Punda is the city's commercial center, with several upscale boutiques selling fashionable designer clothing, perfumes, imported linens and expensive jewelry. There are many small shops with a wide variety of merchandise, from electronics to souvenirs and bargain clothing. Heerenstraat and Madurostraat are wide pedestrian malls, closed to motor traffic. If you're lucky, your visit will coincide with a street fair or holiday flea market. Vendors sell colorful paintings and wood carvings from other Caribbean islands at several plazas and at the round market.
Families traveling together can pool their exemptions.
International Souvenirs Dutch wooden shoes Carvings and paintings from Haiti and the Dominican republic South American Hammocks Hand embroidered linens from Belgium and Holland Among the most popular small shopping malls outside the city center are Bloempot, Sali a Galleries, Promenade, and the 77 complex on Jan Noorduynweg. The Free Zone, adjacent to the seaport, sells electronics and bargain clothing in quantity. Stores and banks are closed on official holidays. Willemstad stores are occasionally open on Sundays if a large cruise ship is in port. Shop employees are generally fluent in English.