Gudauri Center has many ski and snowboard rental shops; try boots on carefully and ask for a helmet for every child.
Smart supermarket
Groceries, a bakery and coffee, opposite the Wissol petrol station.
What to bring home
Churchkhela
Strings of walnuts dipped in thickened grape juice, Georgia’s favourite sweet.
Felt and wool
Felt slippers, hats and hand-knitted wool socks from mountain villages.
Cloisonné enamel
Minankari jewellery in bright enamel, a Georgian craft.
Spices
Svanetian salt and khmeli suneli spice mix for Georgian cooking at home.
In Tbilisi
Dry Bridge market
The open-air flea market by the Dry Bridge, for Soviet curios, paintings and old silver.
More shopping
See the October Tbilisi guide for streets, malls and design shops.
Ask who made a piece and where. Check materials and shipping. Bargain politely only where invited; respect fixed prices in boutiques and artisan shops. Fixed prices are usual in shops; gentle bargaining is normal at street markets.