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SHOPPING IN LISBON

Lisbon offers a wide variety of shops Sintra and Cascais provide more
to the visitor, with its combination of adventurous shopping. If you are after
elegant high-street shops, flea markets something typically Portuguese, the
and modern shopping centres. The cobbled hand-woven tapestries and lacework
streets of the Baixa and the chic Chiado are worth buying. Most of all, choose
district have traditionally been Lisbon’s from a range of ceramics, such as azulejos
main shopping areas, but the numerous or Vista Alegre Atlantis porcelain. For wine
indoor shopping centres are becoming lovers, Lisbon’s wine merchants offer the
increasingly popular. Markets in Lisbon, best from all over the country.

Shopping Centres
Large shopping centres
are now very much part of
the shopping landscape in
Lisbon. They combine vast
supermarkets, international
chain stores and small specialist
shops. All have restaurants and
underground car parks; most
also have cinemas. The oldest
is Amoreiras, which has
260 shops and international
chain stores, seven cinemas
and 40 restaurants. Dolce Vita
Monumental is one of three
The modern, spacious Colombo Shopping Centre smaller centres clustered near
Praça Duque de Saldanha.
Opening Hours Note that these charge interest Armazéns do Chiado in the
Traditional shopping hours are on the withdrawal from day Chiado area has a historic
Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm one, in addition to a currency façade but a modern interior.
and 3pm to 7pm, and Saturday conversion fee. The huge Colombo Shopping
9am to 1pm. Centre (see p76) in Benfica is full
However, in order to satisfy VAT and Taxes of international high-street
consumer demand, many names. The Vasco da Gama
shops, especially those in the Non-European Union centre connects Oriente Station
Baixa, are now staying open residents are exempt from IVA with Parque das Naçoes. The
during the lunch hour and on (Value Added Tax) in Portugal Spanish department store
Saturday afternoons. Specialist provided they remain in the El Corte Inglés is at the
shops such as hardware country for no longer than top of Parque Eduardo VII.
stores generally close for 180 days. However, obtaining CascaiShopping, located
lunch at 12:30pm and reopen a rebate may be complicated between Estoril and Sintra, is
at 2:30pm. Shopping centres in small shops or in areas less one of many suburban centres.
are open daily from 10am to frequented by tourists. It
midnight, with most shops is much simpler to buy in
closing at 11pm. Generally, shops with a Global Blue Tax Markets
convenience stores are open Free sign outside. There are markets of every
daily from 8am to 10pm. To get your rebate, ask the variety in Lisbon, from municipal
shop assistant for an markets selling fresh produce to
Isençâo na Exportaçâo
How to Pay form. This must then
Most shops in Lisbon accept be presented to a
Visa and, to a lesser extent, customs officer on
American Express and Master- your departure from
Card. Many smaller shops Portugal. The original
outside the main shopping of the document
areas will not. An alternative is will be returned to
to obtain a cash advance with the vendor who is
a credit or debit card from one responsible for the
of the many Multibanco ATMs. reimbursement. The vast Amoreiras shopping centre

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