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SHOPPING: Commercial Centres The streets of Valencia offer hundreds of possibilities for the browsing of shop windows and for being surprised by the shops that hand-made objects to sell, as well as the establishments that make a show of the newest designs. Fans, crotchet work, ceramics from Manises or items of clothing are just some of the products that you can buy in the Valencian capital. Whatever their tastes and preferences may be, visitors can find whatever they are looking for in Valencia. When it is time to go shopping, the possibilities are vast. An ample and varied range of products is offered in the handicraft shops of the Old Town (Cuitat Vella), as well as in the more modern establishments around Colón, the local markets or the numerous commercial centres of this Mediterranean city. - Handicrafts and Antiques in the Old Town (Cuitat Vella)
The streets that are located around the Ayuntamiento, de la Virgin and Patriarca plazas, as well as the streets Roger de Lauria, Correos, Barcas, Poeta Querol, San Vicente Mártir or Paz are mainly dedicated to commerce and house specialised shops with a traditional flavour. Near the cathedral and the Town Hall it is possible to buy all sorts of silver objects, hand painted fans, crochet work, silk embroidery, basketwork, wickerwork products or the famous Manises ceramics. This last product is found in a thousand different varieties, from blue tones on white to the highly valued metallic gleam. Avellanas, Baja or Purísima streets, also in the Cuitat Vella house shops that buy, sell and restore antiques, in which the furniture and pieces on show have many years of history. In addition, in the streets Pizarro, Nave and Cirilo Amorós it is possible to find many art galleries and shops. - Fashion around Colón
To find jewellers and fashion establishments, deluxe boutiques as well as franchises with more accessible prices, you have to head for Calle Colón and the surrounding area, like Sorní, Cirilio Cirilo Amorós and Jorge Juan streets. As well as shops, this area also has several shopping centres.
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