Mercado de Artesanías de Masaya
Mercado de Artesanías de Masaya
Mercado de Artesanías de Masaya
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bucketlisttravellers
Sydney, Australia3,645 contributions
Feb 2021
The Masaya Artesan Market is located in a fort-like building. There are a number of vendors there selling beautiful artisan goods such as clothing and handicrafts. The stalls are well spaced out and there is a calm atmosphere to the place. There is a really nice mural featuring landmarks from Nicaragua inside the complex. When we came there it wasn’t very busy, so if you like to take your time shopping and don’t like crowds then this could be the place for you. It felt very touristy to us and prices seem a bit on the high side, but it’s a nice place to briefly stop by and look around. On Thursday nights they have performances here including traditional dancing.
Written September 28, 2021
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Christopher B
Bowie, MD200 contributions
Jan 2020
It was a great place to find a lot good culture gifts. Make sure you bring American money. Some of the shops do take credit cards.
Written January 31, 2020
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sal H
Sao Paulo, SP82 contributions
Jan 2018 • Family
the walls are quite impressive but inside is very simple and has only regular souvenirs. we expected more
Written January 19, 2018
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Traveltheorient
San Antonio, TX596 contributions
Jan 2023
While there was nothing really extraordinary about this market I still gave it a five stars because in a sense it is different from other markets... I cannot put my finger on it but it was a pleasant and interesting experience. The prices are definitely geared towards "gringos" and so don't be shy about offering less, sometimes much less that originally asked for. One more thing: virtually everything (hats, bags, etc. ) are made in China.... There is nothing wrong with that but just be aware of it...
Written January 31, 2023
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Lisa Wilson
Richmond, TX12 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
Found quite a few things to buy for friends and family back home. Handmade items mostly. Souvenirs and the like. Nice walk. Mostly covered so a nice escape from the sun. Friendly people and nice atmosphere.
Written June 12, 2019
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Dan W
Portland, OR1,933 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
I am always interested local artisans, their goods and spending time watching them. Unfortunately this market is cleaned up and just "too perfect" in that it's really just for tourists. They had some good looking items but each shop seemed to resemble the other. Friendly shopkeepers but I found the streets and shops, (with their clutter and and less than spiffy appearances) in the surrounding immediate neighborhood much more interesting and enlightening.
Written February 8, 2019
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Spooncar
1 contribution
Dec 2021 • Solo
It was good good because yes and the birdies were the nice and the good and the rating of experience was good
Written November 15, 2022
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heyjudithz
Knoxville, TN1,461 contributions
Mar 2018 • Business
I am always interested in visiting a native market in the countries I visit. This one was not impressive. They had some good smoothie drinks, and the people are certainly nice, but it didn't have that much merchandise, and it was repeated, booth after booth. I did get a nice leather-bound journal, but did not find anything else to write home about.
Written July 10, 2018
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tamisapir
Ra'anana, Israel14 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
Interesting and large variety of local artists handicrafts. Mostly wood or textile works. There is also an interesting museum on place.
Written April 30, 2018
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jtaraday
Seattle, WA15 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
The market is smaller than I thought it would be, maybe only two city blocks. Note that some of the stores start closing earlier than the 6:00 pm closing time listed in our guide book. So, don't show up at the last minute.
Written April 9, 2018
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Cuál es el precio de las camisas típicas de Nicaragua ( las que parecen de béisbol).
Written March 9, 2019
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