Shopping options
Poland offers a wide variety of shopping options for both locals and tourists. The country has a number of modern shopping centers, known as “galeries", which offer a wide range of shopping options, including clothing stores, electronics shops, and restaurants. These centers can be found in major cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, and Gdańsk, as well as in smaller towns.
One of the most popular shopping destinations in Poland is the traditional open-air market, or “bazaar," which can be found in nearly every town and city in the country. These markets offer a wide variety of goods, including clothing, footwear, household items, and food. They are also a great place to find traditional hand-crafted items, such as ceramics, pottery, and textiles.
Poland also offers a variety of boutiques and specialty shops that sell unique and locally made products. These can be found in the historic city centers and they sell a wide range of items such as clothes, jewellery, and hand-crafted goods.
Poland is also a great place to shop for traditional and modern souvenirs. Popular items include amber jewellery, hand-painted pottery, and traditional crafts such as woven textiles and hand-carved wooden items. One can also find a variety of foodstuff, such as vodka, traditional herbs and spices and Polish sweets.
Regarding prices, Poland is generally considered to be a relatively affordable destination for shopping. However, prices can vary depending on the location and the type of goods you are looking for. Big cities usually have higher prices than smaller towns, but you can still find good deals, especially when shopping in markets or at local specialty shops.
Sheep’s wool socks
Handcrafted goods differ by the region of Poland that you may find yourself in. If you’re in the mountains or near Zakopane, then pick yourself up a pair of sheep’s wool socks, they’re a little itchy but they’re really warm. In Kaszuby, you’ll find beautiful embroidered tablecloths with seven colours, hand-made snuff boxes and pictures painted on glass. In Gdansk and Warsaw, you’ll find a fine selection of amber and silver.
Polish linen is very popular due to its quality and colours and the best place to find it is in a chain of shops called Cepelia.
Other popular souvenirs that you can find in Poland include; Silesian porcelain, glass & cut glass, hand-painted Christmas tree baubles gingerbread and vodka.
In summary, Poland offers a wide variety of shopping options, from modern malls and shopping centers, to traditional open-air markets and specialty boutiques. Prices are generally considered to be affordable and the country is also a good place to find traditional and locally made products.
Below, you will find information about a few of Poland’s most popular shopping destinations.
Make your descent to 64 meters below the surface of Krakow for a guided tour of one of the most popular World Heritage sites in Poland. Wander through chambers, see underground lakes, shrines and salty monuments in one of the oldest UNESCO-listed salt mines!
Złote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) is a mall, which hosts international and local chains such as Sephora, H&M, Hugo Boss, New Balance & Douglas to name a few. It also has a multiplex cinema and lots of places to eat including Poland’s first Hard Rock Cafe. You’ll find Złote Tarasy next to the Central train station and very close to the Palace of Culture and Science. The mall is enclosed in a 10,000m glass dome – Further information.
Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) dominates the centre of the Main Market Square and was once the heart of Krakow’s clothing trade. The building was rebuilt after a fire in 1555. The ground floor today is a busy trading centre for arts & crafts and also souvenirs. On the upper floor of the hall is the Sukiennice Museum division of the National Museum, Kraków; which holds the largest permanent exhibit of 19th-century Polish painting and sculpture – Further information.
Wrocław’s market square was completely rebuilt after the last World War but was originally built in the 13th century making it the oldest medieval public square in Poland. Its also big, the second biggest in the country after Krakow. The square features some impressive architecture including the Gothic Old Town Hall and St. Elisabeth’s Church (Bazylika Św. Elżbiety) with its 91.5-metre-high tower and an observation deck at an altitude of 75 metres – Further information.
Stary Browar is an old brewery dating from 1844; which is now home to around 200 stores, dozens of restaurants and cafes, exceptional event and exhibition space, 8 movie theatres, a 5-star hotel, music clubs and a park. Built in November 2003, Stary Browar is located at 42 Półwiejska Street in the centre of Poznań. You’ll find various works of art at the old brewery, and the whole complex has been dubbed as an art, leisure, and shopping extravaganza. Its success as a popular entertainment, shopping, and meeting place has long stood as a symbol of Poznań’s economic renaissance – Further information.
Amber is the fossilized resin of coniferous trees that grew 40 million years ago; which washes up on the shore as the tide comes in. The seaside city of Gdansk is known as the capital of amber and today the city hosts the Amber Museum. Three streets in Gdansk named Mariacka, Długa, and Długie Pobrzeże are home to the city’s most famous amber boutiques, workshops and galleries and are collectively known as Amber Fifth Avenue. Here you can buy amber trinkets as well as watch amber craftsmen at work. Every year, Gdańsk hosts the International Fair of Amber – Further information.
Manufaktura is a huge and very impressive shopping mall made of red brick; which started life as a 19th century textile mill. Inside the complex, you’ll find all of the well-known EU chains in addition to a multiplex cinema, an Imax theatre, museums, restaurants and cafes. Manufaktura is a cultural, commercial and social centre and it ticks all the boxes for a great shopping experience. A major tourist asset of the city, it includes the largest public square in Łódź, which acts as a venue for cultural and sports events – Further information.
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