Shopping in Bulgaria
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Gorgona
For camping, climbing, skiing and biking gear, you’ll want to visit Gorgona.
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Gorgona
For camping, climbing, skiing and biking gear, you’ll want to visit Gorgona.
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Sparm Supermarket
There are plenty of restaurants around Sveti Konstantin, many attached to hotels, and prices tend to be fairly reasonable compared with the bigger resorts further up the coast. The Sparm Supermarket near the bus stop probably offers the best value for self-caterers.
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antique shops
On ul Sâborna, you'll find several antique shops.
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Knisharnitsa Apoloniya
Central bookstore with maps, Lonely Planet guides and other English-language travel books.
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Bel Canto Bookshop
Small shop by the train station offering a variety of books as well as maps and postcards.
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Pingvinite Bookshop
Popular local bookshop with some titles in English about Bulgaria and maps of the country.
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Gorgona
For camping, climbing, skiing and biking gear, you’ll want to visit Gorgona.
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Penguin Bookshop
Stocks English-language novels and books on Bulgarian history, culture, cuisine and language.
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Central Mall
The eastside Central Mall is Bulgaria’s most modern shopping centre to be found outside of Sofia.
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ul Knyaz Boris I
The pedestrian stretch of ul Knyaz Boris I has numerous small fashion boutiques, including some international chains.
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Helikon
Welcoming modern bookshop selling a good range of English-language fiction plus books on Bulgaria in various languages.
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Bulgarski Komposzitor
Opposite the Ivan Vazov Theatre, this small shop has a good choice of classical and folk music CDs, as well as sheet music.
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Litera
A bookshop opposite the Dzhumaya Mosque; has English-language travel books about Bulgaria, including a few Lonely Planet guides.
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Booktrading
Stocks a fair selection of English-language novels as well as books on Bulgarian history, cuisine and topics of general interest.
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Capricorn Gallery
Just off pl Ekzarh Yosif, this interesting little gallery sells paintings and sculptures by local artists, though prices are quite high.
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Kanela
Small boutique selling a small and changeable selection of women’s clothes by young local designers, as well as a range of jewellery.
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Ponedelnik Pazar
The Ponedelnik Pazar over by pl Vazhrajdane and the Hotel Renaissance, displays fresh fruits and vegetables (and the Bulgarians who buy them).
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Stenata
The best place in town to buy hiking, climbing and camping equipment, including backpacks, tents and sleeping bags, but it doesn’t hire gear.
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Blaga Blagoeva
Eponymous store selling the latest offerings from the highly regarded local women’s fashion designer, including colourful evening dresses and knitwear.
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Mirela Bratova
Stylish women’s fashions designed by Sofia couturier Mirela Bratova are on display at this little shop, including a selection of knitted dresses.
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Helikon Bookshop
On the edge of the main square, this bookshop stocks a wide range of books, including English-language novels, and local, regional and international maps.
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Penguin Bookshop
At the northern end of this road, on the corner with bul San Stefano, Penguin sells a small selection of English-language novels and books about Bulgaria.
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Alexandra Video
This bright chain store has a mixed collection of jazz, folk and pop CDs, with more space given to DVDs of Hollywood films, comics and some English-language books.
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Gallery Bissera
Gallery Bissera, set up in an old wooden barn behind the cinema, offers a similar range of local paintings and ceramics, as well as some antique oddments.
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