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fiogf49gjkf0d MACAU HAS ONLY A VERY SMALL LAND AREA AND SO EVERWHERE CAN
BE REACHED EASILY. THE MAIN SHOPPING AREA IS LOCATED ALONG
THE AVENIDA DO INFANTE, D. HENRIQUE AND AVENIDA ALMEIDA
RIBEIRO. THERE IS ALSO A FLEA MARKET SELLING ANTIQUES IN
THE LANES AROUNED THE RUA DAS ESTALAGENS NEAR SAINT PAULS
RUINS. THERE ARE SOME ANTIQUE SHOPS AT BOTH ENDS OF ALMEIDA
RIBEIRO. IN THE SAME LOCALITY VARIETIES OF MACANESE AND
CHINESE BISCUITS CAN BE PURCHASED THESE MAKE VERY POPULAR
SOUVENIR GIFTS.
MACAUS MOST POPULAR SOUVENIR BUYS ARE JEWELLERY,
PARTICULARLY GOLD, CHINESE ANTIQUES, PORCELAIN, CAMERAS,
WATCHES AND BEADING WORK. GOODS ARE SOLD TAX FREE BUT
BARGAINING IS USUAL.
OTHER POPULAR BUYS ARE CHINESE HERBS AND MEDICINES, DRIED
SEAFOOD (SUCH AS SHARKS FINS), ABALONE, CHINESE AND MACAU
PASTRIES.
IT IS BETTER TO SHOP IN THE SPECIAL JEWELLERY SHOPS RATHER
THAN STEET STALLS WHEN BUYING ESPECIALLY GOLD.
FOR LOCALLY MADE CLOTHING AND KNITWEAR THERE ARE MANY
STREET STALLS NEAR THE SAINT DOMINGOS MARKET ALSO KNOWN AS
SENATE SQUARE. MARKETS ARE HELD IN THE MORNINGS. ALSO IN
RUA DA PALHA.
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