There is a common saying- 'diamond is a woman's best friend'. This cliched proverb is not only true in case of diamonds but also all kinds of jewelry. Jewelry adorns a woman and makes her look stunning. Be it junk jewelry made of conches, shells or beads, gem studded emerald or ruby necklace, a string of pinkish white pearls ,oxidized, silver, bronze or the chic gold jewelry; they can change a woman's look and transform an ordinary looking lady to a breath-taking beauty. Thus jewelry does wonders to a belle's personality. So any kind of jewelry is bound to attract a woman's attention.
If you have a fascination towards different types of expensive or inexpensive, funky or trendy, heavy or light, metallic or non-metallic jewelry or accessories, then Anjuna, Mapusa and Calangute Beach markets are ideal shopping hubs for you. They offer a varied array of magnificent jewelries either hand made or artistically crafted from silver, bronze and even wood and bamboo. Magnificent terracotta and colorful beaded necklaces are also available at affordable prices. Besides the imitation stuffs, if you are interested in original shimmer and glitter then you can go for the precious and semi-precious stone studded bangles, bracelets and necklaces. All these jewelries that dazzle in the night lamps of the beach stalls adds a mystical and magical quality to the market places. You become wonder-eyed when the sparkling aura of the stones of these jewelries catches your eye and you can't resist yourself from buying them. The reason there are so different kinds of jewelries is because of different traders of different parts of the country and also the world display their merchandises in these beach markets.
However one has to be very careful about the price as they have different ranges. If you are a good bargainer then you can strihe a good deal.
The jewelry, trinkets, beaded necklaces and so on are one of the best souvenirs one can take back home from Goa-the Shopper's Paradise.
Places where you can shop jewelry are-
- Rajasthan Arts, Baga beach
- Ranjana's Souvenir Shop, opposite Hotel Goan Heritage, Calangute beach,
- Sunrise Jewellers, Hotel Cidade de Goa, Dona Paula
- Century Curios, Calangute beach
- Anjuna Beach Market
Besides these places,one can also find antique carpets in the flea markets of Anjuna and Mapusa.
Last Updated on 4th October 2010
