The modern section of the city offers an excellent selection of stores where the visitor can find a great variety of clothing, footwear, accessories and gifts. The glittering shopping malls are a shoppers paradise. This is a city with all the services available to satisfy even the most demanding visitor.

In recent years, there has been an increase in specialized malls. These include the footwear malls, Galeria del Calzado and Forum del Calzado, and several malls that specialize in jewelry. These include Centros Joyeros Republica, the WTC and Galeria Joyera.

The best way to shop for traditional handcrafts is to go to markets, tianguis or street markets, and handcraft centers. Mixing with the local people is really one of the best ways to get to know the local traditions and the way that crafts are bought and sold. The Libertad Market, also known as San Juan de Dios, is an excellent place to buy traditional crafts and regional sweets.

Corona Market sells a variety of fresh seasonal fruits and flowers. Tonala and Tlaquepaque are the best places for finding handmade products, both decorative items for the home and works of art. Take a Guadalajara shopping tour and get the best deals on all kinds of handicrafts you can take home as a souvenir. We will provide you of a list of the best Guadalajara shops.

Shopping Malls

Guadalajara has become a city with modern shopping malls that satisfy the needs with both locals and tourists. There are various large shopping malls in the city. The largest and oldest is Plaza del Sol, followed by Plaza Patria, Plaza Mexico, Gran Plaza, Centro Magno y Plaza Pabellon. When you go shopping in any of these plazas, you Hill find department stores, movie theaters, restaurants, bars and a whole range of boutiques and chain stores.

Instituto de Artesanas Jaliscienses

Run by the state government, this store has a wide selection of the exquisite blown glass and hand-glazed pottery typical of Jalisco artisans. There are also fine crafts from other parts of Mexico. Everything is sold at fixed prices.

Libertad Market

Also known as San Juan de Dios Market, the Libertad Market is one of Latin America's largest enclosed markets. Within a three-square-block area you can browse through more than 1,000 privately owned stalls selling everything from clothing to crafts to live animals and gold watches.

Tlaquepaque

Tlaquepaque, located a few miles outside of Guadalajara proper is one of the world's greatest shopping experiences. To fully appreciate Tlaquepaque you need at least a full day, possibly more. People from all over Mexico come to shop in Tlaquepaque when they are building new homes or remodeling. Tlaquepaque is where many interior designers, from all over the world, do a lot of Guadalajara shopping.

 

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