Punta's shopping splits in two: the glossy Roosevelt Avenue mall and Gorlero arcades, and the craft fairs, wool cooperatives and salvage-antique rooms scattered along Ruta 10. This route covers both, plus the winery counter inland.
Punta's oldest craft fair fills Plaza Artigas nightly in summer (roughly 18:00–00:00, December–February) and on weekend mornings off-season, with around 100 stalls of hand-carved mate gourds, Artigas amethyst pendants and leather sandals.
Maldonado's neighbourhood market rings Plaza San Fernando on Saturday mornings from 08:00 to 14:00: fruit crates, second-hand tools, vintage Uruguayan enamelware and stacks of old tango vinyl at the prices locals actually pay.
The 1968 women's weaving cooperative sells hand-spun merino here — chunky pullovers, undyed ponchos and scarves knitted in rural Tacuarembó and Fray Bentos, each garment tagged with the name of the artisan who made it. Open 10:00–22:00.
Gorlero, the peninsula's ten-block spine, stacks arcade galleries of leather, alpaca and amethyst between ice-cream counters. The interior arcades near Calle 20 hold the working ateliers; the seafront windows charge roughly double for the same cowhide.
Uruguay's beach-resort mall spreads 120 stores over two floors, open 10:00–22:00 year-round when half the peninsula shuts. Uruguayan labels such as Lolita and Indian sit alongside a cinema, food court and a full supermarket.
Aaron Hojman's salvage-built posada on Ruta 10 doubles as an antiques room: zinc wall panels, 1930s cinema seats, enamel shop signs and Uruguayan estate finds, most of it for sale to anyone who knocks during daylight hours.
La Barra's main strip packs surf shops, swimwear labels and silver jewellery into three blocks either side of the undulating bridge. High season runs from 17:00 until well past midnight, and most doors are shuttered from April onward.
The fishing village turned fashion set, 40 km east, keeps its shops inside wooden beach houses on the sandy lanes around the lighthouse — linen, straw hats, ceramics and jewellery, largely open only from December to Semana Santa.
The hilltop winery 70 km north sells Tannat, Albariño and estate olive oils that never reach export shelves. The tasting room and shop run 10:00–18:00, and international shipping is arranged at the counter for full cases.
A 200-person village of dirt streets and eucalyptus, Garzón holds a handful of shops around its plaza selling ceramics, raw wool, leather and local honey, alongside Francis Mallmann's hotel. Most trade only Thursday to Sunday.
The Manantiales craft fair sets up at the Ruta 10 crossroads on summer evenings: driftwood lamps, hand-thrown ceramics, silver rings and rope espadrilles sold by the artisans who live between here and José Ignacio.
Stalls line Rambla Artigas beside the fishing harbour from late afternoon with shell jewellery, bombilla and mate sets, hand-painted tiles of the peninsula and wool blankets, packing up once the sea wind picks up.