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Local art and craft work to take home
ii Inexpensive things to eat straight from the countryside
iii Toys for children of all ages
iv Invent a new style for yourself at bargain prices
v London has the best markets
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vi Find gifts for winter celebrations
vii Sell what you don't need
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We have become so used to
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Another type of market is a flea market. This
shopping in big supermarkets and
is a much more informal type of market,
chain stores, identical in every town,
where second-hand products can be sold by
that we have forgotten about one
anyone. If you have unwanted items at home,
important way to shop - markets.
you could take them to a flea market and sell
Markets are found in every country in
them yourself. There are also antiques and
the world, but wherever you go they
possibly local crafts at this kind of market. In
are different and reveal the local
some parts of the world there may not even
culture - and agriculture. From
be stalls; rather, vendors lay out their goods
farmers' markets selling fresh
on a sheet on the ground. In other parts of the
produce to craft and antique
world, flea markets have developed into car
markets, they are the best place to
boot sales, where people sell their unwanted
find something unique at a
items from their cars.
great price.
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In some places, markets are directed at
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Food is at its cheapest and freshest
visitors and tend to sell handicrafts typical of
in markets. Farmers often sell direct
the region. For many tourists, a visit to a
to the consumer, without all the
nearby market to buy souvenirs is an
packaging, shipping and advertising
important part of their holiday. Guadalajara in
that increases costs in shops and
Mexico has a huge range of traditional
supermarkets. You can often find
textiles, glassware, ceramics and art works
unusual products and those that are
and Seoul in Korea has some wonderful
not mass-produced. Food markets
original designs of all kinds of products at
vary hugely according to where they
affordable prices. Countries in the Middle East
are in the world. For example the
usually have beautiful hand-made rugs and
Kauppatori market in Helsinki,
carpets, and Indian markets sell colourful
Finland sells moose, reindeer and
handloom fabrics and beautiful silk scarves.
bear salami. Wherever you are, food
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In Europe, Christmas is the time when
will be locally produced and
seasonal markets are held to sell decorations
reasonably priced.
and gifts for the festive season. One of the
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Markets are also good places to buy
most famous of these is held in Wenceslas
clothes. Some sell cheap new and
Square in Prague in the Czech Republic. The
second-hand clothes, while others
market is made up of colourfully decorated
specialise in vintage or ethically
wooden huts selling traditional handicrafts,
made clothes and original items. The
embroidered lace, wooden toys, scented
markets of London are some of the
candles, Christmas tree ornaments, and
best in the world for those who want
puppets and dolls beautifully dressed in
to create a unique look for
traditional costumes. This looks very pretty,
themselves. Many new designers
especially in the snow.
start with a market stall, so if you are
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So, wherever you are in the world and
looking for a totally original item of
whatever you are looking for, there is a market
clothing, you could get something
for you. You can get all kinds of unusual things
really special at a bargain price at
Brick Lane, Spitalfields or Portobello
at great prices.
Road markets.
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