Souvenirs and handcraft Spain Balearic Islands
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Majorca produces wrought iron objects, glass art, embroidered items and espadrilles. The town of Manacor specialises in cultured pearls, furniture and objects made from olive trees; Felanitx makes the island's most beautiful ceramics; Inca specialises in leather while the town of Es Mercadal in Menorca makes albarques (typical Balearic shoes). Shops are open from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00am until 1:30pm and from 5:00pm to 8:30pm. During summer, some shops in the centre of Ibiza can stay open until 2:00 am. Shopping centres are open continuously from 10:00 am until 9:00pm or even 10:00 pm. Ibiza is famous for its hippy markets, in particular the Punta Arabi in Es Canar - one of the biggest in Europe -which is open every Wednesday from April until October, from 10:00am until 7:00pm. Smaller and more authentic, the Las Dialas hippy market in San Carlos is open all year round on Saturdays from 10:00am until sunset, with late opening on Mondays from 7:00pm until 1:00am from June to October.