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Shopping in Craiova

The mall street at Promenada Craiova, kiosks down the middle and the gallery above

Promenada if you have a car, Electroputere if you want it cheaper.

The red True GSM signage over the black shopfront on Bulevardul Carol I, Craiovaphone repair

True GSM

Phone repair counter and electronics shop on Bulevardul Carol I — repairs phones on the spot, and sells and buys phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, gaming consoles and accessories.

See more …The main entrance of Promenada Mall, Craiova, under its perforated red canopymall

Promenada Mall

The newer mall, on the west side — supermarket, food court, DIY store and a large car park.

See more …Electroputere Mall in Craiova from the street, the Auchan sign above the entrancemall

Electroputere Mall

East side, built into a former factory, with the largest Auchan attached.

See more …The red CENTRUL COMERCIAL OLTENIA SUCPI gantry sign over the entrance to the trading centre in Craiovabazaar

Centrul Comercial Oltenia SUCPI

The big trading centre on Calea București, and nothing like the malls.

See more …The Mercur Center sign and lit butterfly logo on the perforated facade at nightmall

Mercur Center

Small mall right on the main square — for when you don't want to leave the centre.

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Bottled water — what it costs, and where not to buy it

Water is the thing a visitor buys most often and thinks about least, and in Craiova the price of it moves by more than four times depending on where you are standing.

See more …The Penny and Lidl totems on Bulevardul Dacia in Craiova seen from the shared car park, apartment blocks behindhypermarket

Penny and Lidl, Bulevardul Dacia — discounters side by side

Two discount supermarkets on one corner with one car park between them, on the boulevard that runs north out of the station district.

See more …The standard stack, stuck to a glass door in Craiova: the ANPC hotline, the SAL/SOL dispute notice, the ANAF receipt reminder, and the priority-till noticereference

The stickers on every shop door — what they actually mean

Every shop, pharmacy and supermarket in Romania carries a near-identical stack of stickers by the door, and nobody explains them to a newcomer.

See more …The entrance of Selgros Craiova under the red Bine ati venit sign, with the opening hours posted beside the doorscash & carry

Selgros Craiova

Wholesale cash & carry supermarket on the south-east edge of the city, off the DN6 beside Dedeman and Rompetrol.

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Auchan Severinului

Full hypermarket on the west side, with pharmacies and phone repair inside.

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