04 Unique Shopping
Whether you’re a food ingredient and beverage connoisseur, or someone who appreciates cultural artisanship, St. Lucia offers extensive shopping choices. Castries market, located in the eastern end of the city’s harbor, offers a selection of locally grown fruits and vegetables, gift baskets brimming with an array of spices, and cocoa sticks you can use to create your own cocoa powder. Take home a bottle of the yellow hot sauce created from the fiery Scotch Bonnet pepper, a native Caribbean pepper with a heat rating of 80,000 to 400,000 Scoville units. Or, try the St. Lucian honey, celebrated for its own unique variety of flavors. Decorative pottery, hand-painted, carved wooden masks, jewelry, batiks, and even handmade brooms allow you to take home cultural souvenirs created through authentic Caribbean craftsmanship.
