Shopping in Martinique

Martinique like other Caribbean countries offers an amazing mix of exotic and traditional items to shop for. The items best sought for include, Coral jewelry, bamboo trinkets, wooden sculptures, wickerwork, pottery and Creole dolls, rum, flowers and a lot more. The craft industry of Martinique offers Coral jewelry, bamboo trinkets, wooden sculptures, wickerwork, pottery and Creole dolls dressed in madras. These are just some of the craft goods you can find at the Centre des Metiers d'Art in Fort-de-France, in the souvenir shops, and the craft market at la Savane.

Martinique’s Rum is considered the best in the world.There's white rum, old rum, and many fine liqueurs, such as coconut punch, passion fruit punch and orange punch.  As rich as the island's history is the island's soil, whose sugar cane gives birth to rums considered among the best in the world. They were awarded the prestigious French label "appellation d'origine controlee" previously only reserved for French cheeses and wines. Distilleries abound and all of them welcome visitors for a sampling of their product.

Here is a list of some of the souvenir shops, where you can shop for the above mentioned items:

Souvenir shops

1: In Fort-de-France

Marché Artisanal sur la Savane

2: In Fort-de-France

Centre des Métiers d'Art

Rue Ernest Deproge, Fort-de-France

Tel: (596) 596 69 30 02

3: Centre Commercial de Place d'Armes

Shopping Center in Lamentin

Tel: (596) 596 51 77 77

4: Centre Commercial La Galleria

Tel: (596) 596 50 66 63

Centre Commercial Le Rond Point

Shopping Center in Fort-de-France

Tel: (596) 596 61 61 61

5: Centre Commercial La Bateliere in Schoelcher

Tel: (596) 596 61 32 62

Centre Commercial de Cluny

Source: www.martinique.org