Holiday and Christmas Shopping at the Marsol Friday Market Barbara Peters - Galeria Vallarta
December 19, 2014

The first Marsol Market by the Pier was a huge success last Friday with a surge of locals and visitors enjoying the great selection of offerings by the 40 plus vendors in the huge lobby of the Marsol Hotel.

This market is another project of the Vallarta Shopping Directory and a number of our member businesses are participating, such as Faith Collectiva with their malas and hand crafted jewelry, Watakame showing unique alebrijes and Huichol art, River Café Jewelry with unique silver creations by some of Mexico´s top designers, Serendipity with handcrafts you won`t find anywhere else, Tapetes de Lana with their special Oaxaca wool rugs, Bumerang Consignment Shop with gently used clothing and accessories, and Galeria Vallarta with hand painted one of a kind tops, jewelry and Marta Gilbert prints and giclees.

The goal of the Vallarta Shopping Directory is to help local businesses be found and visited by our tourists and local residents and this new market will help achieve that aim.

The market on Friday, December 19 will feature even more vendors with special gifts for Christmas, decorations, Sherry`s décor and accessories, blown glass, all kinds of delicious pastries and pies, Jan`s special jellies and jams, books, T shirts, hand woven scarves, handbags, beachwear, hand crafted sandals by Corazon de Niña, bird feeders, metal sculpture, nuts, candies, dried fruit, honey, Lisa`s hand crafted tiles, original art, lots of unusual clothing and more.

There will be  fabulous unique jewelry by June Rosen, hand made dresses and accessories by Luisa and the unique dolls made by the women in prison as well as relaxing massages, amber jewelry, Talavera ceramic ware by Majolica Antica, Sucesos Boutique, cooling ties, aprons, unique T shirts and masks, and more.

The Marsol market offers a great selection of delicious foods to eat there or take home such as Italian food, Argentine delicacies, Mexican cuisine, tacos, empanadas, smoked ham, chicken breast, smoked marlin, beef jerky, cheese and cheese spreads, hummus, dill pickles, pickled beets, fresh pasta and paninis, several types of home made bread, pizza, coffee and fruit drinks.

There will be music and a festive ambience, so please come and do your holiday shopping with the Marsol market, Hotel Marsol, Francisca Rodriguez 103, on the walk street leading to the Los Muertos Pier in Old Town Vallarta every Friday from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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