Shops & Shopping

The local creche
Day care for babies up to pre-schooler age

This is the sports wear store.
I thinks it's a bit expensive, but the quality of the goods is top of the range.

Santa Cruz suburban street.

Government retirement home.
There is a private retirement home elsewhere on the island

I choose to buy my veggies here because the produce is grown locally and much fresher than anything that comes over on the boat

My butchers.
Choose a chunk of meat and the butcher prepares it as requestered.

One of many supermarkets.
One of the few stores where no one speaks English


Bathroom appliances.
Like most of the stores on Graciosa this store sells a little bit of everything

One of many street cleaners.
All day everyday people walk around cleaning the streets

Rato Cafe.
Very nice inside - meals, bar & socializing. Mostly patronized by men.

Costa Do Sol Cafe
The little entrance on the left is full of men drinking, the main room is meals, bar & cafe

Private financier