The best place for purchasing elaborate handicrafts is none other than the vivid and vivacious Vientiane of Laos that provides you the most excellent opportunities to pick up the top-quality products of this world. Thousands of people, who take cheap flights to Vientiane for sightseeing and exploration, also love to shop here a lot. Couture quality textiles, jewellery, home-furnishings, crafts, arts and Hill tribe silk are the main specialities of the area that you can easily fond all over the city. The main and famous shopping destinations in this region are Setthathirat and Samsenthai streets that are stocked with a large variety of quality products. If you are in search of the most valuable and pure quality of silk then you must head towards Morning Market that is located near the Nam Phu Fountain.
Setthathirat, Panggkam and Samsenthai are the main streets of Vientiane that feature the best and excellent variety of art, antiques and crafts. Thai Tribal and hill-tribe crafts are plentiful and you must not miss the chance to hit the magical site of Kanchana Boutique that is located in Chanta Khumman Street and offers its beloved guests an amazing collection of crafts and Laos silk. Ranging from traditional to modern and classic art there is an amazing agglomeration of interesting handicrafts, furniture and a range of media. Once you are there in Vientiane, you must also go for book’s shopping that features plenty of occasional Japanese comic book, travel guides, maps, English novels and plenty of second-hand French books. The main book stores are Bookshop Sapasin Tha, Kosila Bookshop 1 & 2 and Lao Plaza Hotel Book Shop.
Elegant Boutique is one of the major and best-loved attractions of the area that sells everything from Lao crafts to fashion clothing. Administered by a young designer who uses the blend of various cotton and silk fabrics, this boutique attracts plenty of people who just love to wear some westernized clothing. Stocked with a large variety of beautiful and adorable items for both women and men such as skirts, tunics, tops, dresses, suits, pants, and shirts, it is cherished by foreigners as well as locals alike.
Extremely popular for its delicate designs and high quality, its stunning and precious ornaments are the most sought-after local crafts of the whole city. For more amazing variety of jewellery items, do try the Lao Fine Art Handicrafts Jewellery that provides you with an interesting and creative combination of silver, coconut wood and normal wood jewels. They are mainly made from 92.5% silver and are designed in eye catchy and appealing Lao‘s traditional styles. Textiles is another main industry of the city and the best quality if found in the down town area- Nokeo Khumman Street.
Also don’t miss the chance to purchase handicrafts from Saoban Village that features a large variety of bamboo wares, silver jewellery and cotton and silk products. The most striking feature is that the money you spent here is directly consumed for grassroots.
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