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The best fashion and gift stores Costa Rica

21 Shopping – Fashion – Gifts Costa Rica

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2024

MERCADO CENTRAL

San José

Gift ideas

4.5/5

(4 reviews)

Without a doubt the best place to buy most souvenirs such as canvas or ... Read more

2024

DEPOSITO LIBRE

Golfito

Good shopping

3/5

(1 review)

Golfito's main source of revenue resides at the Depósito Libre (created in ... Read more

2024

HOUSE OF CIGARS

Quepos

Tobacco - Electronic cigarettes - CBD

Sale of cigars. Read more

+506 2777 2208

2024

PURO MTB SHOP

San José

Bicycles Purchase sale accessories maintenance and repair

You will probably notice it on the roads, in Costa Rica, cycling is very ... Read more

+506 2231 4110

2024

NAMU ECO TIENDA ORGANICA

Puerto Viejo De Talamanca

Fashion and gift stores

A charming boutique that offers many natural and homemade products. Spices, ... Read more

+506 8886 2133

2024

COOPERATIVA DE ARTESANIA

Sarchi

Gifts from around the world

Many crafts shops are gathered in a huge cooperative to present all the ... Read more

+506 2454 4196

2024

REGGAELAND

Puerto Viejo De Talamanca

Gifts and souvenirs

In the middle of the small shopping mall in Puerto Viejo, an unusual ... Read more

+506 2750 2096

2024

LIBRERIA LEHMANN

San José

Bookshop

It is the most central, so most practical, bookshops in San José. Also in ... Read more

+506 2223 1212

2024

MASCARADA TRADICIONAL BOMBI

Barva

Gifts from around the world • €€

Luis Fernando "Bombillo" Vargas revived the tradition of masks in the ... Read more

+506 8848 9092

2024

LIBRAIRIE CHUNCHES

Santa Elena

Bookshop

A handy shop, where you can choose a book or coffee by listening to the ... Read more

+506 2645 5147

2024

SOPHIE AYMON ARTE Y ARMONIA

Playa Negra

Art galleries

Located in Costa Rica since 2016, Sophie is a painter who exhibited in ... Read more

+506 7100 2303

2024

BOOKS&STUFF

Jacó

Bookshop

A bookstore that sells second-hand books and also works in French (you need ... Read more

+506 2643 2508

2024

PRESSING

Golfito

Dry cleaners and laundries

Enough rare in Costa Rica to be reported. Read more

2024

GALERIA COLIBRI (HUMMINGBIRD GALLERY)

Monteverde

Art galleries

Michael and Patricia Fodgen, who live in Ecuador, exhibit their photos of ... Read more

+506 2645 5030

2024

LIBRERIA FRANCESA

San Pedro

Bookshop

If you run out of reading material during your trip, this is the place to ... Read more

+506 2233 7979

2024

EK ART JEWELRY

Tamarindo

Jewelry designer

Since 2003, this store is the little factory of Laura Uzinka and Guillermo ... Read more

+506 2653 2428

2024

SOUVENIR MUSEUM

Alajuela

Gifts from around the world • €€

The shop-museum aims to encourage the development of the country's ... Read more

+506 2441 5639

2024

ARTERIA

San José

Concept stores • €

Pura vida, Mae, Tuanis... Have you heard these expressions throughout your ... Read more

+506 2257 1446

2024

MALL SAN PEDRO

San Pedro

Shopping mall

This large shopping mall is the most attractive in San Jose and its ... Read more

+506 2283 7540

GREEN WAVE SURF & SKATE

San Isidro Del General

Sports store

Recommended by a member

+506 2772 0003

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Practical information : Treat yourself (& others) Costa Rica

Timetable

Opening hours in Costa Rica are pretty much the same as in Europe, with one small difference: shops open earlier and generally close earlier than in France. Stores generally open from 8am to midday and from 2pm to 4pm, Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings. In major cities, shops are open continuously from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. On tourist sites, shops sometimes stay open later in the evening, as well as on Sundays and public holidays.

What's very local

The Costa Rican government has set up a new program called " Sello Costa Rica Artesanal " to develop the craft market and strengthen Costa Rican identity. This program guarantees customers the authenticity of a product that has been genuinely crafted using traditional know-how. Among other things, it promotes the use of quality raw materials, ethical production methods and good environmental practices. This program helps to combat imported and industrialized products.

Tourist traps

Handicrafts are one of the most important activities for Costa Rica's indigenous communities. The country has succeeded in valorizing the "know-how" of its population, but many products continue to be manufactured abroad, in China in particular, which makes them less attractive. To find authentic creations, it's best to go directly to the producer, in villages or markets, to avoid "tourist traps" whose authenticity is not 100% guaranteed.