Antananarivo and Area Looking - Madagascar - page 269

ie de la Gare has pricey but top-quality artwork, mainly paintings, sculptures & mar-
quetry.
Outskirts
Lisy Art Gallery Rte de Mausolée (nr Hôtel Panorama); 22 277 33; m 032 02 444 16/
033 14 085 00; e [e-mail] ; Mon-Fri 08.30-18.30, Sat 08.30-12.30 &
14.00-18.30. A delightful shop, very large & an excellent range of Malagasy products.
Vatosoa Boutique Ilanivato; 22 320 01. This is the place for exquisite lamba . In the
same block is Lambamena boutique.
Galerie Le Bivouac Antsofinondry (on the road to Ambohimanga); 22 429 50; e bivou-
[e-mail] . Beautiful painted silk items, woodcarvings & other handicrafts of a high
quality.
Atelier Jacaranda Antsofinondry. This place specialises in batik. The quality here is ex-
cellent & the prices low. The Jacaranda workshop is next to Le Bivouac but sales are
made from the gallery 1km down the road, on the other side of the canal.
Sataria Antaimoro paper made by 2 families from Ambalavao. Look for a small green
building on the right on the way to the airport. Ask for Tsaramila or Rasoa. The other
business is run by Mr Iarivo ( m 033 11 386 58 ).
Le Village Ambohibao (nr airport); 22 451 97; e [e-mail] ;
www.maquettesdebateaux.com ; Mon-Sat 07.30-17.00, Sun by appointment only. They
make scale models of every type of ship imaginable including replicas of some famous
ones. Prices €100-1,500. They can package & ship your purchase with DHL so no need to
worry how to get it home in one piece. Visits to the workshop are interesting too.
Gasific Talatamaty; 22 444 24; e [e-mail] ; www.madagascar-handi-
craft.com ; Mon-Sat 09.30-18.00. More model boats to suit all budgets - over a thou-
sand designs!
Ferronnerie d'Art Andranobevava; Mon-Fri 08.00-12.00 & 13.30-17.30, Sat
08.00-13.00 & 14.30-17.30. Original products in metal, stone & zebu horn.
SUPERMARKETS Instead of buying the usual T-shirts and carvings, how about taking
backsomeofthelocalconsumables?Ifyouhaveasweettooth,Robertchocolateisrecom-
mended.OnmylastvisitIboughtsomeverygoodtea(Sahambavy)whichisalsoproduced
flavoured delicately with vanilla. Similarly flavoured coffee is also available. I always buy
wine as well. Maybe it's not the most superior wine in the world, but it'll impress your
guests.
The most central supermarket is Shoprite [147 E2] on a side street halfway along Av-
enue de l'Indépendance. Other branches are near the Carlton in a big glass building called
Fiaro [146 A7], near Andravoahangy market [143 C1], in Talatamaty not far from the air-
port, and at Tana Waterfront north of the city centre. The last of these has a nice T-shirt