The best fashion and gift stores East

A factory run by a French woman who produces her own brands. They will be able to advise you and explain to you how to avoid the tourist traps. The first house cigar is very mild, made of three year old tobacco, with Connecticut wrapper, and it exists in ten sizes. Here, the art of cigar making will be explained in detail, and the tabaqueros will be shown at work. Rum and mamajuana tasting is possible in the museum next door. In short, an address of choice for shopping before leaving the country!

El Mundo Gift Shop is a big and practical shop: you can find everything, but absolutely everything! From pareos (but also all kinds of clothes) to postcards, sun creams and lighters, from everyday objects in the colours of the Dominican Republic to jewellery created from amber and larimar by local craftsmen, without forgetting the food supplies (fresh fruit juices, rum and prepared bottles of mamajuana) and a selection of various books. Perfect for making and giving gifts!

Puntacana Village is just a two-minute drive from Punta Cana International Airport and a few kilometers from Puntacana Resort & Club. It's a shopping center where you'll find everything, with a good-sized, well-stocked supermarket. Final purchases, such as bottles of rum, are much cheaper than at the airport, even with tax-free shopping. You can also enjoy a good ice cream while waiting to board.

This brand new shopping centre in Bavaro has shops, restaurants and bars as well as an artificial lake for water sports, pulled by a mechanical arm. Numerous events are organised in the adjoining square. You will find all the essential shops, as well as pharmacies, banks, supermarkets for food and other shopping, tourist information points... Large free car park, free wifi throughout the shopping centre which is adapted for people with reduced mobility.

If you forgot to buy souvenirs on your trip, it's not too late! Head to Taino Gifts in Punta Cana to find what you're looking for. It may not be the cheapest, but the products are of good quality and the wide selection is very practical. Rum, cigars, coffee, jewelry, cocoa and other local products are all on offer, and it's hard not to find the perfect gift. For rum lovers, rum tastings are organized, so you can try before you buy!

A fine selection of souvenirs of all kinds at Chez Nicole. No trinkets here, just quality products, from mid-range to top-of-the-range. Enough to satisfy all your interior decorating desires, or find a souvenir to hang on the wall or wear on your person - such as an amber or Larimar bracelet. Perfect for gift-giving, too. To enter, you have to pass through a small security gate. The bar also offers good coffee to be enjoyed on the chairs in front of the residence's golf course. A place that invites you to relax for a while.