Shopping in Belarus is an integral part of your tours in Belarus. Those who generally stay away from shopping can be seen bargaining with local vendors in the markets while on a tour of a foreign land. A wide variety of handicraft and artifacts in Belarusian markets are sure to prompt you to go for Shopping in Belarus. Belarus Shopping Centers offer wide range of products including apparels, shoes, accessories, jewelries and many more. Woolen and linen clothes are best buys from these markets, as you will get good quality for little money. Therefore, you must agree that shopping is one of the best Things to do during your Belarus Tours.
The local handicrafts are Popular Buys in Belarus. The range includes wooden caskets, jewelry boxes, decorative plates, straw-woven items and knick-knacks. You can pick up typical Russian souvenirs such as the wooden 'Matreshka' dolls and samovars that remind of Russia. Scarina Avenue in Belarus is the main shopping district where you will find an array of antique shops and two departmental stores. Valuables, antiques, art works and old manuscripts are sold in the quaint shops of Belarus while modern departmental stores offer branded women's wear and perfumes. Those who have habit of drinking can visit the liquor shops housed in Minsk Airport. The duty free shops offer wide variety of spirits and alcohol of renowned brands like Absolut, Stolichnaya and Smirnoff.
These apart, there are bookshop-cum-art galleries in Belarus that offer books of renowned Belarusian writers as well as various local made artifacts that are quite eye-catching. In keeping with the growth of tourism industry souvenir shops are mushrooming in Belarus. You can shop for embroidered linens, straw-woven items, exquisitely carved wooden boxes and original Belarusian alcohol that can beat reputed brands.
While Shopping in Belarus you need to pay in Belarusian Roubles. There are money exchange counters in almost every shop in Belarus. Traveler's cheques and major international debit and credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Cirrus, Electron and Maestro are accepted in big shopping centers and hotels in Belarus while you will find ATMs and currency exchange counters on the streets of Minsk, Belarus. City shopping centers and stores open daily from early morning to late at night. So you can go for Shopping in Belarus any time you feel like.
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