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Mall at Millenia in Orlando where stores include the famous Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. There’s also Florida Mall with 250 stores
and restaurants and Festival Bay Mall, which has a 20-screen movie theatre. Osceola Square Mall, Kissimmee’s only enclosed mall south of Orlando, has over 50 great speciality shops, cinemas and restaurants. Wherever you are staying, you will not be
far from a shopper’s paradise. And, keep reminding yourself of that desirable exchange rate. You can save on computer items, clothes and shoes by buying them in Florida. For instance, designer -name jeans can be 60 per cent cheaper than at home and boots around half the price. Tampa’s International Plaza, near the airport,
further up the coast, Titusville has selections of antiques, crafts and art that will make fabulous presents for friends and family alike. Being a millionaire’s
“Keep reminding
yourself of that desirable exchange rate”
paradise, The Palm Beaches has its fair share of designer shops and high-end stores but you can still find one-off shopping gems. Delray, between Miami and West Palm Beach and known as ‘The Village by the Sea’, has quirky boutiques, antique and art shops. Miami again is a haven
is the west coast’s most prestigious mall with four department stores, over 200 shops and an open- air village with restaurants and small boutiques. If staying in northwest Florida, then Silver Sands Factory Stores is perfectly placed for that coastline, being almost in the centre of Destin. Silver Sands boasts of being the largest designer mall in the whole country, let alone Florida, with more than 100 different labels. When you’ve finished shopping you can take a leisurely trip through the nearby country park. There are lots of small eclectic souvenir and speciality shops and galleries in this area too and you can buy paintings by local artists. If you prefer browsing around tiny shops,
craft fairs and markets, then avoid the malls and explore the streets where you are staying. On the east coast, Cottage Row in downtown
Cocoa Beach has former military houses that have been converted into quaint shops. And
“Remember that malls have a great variety of eating outlets”
for the rich and famous so it has every designer label going in malls such as the huge Aventura Mall and the new Village of Merrick Park. But among the posh shops, there are affordable items – clothes, bags, shoes, housewares and gadgets – even on famous streets such as Lincoln Avenue. Fort Lauderdale’s claim to shopping fame, north of Miami, is that it has Florida’s largest outlet mall, Sawgrass Mills, which has 300 outlet stores. And remember that malls
have a great variety of eating outlets from fast food to fine dining, so you can
easily make a full day of it. Again, like the majority of beach holiday
resorts, look behind the fringe of hotels and apartments along the shore and you
Whether your preference is for market stalls or glitzy shopping malls, Florida has something for all shopaholics
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