In every city that boasts of having enough tourist influx, there is always a popular market to satisfy the demand and curiosity of the visitors. This is the case of the famous Santo Domingo Model Market, located in the Colonial Zone.
It is enough to be located in the Colonial Zone and walk through its beautiful streets until you reach the Mercado Modelo, exactly on the Mella avenue in block 5, between Altagracia and Tomás de la Concha streets, Near the Independence Park and the El Conde street.
One of the main attractions of the Mercado Modelo and through which the thousands of visitors visit its facilities daily is the sale of dominican souvenir, among them the sale of crafts which is in great demand among tourists for the beauty, quality, quantity, variety and size of its products.
Most of the handicrafts are made by hand by men and women of the field, the work requires great precision, care and dedication, which is gratified by visitors who spare no effort to take beautiful handcrafted souvenirs from the Mercado Modelo. The prices are a little higher than in other markets, however, the products are of quality and you also have the possibility of being able to request a "discount" of the products.
The infrastructure of the Mercado Modelo is simple, clean, very well distributed and with painted walls. The prices of the products are affordable and the attention of the sellers is very good.
Among the wide variety of products that are offered to tourists, the most distinguished by their quality and demand are clay figures, decorative objects, baskets, perfumes, religious objects, hammocks, fruits, paintings, cigars and liquors, among the main.
You know traveler, if you want to take a nice souvenir of your time in the Dominican Republic, do not forget to go through the Model market where you will find a little of everything, at a reasonable price, a good service and good quality of its products.