Shopping in Gibraltar

Gibraltar offers some of the best shopping experience to its visitors. There are varieties of shops from where you can select your stuffs, depending on your budget. Shopping in Gibraltar is real fun as most of the items are duty free, so you can buy as much as you want. Given below is a brief overview regarding different shops and around the country.

Duty Free Shopping in Gibraltar

As Gibraltar is a duty free port, so most of the items are duty free and you can buy goods at really cheap rates. You can use British pounds while shopping and you can also use Gibraltar pound, even though it is not much recognized outside the country. Other currencies may be used, but the exchange rates will be high.

There are number of shops from where you can buy any stuff, and it is advised to collect gifts and souvenirs, which are available in plenty. If you wish to buy electrical goods, then it is advised to buy it from here, as shopping in Gibraltar is duty free and you can get electrical goods at cheap rates. You can also select from a wide variety of liquor, which is available in cheap, as most of the items are VAT free. Apart from liquor, you can also choose from perfume, traditional artifacts, jewelry etc.

Shopping in Gibraltar and Types of Shops

There are different varieties of shops, like clothes, accessories, shoes, household items, musical instruments, etc. Given below are names of few such shops, where you can drop in to buy goods of your choice:

• Funky Fish
• Cosmetics Angel
• Pisa Shoes
• Collectors Corner
• Decorative Crafts
• Cosmopolitan Bazaar
• Hangloose
• Cosmopolitan Kids
• Alpha Electronics
• Jana
• Healthwise

Street shopping in Gibraltar

If you have plans to enjoy shopping at cheap, then you can drop in at the various shopping streets which are located at different cities. City Center is one of the places where you can drop in to enjoy shopping at cheap. The city center is located beside the main street, where there are number of shops lined up on either side of the road. There are various shops, which sells different items, at cheap prices.

There are benches which are placed on either side of the roadside eateries, where you can take rest if you feel tired after shopping. You can find a number of cafes, pubs, bars, where you can it and relax.

One of the other shopping streets, where you can enjoy shopping in Gibraltar is the Main Street. There are different shops which sells goods of different kinds, right from designer products to cheap goods. Apart from the branded shops, there are number of smaller shops where you will find traditional handicrafts items. You can also buy various duty free items like spirits, cigars, watches, jewelries etc.

Shopping in Gibraltar and Mode of Payment

Most of the places accept all major credit cards, but there are few small shops which do not accept debit or credit card, so it is advised to carry some cash with you, while you go for shopping in Gibraltar. Most of the shops remain open from Monday to Saturday, while most of the shops remain close on Sunday, with an exception of few shops.

Travelers check is also accepted and in order to avoid any inconvenience while using the check, it is better to issue checks in Pounds Sterling.