Zihuatanejo - Shopping

There is a large variety of options for shopping and browsing in both Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. One thing you should know, is that here most store owners do a "lunch break" followed by a "siesta time". Usually their business hours are from 9:00 a.m. 'till 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. 'till 8:00 p.m. from Mondays through Saturdays. During high season, many shops extend their business hours and open on Sundays too. 

Downtown Zihuatanejo offers you a variety of little and medium size clothing shops, boutiques, jewelry stores and souvenirs shops for you to enjoy and browse while walking around, and don't forget to take advantage of theirs special offers merchandise that are advertised with signs Oferta (on sale), Rebaja (price reduced) and Liquidación (close-out).

Both parts of our destination have large and colorful artisans markets (called Mercado Turístico de Artesanías) with more than 200 stands for the one in Zihuatanejo and more than 80 stands for the one in Ixtapa. These markets have a large variety of articles and it is very worthwhile to visit them for souvenir and gift shopping. The one in Zihuatanejo is in Ave. Cinco de Mayo (near the main pier) and the one in Ixtapa it's located in the Boulevard.

In both artisans markets you will be able to find great souvenirs and decoration articles at a very reasonable prices. Bargaining is the fun part of every transaction, so don't be afraid to do it, but take into consideration that what they might say it's sterling silver it could be "alpaca" (which is silver with a high content of nickel, not real silver). This type of pieces look very nice and they are very reasonable priced making them a good souvenir choice to take for your friends back home.