The best fashion and gift stores Tana – Antananarivo

This brand specializes in vanilla, from the bean to the extract, and offers all sorts of vanilla-based products: tea, rum, but also body products. Quality spices are also collected throughout Madagascar from selected and often organic producers. This store is ideal to stock up on gifts before leaving, on the way to the airport. You will find high quality essential oils, different types of honeys, spices, but also perfumes and cosmetics.

The Citic Centre is dedicated exclusively to 2 floors and about 60 shops, to new technologies. The latest Chinese, Indian, or Iranian models of MP 4, laptop PC, cell phones, smartphones, digital cameras surround big Japanese and Western brands.

Not far away, in the Ambatomitsangana district, you can also visit the Supreme Center.

Established in the heart of the jewelers' district, PALA has been present in Mada since 1922 and has continued for three generations a tradition of quality jewelery focused on the design of gold and silver jewelry, as well as on the choice and mounting of precious and semi-precious stones, which is one of the house's great specialties. Among the wide range of jewelry offered, in all price ranges, the brand is distinguished by a large choice of Malagasy rushes, chiseled, decorated or not with precious stones and which make the happiness of travelers.

Photo lab (1 h), postcards, memory cards, mobile phones, etc.

French dailies, monthly newspapers, comic strips, etc. A lot of choice, a good address.

Didier will be able to advise you in order to prepare your hikes in the large Malagasy spaces. You can find tents, lamps, GPS, backpacks, sleeping bags, and all the useful things that make walkers and/or independent travellers joys. You can also contact him to organize a sports raid. A great lover of Madagascar (and Patagonia!), Didier is a pro and his enthusiasm makes good.

Coffee-literary is in Tana! Located on two floors of 100 m ², this hotel opened its doors at the end of 2015 at the center of the emblematic Press House (TMV). Held by Voahirana Ramalanjaona, this bookstore chose to innovate by proposing more shares around the book: organization of debates around a work (every 3 ^rd of the month), suggestions of the month, exchanges of books, "philo coffee", workshops for children, concert evening… and even workshops "coaching"!

For a high-end fashion accessory made of raffia, it is THE shop not to be missed, the one whose creativity rhymes with quality. You can enjoy the chance to make your choice directly at the source in what is nothing more than the showroom of the famous French brand Sans-Arcidet Paris, known in Mada under the pretty name of Tsu Tsu. Created in 2000 under the leadership of 3 creative and travelling sisters, the brand combines the elegance of French chic with the raw beauty of Malagasy materials and the skill of the craftswomen of the big island where 100% of the production is made. Bags, baskets, pouches, hats, decorated or not with leather, make up the main part of the collections which surf on a palette of neutral colours (beige, tea straw...) with more lively, and offer a line of timeless revisited each season as well as more audacious and/or more couture models. Information to highlight in fluorescent yellow: the selling prices are much softer here than in France. Online sales also.

Since 1998, this historic establishment has made guests happy. On two levels (on the 2nd floor l), he is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful signs of Tana. Emerald, sapphire, ruby and diamond, fine stones worked on site in the jewellery shop. A specialist in alliances, the creations are made of 18 carat gold and silver. 

Choice of precious stones, jewellery, Malagasy crafts.

Located one "Olympic level" dictionary throw from the Presto Garden restaurant, this bookstore is run by Sylvie Joliclerc. This book pro worked for a few years on Reunion Island, she is now based in Tana. A good place to buy supplies, press, novels, books and travel guides, Le Petit Futé is on sale here. The Madagascar department is well supplied. Very good advice on your purchases.

A family of jewellers from father to son who has very good press on the square and which is historically located in Madagascar. Based on its reputation, the jewellery company is certified official reseller Longines (Swiss watchmaking house), Fred (French house of jewellery and watchmaking founded in 1936) and Messika (specialist in light and glittering jewellery). A good address also for your personal creations with unique circulation. A friendly and dynamic team.