Shopping in Kovalam

Kovalam Shopping

Shopping in Kovalam is quite an exciting affair with innumerable shacks or shops lined up along the beach sides. Kovalam is famous for statues made of teakwood and rosewood. There are a Large Numbers of shops in Kovalam selling handicrafts, ranging from carpets to clothes. The beach area of Kovalam is a treasure trove for shopping. Small shacks on the beach are ideal for picking pretty trinkets and small handicrafts. Besides from this items there are lots of beachwear and jewellery made of seashells are also interesting items for shopping in Kovalam are sold here .Shop for batik lungis or sarongs that are sold on the beach by hawkers who also sell cheap sunglasses and beach equipment. The shops at Kovalam which sell handicrafts items of different states attract the international tourists.
Shop for Souvenirs buy an exciting range of collectibles from Tibetan Knick- Knacks to Kashmiri Shawls , chunky Silver Ornaments to Ethic Jewellry , Malabar Spices to kerala Artefacts and much more from the numerous shop lining the Beachside . Quality Painting , Antiques , Curios and Hand-woven Saris are other good buy from these Shops

List of Markets in Kovalam

Kovalam Beach : This shops is Basically located near Lighthouse Beach area Kovalam . Here you can buy Silk Sarongs, a variety of colours and quality/ weight lunghis.

SM Handloom Center : In this Shop you can Buy Garments and Clothes made up of silk, cotton, linen etc.It is located near Hotel Jeevan House in Kovalam .

Joseph & Sons Shop : Spices like Cardamom, saffron, coriander, vanilla pods, cinnamon, dry ginger, fenugreek, mustard, nutmeg and mace, star anise, turmeric,tamarind, aniseed, asafoetida, palm jaggery and more . It is located near lighthouse Beach, Nr Sandy Beach Hotel in Kovalam

Varkala Beach : The Shops is located near Kovalam is a great place to shop for beachwear and jewelry made of seashells.

Things to Buy in Kovalam

In Kovalam , There are Many shops that Sell handicraft items , junk jewellery , decorative items made of rosewood and teakwood and seashells jewellery Etc . You Can see Handicrafts and souvenirs shops that sell ‘ ethnic ‘ stuff from Tibet, Rajasthan and Kashmir. The city is known for its teakwood and rosewood statues, carpets, and ethnic clothes.