Shopping in Harare is quite economic and at the same time very interesting. Shopping in Harare can be done from the various upscale shopping centers or numerous markets which are scattered around the city.
Some of the main shopping centers of this place are as follows:
Mbare Musika: This market is one of the busiest markets of the city and is an integral part of Shopping in Harare. The market is located next to the main bus station. The market is famous for its various milk products and has various stores selling hand-made clothing, herbs, medicines and crafts. There are some shops which sell different types of paintings made by local artists. Some smaller markets also lie nearby which sell different kinds of leather goods like jackets, purses and shoes.
Eastgate Centre: This is the most important shopping centre of the city and is located at the heart of the city, near the main administrative centre. The building is designed in a unique way so that it is ventilated and cooled entirely by natural means. The building has different types of stores selling varieties of items which are located in different floors of the building. The building was opened to the public in the year 1996 on Rubert Mugabe Avenue near Second Street. The building provides 5,600 mē of retail space, 26,000 mē of office space and parking facility for 450 cars. The main items that are sold range from electronic goods, garments to medicines and leather goods.
Harare is also famous for its sculptures. The best known sculptors of Zimbabwe came mainly from the Tengenenge Art Community, which is very well known for its creative works. There are many shops in Mbare Musikan and in other local markets which sell this kind of sculptures and are very popular among the tourists. Some of the sculptures are cheap while some are quite expensive.
Harare is also well known for its various textile goods. The tourists can buy different types of textile goods from the local markets as well as from large departmental stores. Most of the textile goods have nice decorations on them. Different types of cushions slopes, bedcovers and table cloth are sold in the markets.
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