PUERTO VALLARTA SHOPPING

Puerto Vallarta’s cobblestone streets are covered with stands and stores where various products made in different places of Mexico are displayed, such as Oaxaca black earthenware pottery, Coahuila sarapes, Taxco silver jewelry, local handicrafts, blown glass items, typical clothing, masks and other artistic pieces like the Huichol people’s works.

In Puerto Vallarta, you cannot only acquire handicrafts and art made by local apprentices working at Pueblito del Sol Cultural Center, but also paintings and sculptures by recognized national and international artists at convenient prices. Thus, some of the most recognized Mexican painters and sculptors, as well as international artists show their work in Puerto Vallarta’s various galleries and museums.

Stroll along Puerto Vallarta’s Malecon (boardwalk), where bronze sculptures depicting Mexican creativity are exhibited can be called an outdoor gallery that you should not miss, even though the statues are not for sale.

If you like to shop in air-conditioned and fancy environments, you don’t have to go far, Puerto Vallarta also boasts malls, which are easy to reach from the hotel zone and house everything from banks, restaurants, shops for beach essentials, bars and cyber cafes to spinning facilities. Some of the malls that you can visit in Puerto Vallarta are: Plaza Marina, Plaza Neptuno, Plaza Caracol, Plaza Genovesa and Villa Vallarta.

Nuevo Vallarta’s shopping scene can also offer some exciting experiences with its blend of modern mall stores and traditional handicraft shops. Although most of the shopping opportunities happen inside the hotels and resorts, it is possible to run into a street vendor once in a while, who will presume to have the best prices.

Paradise Plaza Mall stands out among the shopping malls in Nuevo Vallarta as the largest, with facilities that hold from clothing stores and a supermarket, to a disco. No matter what you look for, you can be sure you will find it there.

Most shops policies in Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta intend to favor the customers, for example, shops accept credit cards pervasively to facilitate the paying process and they will ship your purchases anywhere if demanded. Then, shopping in Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta will please every need and grant you the opportunity to feel the hospitality that has made the land famous.