Shopping in Santiago

Shopping in Santiago can be a real fun if one visits the numerous malls and markets that are scattered all over the city. The residents of the city spend their weekends browsing and buying the wares on display in the mall shops. The shops in Santiago are generally open on weekdays from 10 am to 7 pm and on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. Malls are usually open daily from 10 am to 9 pm.

The advantage of shopping in Santiago is the sheer variety of retail products the city offers. Chileans are highly influenced by European culture and this influence also extends to their shopping habits. Many international departmental store chains have opened branches in the malls that are found in plenty in Santiago city. The notable shopping malls in Santiago are:

Mall Alto Las Condes Av. Kennedy 9001 Mall Panoramico Av. 11 de Septiembre 2155 Mall Parque Arauco Av. Kennedy 5413 Apumanque Av. Apoquindo, corner Manquehue Mall del Centro, Rosas Corner of 21 de Mayo

For beautiful handicraft items, one can visit Centro Artesanal Santa Lucia. The other handicraft stores of the city are:

• Los Dominicos Nueva Apoquindo 9085, Las Condes
• Feria de Arte Indigena Cerro Santa Lucia, Downtown
• Bellavista Pio Nono / Santa Maria, Barrio Bellavista

The flea markets in Santiago sell antiques, old music collections and furniture. Persa Bio-Bio is the largest flea market in Santiago city. The Pueblito Los Dominicos is a great place for purchasing handicrafts. One will come across traditional Chilean jewelry, copper products, furniture, fine art and leather products here.

Persons interested in adventure tourism may also procure economically priced outdoor equipment like Gore-Tex, Ski pants, trekking boots and fleece jackets among others. The Parque Arauco is a mall, stocking an entire array of high priced consumer goods. The Parque Arauco mall also has got a cinema hall.


For getting a taste of the literature of Chile, one can pay a visit to the Galeria Drugstore located in Av. Providencia just at the corner of Andres de Fuenzalida. It has got a wide collection of books for the readers.

Some other shopping centers of Santiago are as follows:

• Club de Amantes del Vino
  Europa 2048, Santiago, Chile
  
• Mercado Central
  Ismael Valdes Vergara 900, Santiago
  
• La Vinoteca
  Avenida Isidora Goyenechea 2966, Santiago
  
• Aldea de Vitacura
  Avenida Vitacura 6838, Santiago
  
• Blue Andes
  Jose Victorino Lastarria 307, Santiago
  
• Rocco
  Jose Victorino Lastarria 53, Santiago
  
• Antiguedades Balmaceda
  Av. Brasil at Balmaceda, Santiago
  
• Donde Golpea El Monita
  21 de Mayo 707, Santiago