Pune Shopping Guide

By Author: Rashmiranjan Patil
Total Articles: 261
Comment this article

Pune the cultural capital of Maharashtra and also the hub of education and Marathi movies of India witnesses a major inflow of tourists every year and catering to them are the Pune hotels and market places.

Since shopping occupies a major place in every tourist’s itinerary Pune markets get decked up with all the indigenous handicrafts and artifacts item along with the latest range of goods to lure tourists to their stalls.

Some of the must buy items of Pune are the kolhapuri chappals , cotton silk sarees and other local handicrafts and other such items.

Pune can literally be said to be a shopper’s paradise with innumerous markets offering a range of goodies. Some of the major markets of Pune are Deccan Gymkhana, Laxmi Road, Bajirao Road, MG Road, Fashion Street, Tulsi Baug, Mahatma Phule Mandai (market), Timber Market, Market yard, Juna Bazar, Nan Peth and Bhavani Peth, Dhole Patil Road, Koregaon Park and Fergusson College Road.

Deccan Gymkhana Market is a renowned place to shop for goods like suiting, shirting, toys, steel and plastic articles, embroidery items and much more. So all you male ...
... tourists you know where to head to get yourself dressed in the latest suiting and shirtings.

Laxmi Road is one of the busiest markets in Pune and shops located here specialize in jewelry as well as a wide range of garments. Bajirao Road is the place to shop for furniture. This market offers a wide range of unique furniture pieces at reasonable prices. Tourists looking for gift items and other souvenir items should head to Mahtma Gandhi Road where the shops specializes in a wide variety of gift items and other knock knacks.

Fashion Street modeled on the lines of Mumbai’s Fahion Street is Pune’s very own hot couture district, with shops offering the latest range of clothes and accessories of both renowned international brands as well as the local brands.

Tulsi Baug lying adjacent to Laxmi market is the hub for all things ladies along with metal ware, household items, gift items and much more. Tourists looking for some fresh produce should head for the Mahatma Phule mandai, as it is the best place to shop for the freshest fruits and vegetable available in Pune.

Another very interesting shopping destination is the Juna Bazaar a hub for second hand goods it is a must visit market place of Pune. Explore through the various shops and you never know what you can find in the long alleys of this market. The visitors can include another most joyful trip Pune to Lonavala in their plan.