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Shopping in Bordighera follows the rhythm of a small seaside town: no shopping centres, but shops in the town centre, a weekly market on the seafront, antiques and craft markets, and the produce of the Riviera to take home.<\/p>\n

In this guide you will find the market days, where to shop in town, what local produce to buy and some practical information on opening hours and sales.<\/p>\n

The weekly market on Thursdays<\/h2>\n

Bordighera\u2019s market is held every Thursday morning, from 8 am to 1 pm, on the Lungomare Argentina<\/a><\/strong>: stalls selling clothes, shoes, household goods, food, fruit and vegetables, with the sea just a few steps away (market details<\/a>). Local people go too, and it is worth arriving early, when the stalls have just been set up and the promenade is still cool.<\/p>\n

During the redevelopment works on the seafront the stalls have moved several times from one stretch of the promenade to another: today the market occupies the part of the seafront west of the station.<\/p>\n

On Thursdays the seafront is taken up by the stalls: if you are coming by car, bear in mind that parking is not allowed in the market area. When Thursday falls on a public holiday, the Comune decides each time whether to move the market or combine it with another day.<\/p>\n

Antiques and craft markets<\/h2>\n

The antiques market, on the first Sunday of the month<\/h3>\n

On the first Sunday of every month<\/strong>, except January, from 8 am to 7 pm, the seafront hosts \u201cBordighera citt\u00e0 d\u2019Arte\u201d<\/a>, the antiques, collectibles and vintage market: period furniture and objects, vintage design, books, prints, postcards and curiosities. It is organised by two local associations, E20Free and AnticoDoc, and it is the right moment for a stroll among the stalls followed by a coffee by the sea.<\/p>\n

The craft market on the seafront<\/h3>\n

On the Lungomare Argentina there is also a market reserved for artists and creative craftspeople: painters and illustrators, and work in glass, wood, leather, fabric, wax, metal and semi-precious stones, all under identical white gazebos. In summer, from June to September, the stalls are open almost every day until the evening; for the rest of the year mainly at weekends and on public holidays. It does not take place on weekly market days.<\/p>\n

Creators & artists in town, on the first Saturday of the month<\/h3>\n

On the first Saturday of every month<\/strong>, from 10 am to 5 pm, \u201cCreatori & artisti in paese\u201d<\/a> brings artists and creative craftspeople to the squares and alleys of Bordighera Alta, where they show their work and how they make it.<\/p>\n

Fairs during the year<\/h3>\n

The calendar of trade fairs changes every year, but some events come round again:<\/p>\n