6 Best Places to Shop in Madeira, Portugal

This famous shop has specialized in traditional Madeiran embroidery since 1962. It produces beautifully handcrafted pillowcases, tablecloths, and other items, almost all produced on the island.

This charming store features all local handicrafts, from necklaces created from seaweed to handwoven straw bags to fish sculptures made out of debris found on Porto Santo's beaches.

For the best selection of Madeira wine, check out the shop at Blandy's Wine Lodge, which sells an exhaustive selection of the local tipple, covering virtually every vintage of Blandy's produced on the island since around the mid-'70s.

Set in a former church, this store carries all sorts of crafts as well as handmade toys, local wine, and traditional passion-fruit liqueurs.

Despite its unpromising name (Tourist House), the Casa do Turista sells museum-quality Madeiran crafts of all types, including embroidery, wicker, ceramics, wine, and liqueurs.

On the outskirts of town, Quinta da Boa Vista sells orchid seedlings, orchids, and other flowers. You can also explore the quinta's lovely gardens.