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The souvenir shops on Savane square, in Fort de France, display wicker work, straw hats, sea shells, hand-made jewels and the whole range of rum varieties.
'Bucher' is the place to go to buy genuine madras, the colorful chequered fabric used to make traditional head wraps and skirts.
Shops are open on week days from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm and shut on Saturday afternoons and Sundays except for the shopping centres in and around Fort de France.