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Many shops in Riga are packed into its city centre. Sure that you can take your time to browse before committing to a purchase. This is particularly advisable when it comes to the hand-knitted woolens for which Latvia is famous. As we have rather cold winters these things are very popular among locals. Every autumn I myself go to my friend knitter that sells her woolens at the Central Market to buy pair or two of wool socks and mittens. But you can also trawl the many carts that pepper Vecrīga (the Old Town), where the stall owners can often be seen knitting new additions to their stock, or check out stores like Tines at Vāgnera iela 5 ("iela" in Latvian means "street"). One more interesting shop, which is located in the Old Town, was created by knitting enthusiasts of "www.uzadi.lv". If you like traditional or fashion knitwears you can visit the shop "Hobbywool" at Mazā Pils iela 6.
For more modern souvenirs made by the Latvian craftsmen you can drop in a cozy arts and crafts shop "Rozes Bode" at Teātra iela 4, which showcases products by Latvian designers.
Here you can find everything. Nice and soft things like these:
Loving soaps like these:
And hundreds of other hand-made things like juwelry, photographs of Latvia today, paintings, graphics, hand-made candles, wooden toys, greeting cards, linen clothing and knitting, leather, ceramics and glass, etc.
Even more compact shopping experience can be found at Bergs Bazaar. Its warren-like are the place to find Latvian contemporary art at the Arte gallery, fashion store and art exibition in one place at Proud2B, apparel at OT Ogres trikotāža. On the second and the fourth Saturday of each month,the Bazaar hosts a Slow Food Farmer's market and the only covered outdoor antique market in Riga. The markets are open from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Here you can not only see, but also taste and buy local, traditional and seasonal produce and products: cheeses, black bread, honey, meats and cakes.
Many shops in Riga are packed into its city centre. Sure that you can take your time to browse before committing to a purchase. This is particularly advisable when it comes to the hand-knitted woolens for which Latvia is famous. As we have rather cold winters these things are very popular among locals. Every autumn I myself go to my friend knitter that sells her woolens at the Central Market to buy pair or two of wool socks and mittens. But you can also trawl the many carts that pepper Vecrīga (the Old Town), where the stall owners can often be seen knitting new additions to their stock, or check out stores like Tines at Vāgnera iela 5 ("iela" in Latvian means "street"). One more interesting shop, which is located in the Old Town, was created by knitting enthusiasts of "www.uzadi.lv". If you like traditional or fashion knitwears you can visit the shop "Hobbywool" at Mazā Pils iela 6.
For more modern souvenirs made by the Latvian craftsmen you can drop in a cozy arts and crafts shop "Rozes Bode" at Teātra iela 4, which showcases products by Latvian designers.
Here you can find everything. Nice and soft things like these:
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| Soft toys |
Loving soaps like these:
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| Loving soaps |
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| "Rozes Bode" showcase |
Even more compact shopping experience can be found at Bergs Bazaar. Its warren-like are the place to find Latvian contemporary art at the Arte gallery, fashion store and art exibition in one place at Proud2B, apparel at OT Ogres trikotāža. On the second and the fourth Saturday of each month,the Bazaar hosts a Slow Food Farmer's market and the only covered outdoor antique market in Riga. The markets are open from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Here you can not only see, but also taste and buy local, traditional and seasonal produce and products: cheeses, black bread, honey, meats and cakes.
