Shopping
Sri Lanka offers an interesting and existing array of items for
shoppers. Gems, Finished Garments, Batiks, Tea and Handicrafts are
popular shopping itineraries among the tourists. Handlooms fabric
materials, leather products, furniture, reproduction of antiques,
jewellery and ceramic are also popular with visitors of fine taste
who appreciate the very best.
Handlooms
Once thriving handloom industry is now slowly picking up with many
upto date designs suitable for modern living. These include shirting,
saris and especially upholstery materials.
Furniture
Most popular furniture among the tourists is the Dutch and British
era reproductions.
Gems
Ratnapura has been the main source of gems for many centuries and
most of the Country's gem dealers are located in this town. Most
gem cutting centers also offers gems to be set into jewellary by
the visitors. Gems are also available at jewellary shops around
the country. The Gem Exchange in Colombo houses many Gem dealers
and a government valuation service. |
