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68 ❯❯ The Top 10 of Everything

Markets and
Shopping Areas

Naka Weekend Market
Jungceylon
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This large, open­air bazaar
MAP P2 • Open May–Oct:
11am–10pm daily; Nov–Apr: 11am– (see p12) sells soaps, candles,
11pm daily • www.jungceylon.com sculpture, beachwear, flip­flops,
Anchored by a department store and used shoes, and almost anything
a French supermarket, Jungceylon – else you can imagine. It also has
a massive international mall in dozens of stands selling Thai food.
Patong – has over 300 shops selling
Turtle Village
everything from sports clothes to 6
perfumes and luxury cos metics. Shopping Centre
MAP B2 • Open 9am–10pm daily
This upscale shopping center in Mai
Khao gives northern Phuket shop­
pers a trendy place to buy unique
Thai souvenirs. Turtle Village offers
luxurious Jim Thompson silk, art­
work, jewelry, pearls, and more.
Kata Plaza
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MAP H4
Head here for watches, sunglasses,
and beach wear, as well as row after
Exterior space at Jungceylon row of quality T­shirts. Bargaining is
always possible, and sometimes even
Central Festival Phuket
2 expected. It’s best visited at night;
MAP J3 • Open 10:30am–
daytime here can be insufferably hot.
10pm daily
Phuket Town
Central, Thailand’s top retailer, runs 8
the biggest and best mall on the Night Market
island. As well as the department MAP P5
store, there are over 120 outlets, With lower prices than in Patong,
good restaurants and cinemas, and Kata, and Karon, the night market
Ghostinium (see p61) for the kids. on Thalang Road, in Phuket Town,
offers a similar selec tion of T­shirts,
Thalong and Dibuk Roads
3 fisher men’s pants, and wood­
MAP P5
carvings, as well as second­hand
These streets in old Phuket Town clothes and Thai music albums.
offer many wonderful shops tucked
inside historical buildings selling
Chinese embroidery, antiques, wooden
figurines, and products from Laos,
Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Phromthep Cape Market
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The best souvenirs from this
popular viewpoint might be your own
photos, but you’ll also find a wide
range of handicrafts and original art­
work in the cape’s outdoor markets.
Arrive in the late afternoon, before
the crowds start pouring in (see p27).

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