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The island's best-known products are wood carvings, straw mats, clay pottery, and clothing and household articles made from batik and silk-screened fabrics that are designed and produced in island workshops. You can also take home straw hats and baskets and locally grown cocoa, coffee, spices, sauces, and flavorings.
With more than 45 stores and a half-dozen restaurants, this two-level complex boasts boutiques, banks, a beauty salon, jewelry and souvenir stores, a large supermarket (great for snacks, picnic items, or a bottle of wine), and the island's only (so far) casino.
As locally made souvenirs go, they don't get much sweeter than a box of gorgeous truffles from this artisan chocolate maker in rural Canaries. Led by owner-pastry chef Maria Jackson, the team creates small-batch chocolates on-site using cocoa from local farms. Get a glimpse of the process through the viewing windows, alongside display cases filled with their signature pink sea salt caramels, mango-basil bonbons, and other tempting confections. They also offer chocolate "sensory" tastings (US$20 per person); truffle-making classes (US$50 per person), and farm excursions.
Leo and Hattie Barnard, who came to Saint Lucia from England, offer paintings and handmade greeting cards that capture the beauty of the island, along with souvenirs, palm crafts, and wood carvings made locally by Leo and others.
This workshop, studio, and art gallery has wall plaques, masks, and abstract figures hand-carved by sculptor Vincent Joseph Eudovic from local mahogany, red cedar, and eucalyptus wood.
This arts-and-crafts shop and studio (formerly Caribelle Batik), high atop Morne Fortune, is named for the old Victorian mansion in which the enterprise is housed. Craftspeople demonstrate the art of batik and silk-screen printing, which you can buy in the shop—along with chocolate products, coconut oil products, and gift items, all made in Saint Lucia. There's a terrace where you can have a cool drink and a garden full of tropical orchids and lilies. You can also take a tour of the estate, and they offer chocolate-making workshops.
A large supermarket is the focal point here, along with boutiques, restaurants, cafés, and other businesses that sell services and supplies.
Artist and master carver Winston Fevrier sells his wood carvings and unique hand-painted masks, which are on display in his small studio perched on the cliff overlooking the village of Anse La Raye. As friendly as he is talented, Winston is a joy to chat with as you pick out a piece of local artwork to take home. He'll even carve something to order while you wait, if you wish.
High-quality T-shirts, clothing, and resort wear and colorful souvenirs are sold at reasonable prices—and duty free.
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