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Shopping in Antananarivo
- Markets
Andravoahangy
handcraft market
2 km from the centre
Here you can buy some of the wood carvings done by Zafimaniry people and look out for lamba cloths, chessboards, silver shell and precious stone jewelry and raffia crafts. Street vendors sell a wide range of local crafts, from Palisandre wood boxes and deadly toy cars made from beer cans, to handmade postcards, all kinds of goods. Be extremely careful here and take really only the money you might need and don't wear any jewelry. Left better the camera at the hotel room. |
 Marché Artisanal in Tana © Madagascar Travel Guide |
Mahamasina
Market
An ideal place to let you go by the busy daily life of the local people
rather than to buy souvenirs. The best day to come here are Thursdays.
Soarano
Market
Next to the train station.
Everything is being sold here: From medicinal plants, to
handicrafts, flowers, wooden carvings, sculptures and semi-precious
stones.
Digue market
The so called Digue market at the RN4 to the airport, 4 km
from the
city centre, offers a wide range of minerals, semi precious stones,
wood
carvings, bags and decor elements.
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| Tin cars are found on almost every corner of the country | Original street shop decor |
- Souvenirs and handmade craft shops
If you are reluctant to take out your money on the street to
buy any
of the souvenirs that local street sellers will offer to you over and
over again,
you can go into a shop loooking for higher-quality products. Following
shops can be recommended:
Centre National
de l´artisanat Malagasy
67 Rue Agosthino Neto, Ha Sud,
BP 540 Antananarivo
Tel: + 261 20 22 630 35L
e-mail: cenam@moov.mg
Lisy Art Galerie
Rue VVS Antananarivo
La Case
Verte
Amparibe; big choice of high quality local products at reasonable
prices
Ateliers
Dera
Lot II B 49 Amboditsiry - Antananarivo
At these addresses you can buy drawn-thread embroidered
tablecloth,
Malagasy flower embroideries and painted silk fabrics featuring motifs
as varied as street scenes, landscape, moonlight bivouac, palmtrees and
flowers.
If you don't have that much time, go to CENAM (see address below) for one-stop craft-shopping.
Rakotomalala
& fils "Lambamena"
Lot IVZ 3 G Ilanivato Anosipatrana
A unique silk shop run by a family who has been silk weavers for
generations. Their display of wide array of styles and colour
combinations is certainly above average.
Fusion Ray
Lot II B 14, Faravohitra
Popular boutique where you can find original hand-made
souvenirs
Le
Village (Nadine Hervé Scrive)
Lot 36 F, Ambihibao BP 874
Phone: + (261) 20 22 451 97
Web: http://www.maquettesdebateaux.com
Madagascar is already famous because of its ship models. If you are
interested about ship modelling you must visit this place. This
workshop manufactures amazing wooden ship models to private clients and
even museums and oficial places in Madagascar and abroad.
Zazakely
17 rue Ratsimilaho
This typical tourist shop located near the Hotel Colbert contains
everything a Madagascar visitor might wish.
- Miscellaneous
Jewellery
There are lots of jewellery shops in the boroughs of Antaninarenina and Isoraka near the Colbert Hotel.
Equipment
C.S. Events
Route du Mausoleé, Andrainarivo
Mail: csevents-madagascar@blueline.mg
Web: www.csevents-madagascar.com
This is doubtless the
best shop to
buy all kind of things related with treks, camping and
outdoor
activities: tents, torches, GPS, sleeping bags, etc.
T-Shirts and accessories
Baobab
company
Mail: madagascar@baobabcompany.com
Web: www.baobabcompany.com
This shop is specialised in T-Shirts with Malagasy motifs. One shop
is located in front of the Hotel Palissandre and a second one next to
the Hotel Sakamanga.
Carambole
Immeuble Teillet Labrousse, Ampasamadinika BP 5168
Mail: carambole-com@moov.mg
Web:http: www.carambole.mg
Apart from a wide range of T-Shirts and other trendy clothes you can
buy postcards, travel guides and some other souvenirs.
Maki
Company
Rue Lt Andriamaromanana 76, Tsiazotafo,
Email: makicompany@moov.mg
Web: www.maki-company.com
Together
with Carambole and Baobab, the third "big one" from the high
quality
clothes shop: T-Shirts,shirts and other casual clothes, accessories and
some other things.
Supermarkets and foodstuffs
Epicerie
Le Comptoir
Ankorondrano
bp 1426 - Antananarivo 101
Tel: (261) 20 22 234 24
Web: www.codal-madagascar.com/comptoir-epicerie-codal-madagascar.html
This welcoming Epicerie
offers a wide selection of high-quality
Malagasy products: traditional candies, sugar cane, sweet and salted products,
vanilla, lots of spices, honeys, jams, etc.
Next to the Hotel du Louvre, not far from the Colbert, there
is a big Shoprite super market.
A further mall centre called Jumbo Score is located on the Route dique
about 3 kilometers north of the city centre.
