
Miquel Gelabert. that can be bought in smart
boutiques all over Europe, as
well (see p85).
Souvenirs Items of clothing are popular
These days it can souvenirs. Espadrilles (tradit­
be difficult to buy ional canvas footwear) can be
genuine local found in Ibiza. Leather goods
handicrafts on the such as wallets, handbags,
Balearic Islands. jackets and sandals are prev­
Sometimes you can alent in Menorca. T­shirts and
find them in markets, baseball caps with humorous
but you may find they slogans and pictures abound
Shop selling local delicacies in Palma have been largely on all the islands.

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