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Every locality in Réunion is known for a specific craft. Wicker chairs, bamboo furniture, embroidery, braided slippers, mats, patchwork rugs... The island produces many kinds of objects that can be purchased at markets. Tourist offices, especially the one in Saint-Denis, offer a selection of locally made quality products. The shelves are also well stocked with preserves, candies, and rum and liqueurs made from all kinds of fruits.

The Markets
Le Grand Marché (2 Rue Maréchal-Leclerc, open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5.30pm) is the city's main arts-and-crafts market. Although not as colourful as the markets at Saint-Paul or that of Port-Louis in Mauritius, it offers all kinds of handicrafts, including the tablemats and cloths embroidered by the nuns at Cilaos, wooden articles, spices, baskets or vacaos-leaf mats, furniture made of tamarind or camphor wood, and many bibelots. The prices are fairly high, and bargaining is advised.
Le Petit Marché (Rue Maréchal-Leclerc, open Monday through Saturday from 8.30am to 6pm and on Sundays from 8am to noon), located near the train station, is mainly for fruit and vegetables. The open market (Wednesdays and Sundays from 8am to noon) at Chaudron, to the east of Saint-Denis, is probably the liveliest one in the northern part of the island. All of the fruits and vegetables grown in Réunion can be purchased there.
Rue de la Compagnie
tel : +262 20 08 15
The Librairie Papeterie Gérard
This bookstore has a good selection, but few newspapers or magazines.
82 rue Juliette-Dodu
tel : 02 62 20 94 94
L’entrepôt
The best bookshop in town, if only for its friendly and helpful staff. It has a good selection of predominantly French-language books, as well as stationery and numerous newspapers and magazines in French and in English.
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