Of course, the Bentot can not be called a "shopping capital" of Sri Lanka, however, it is possible to buy something there. As in the whole Lanka, there are no Bent's shops and markets, as in India, and Thai shopping Lanka is still far . About shopping clothes of famous brands on Lanka is better forgotten. Is that if you accidentally get to sell something like nike or adidas, with cut-off labels in some bench. But it is rather rarity. And they trade for these things in recent years mercilessly. There is even more likely to buy something non-branded, but local factory production, but only on medium, not in body, man. The same, hence the growth seeks to 2 meters, should not even start looking (this is more about men, probably). For women clothes in local shops, although in general - the clothes are so-so (but to walk on the beach and dissect in Lanka - it will completely come down). In general, clothing shopping in bent.
You can also look at arriving in Duty Free. - There is quite a lot of useful trash. For example, very good men's shirts (it is shirts, not polo), women's things and even jewelry. Although, duty free - not even Sri Lanka, what can I say. In addition, if you fly with a transplant in Dubai, for example, then Duty Friend in Colombo will be just funny.
The shops near the station railway station are higher prices. On the main street of the resort there are several stores with the most popular "gifts" - carving on wood, beads, baubles, magnets. And across the road, more precisely, the village of Alutgam is through the bridge to the north. There will be more shops and fruit kiosks, as well as there are local supermarket networks (the so-called "CARGILLS FOOD CITY '" ), where you can buy, for example, good local tea. By the way, Cargills Food City Express is in Bentota, 30 meters from La Cafe Bentota, along the main road, however, it is less.
The beach also sometimes roam merchants, however, their prices are much higher than in local stores. As always, however.
In general, if honestly, then there is no need to spend time on stores in Bent. And you can go to the local fish market . Well, the fish markets of Sri Lanka have long become not so many places for purchases, how many landmarks. This can be said almost about all the country's Fish markets. Because it is colorful and interesting. Here is the place where local restaurants are purchased by fresh seafood. Of course, it is worth preparing for the fact that the stench there is incredible, and it is quite difficult to get rid of it.
Opposite the entrance, the line of wooden kiosks is buzzing by the voices of buyers and sellers and black-silver fishes with all kinds of fish. A little away, you can see moored boats and scattered on the pier of huge Rybin. In this part of the market to tourists, it seems to be not supposed, but if you find yourself there, they will not beat sticks, and the locals even pop up on cameras. The smell there is already practically unbearable, and the pavement is slippery: people here go barefoot, someone flies off with water from hoses from the surface of traces of fishing blood - there is a shark. Fed sharks - the most valuable.
They are then sent for sale in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan ... Especially love the Chinese. Fals of rare fish and sharks are a very good business for Lankans. By the way, the rest of the body of the shark are almost not used. They are thrown into dogs or thrown back to the ocean. Well, and so, the fish on the fish market is the most different, shrimp inexpensive - in short, if you're going to cook, it's better not to find a place.
