The traditional shopping streets are Ayios Andreas and Anexartisias street. These streets provide an ambiance of the old cobbled path lanes, away from the modern city.
Several western style malls ( Debenhams, Carrefour, Orphanidies etc )are spread across the city and warehouse-style shopping centres have mushroomed on the outskirts of the city.
A visit to the several Saturday Markets (one near Carrefour close to the tourist area) offers interesting buys at a good bargain.
Sea Sponges is popular product of Cyprus, used as a bath/face scrub. Loofa is used as a bath scrub. Available at most tourist/souvenir shops. Also there is a Sea Sponges Exhibition at the roundabout at the Old Port. However, sea sponges may be pricey!
The Lefkara Lace and other lace products may be brought from Limassol or any other city than Lefkara itself, as they may be often over priced in Lefkara, due to a large number of tourists flocking there, especially during the tourist season.
Souvenir shopping in Limassol is good, but for real shopaholics, a trip to the centre of Nicosia on Ledra Street is well advised, more so for the great ambiance there.
Opening hours for most shops are M-F 9AM-1PM / 3PM-7PM (siesta time in between, outside of the tourist area most smaller shops are not open on Wednesday afternoons.) and Saturdays 9AM-1PM. Only some convenience stores (Periptero in Greek) would be open 24 hours on all days .
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