Shopping in Chile

If you are thinking on traveling in Chile, you must to know the best places to do shopping; for sure you want to buy some souvenirs. So here is a practical guide for going shopping in Chile.

Santiago de Chile pedestrian areas are full of life so you will buy different things.

Supermarkets

They are usually open until late (10 or 11 pm). And also on weekends, because the Chilean families used to but at weekends.

Shopping

Here is some important shopping mall that you can visit if you want to buy clothes or other important things:

Alto Las Condes – Kennedy Avenue 9001. It´s open from Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm

Arauco Park – Kennedy Avenue 5413. It´s open from Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 9 pm

Apumanque – Apoquindo Avenue and Manquehue. It´s open from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm.

Panorama Mall – September 11 Avenue 2155. It´s open from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm.

Roses Center Mall – Mayo 21 Avenue – It´s open from Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 21 pm.

Souvenirs

If you want to take home some souvenirs, you must to buy some good pisco and other bottle of Chilean wine. These drinks are very representative of the Chilean culture. So don´t forget it.

Libraries

A good variety of Chilean literature you will find in Books Fair like the Providencia Drugstore Gallery and the “Andes de Fuenzalida” fair. And if you are looking for rare treasure you will find it on San Diego Metro University of Chile.

Crafts & Antiques

Chilean handcrafts are very various from kitsch to valuable work of precious stone, leather, wool, wood and ceramic. Here some place where you can find handcrafts:

Cultural Center of “Palacio de la Moneda” – Ciudadania Square 26

Pre-Columbian Art Museum – Bandera 361

Andean World Gallery – Villavicencia 395, Lastarria neighborhood

Constitucion 8 – Artist Home, Bellavista

And the following craft fairs are open every day:

Santa Lucia: Is in the center of Alameda Carmen. You will find good and cheap handcrafts. Is an art fair with authentic mapuche and rapa nui works.

Los Domenicanos: Here you will able to find crafts and antiques. All products with high quality and good taste. It is in Nueva Poquindo Avenue 9085. It´s closed only on Mondays

As you can see here it´s a complete guide for shopping in Chile. You have to arrange your own tour and good luck!

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Shopping in Chile