Dominican Republic Shopping

Shopping in the Dominican Republic can become one more attraction. Locally made handicrafts of all types, beginning with amber jewelry and finishing with decorative pieces are ranked as the best-sellers. The tourists are eager to buy milky blue and polished pink pieces of conch shell, which are good jewelry too. Wood and soapstone carvings, ceramics and mahogany furniture, decorative candles with the smell of coconut, cinnamon, and vanilla are also worth buying. Pay attention that bargaining is an expected thing at the markets of the country. Spain, Africa and Haiti had the strongest influences on the culture of the Dominican Republic, so nowadays the tourists are offered a wide selection of artwork, such as colorful paintings, wood or ceramic sculptures, decorative dolls and pots.

One of the most popular souvenirs is Dominican-made rum - the highest quality product. Because of the fact that the Dominican Republic is the biggest cigar-producing country in the world, the cigars stand for a perfect souvenir too.