Shopping in Wellington is one of the must do activity for the tourists coming to this city of New Zealand. The city offers a mix of fabulous shopping opportunities to tourists. The downtown of Wellington is the ideal shopping destination and is usually so compact that you can walk from one end to the other in just 20 minutes.
If you would like to be guided about Shopping in Wellington then you can pick up the free Wellington Shopping Guide and The Fashion Map at the visitor center. You will find markets, boutiques, cafes and second hand stores with all sorts of items in display from the department and designer stores of Lambton Quay up Willis Street to the funkier side of town on Cuba Street. The stores usually remain open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5:30 pm. On Saturdays from 9 am to 4:30 pm, and Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm.
The best place to start for shopping in Wellington is Lambton Quay. This place has three linked arcades, and Capital on Quay, at 250 Lambton Quay. There are boutiques, a heap of shoe stores, music shops, and excellent bookstores. You will also get the city’s most famous department store, Kirkcaldie & Stains at this place. For trendy knitwear shop at Jumpers, Harbour City Centre, Lambton Quay which has Wellington's largest range of New Zealand knitwear.
If you are a fashion and music lover then take a walk up the Willis Street as you'll find more fashion, books and music aplenty. After that you can turn to the Manners Street and make your way into the weird and wonderful Cuba Street area, which also have some interesting shopping arcades. If you are interested in getting your future predicted, your body pierced or tattooed, or simply a cup of good coffee, you will get it all in this area.
Some of the important market places where you can enjoy shopping in Wellington includes the James Smith Market at Manners Street, the Wellington Market, Taranaki and Wakefield streets the Moore Wilson Fresh Food Market, at Moore Wilson's on Lorne Street and the Jackson Street Market at the corner of Jackson and Elizabeth streets.
For more information on Shopping in Wellington, visit travel.mapsofworld.
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