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Nelson
Shopping
Nelson The Nelson region offers unique opportunities for the shopping enthusiast. The creative environment provides access to a range of exclusive, handcrafted products and art.
Visitors can experience and shop at studios and galleries of the artists and craftspeople active throughout the Nelson region.
There are ceramic artists, sculptors, glassblowers, painters, designers, woodworkers, jewellers and textile artists.
Home galleries are common and allow visitors to combine shopping with other activities such as wine tasting, scenic touring and country cafes. Art and pottery trail brochures are available from Information Centres in the region.
The Nelson regional guidebook "Art in its Own Place" is a necessary resource for the art enthusiast - it's filled with essential information about galleries, studios, artists and art trails. In Nelson city on Saturday morning there's an open air market in Montgomery Square - where there is everything from silver jewellery to organically grown peaches.
Dining
Nelson The Nelson region is well known for its seasonal delights. Restaurants and cafes scattered around the region make full use of the local specialties - seafood, scallops and fabulous fresh produce.
Several gourmet seafood restaurants can be found on the quay in Nelson and Mapua. The main streets of Nelson city also have an abundance of cafes - in the summer they spill out onto the sidewalk creating an alfresco atmosphere.
Throughout Nelson and Richmond, restaurants range from casual coffee houses to fine dining establishments - there's plenty of ethnic dining too. Between Nelson city and Motueka there are secluded cafes, winery restaurants and gourmet food producers.
A number of wineries offer a range of options from wine tasting and cellar door sales through to a gourmet menu tailored to suit the wine. Specialty food producers give cuisine buffs the opportunity to take a taste of Nelson home - olives, chocolates, relishes and juices are just some of the delicacies available.
Golden Bay has a number of Excellent eating houses. Visitors have the option of dining enroute or stopping at a Takaka outdoor café and watching the world go by. An essential eaterie guidebook - Eat, Drink Nelson - can be picked up for no charge at visitor information centres around the region.