City: East Timor
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What to do and see in East Timor, East Timor: The Best Gift & Specialty Shops
East Timor (/ˌiːst ˈtiːmɔːr/ ( listen)) or Timor-Leste (/tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/; Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste), is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country's southern neighbor, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is about 15,410 km (5,400 sq mi).
Restaurants in East Timor
1. Things and Stories
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
At "Things and Stories" you will find the highest quality and widest range of handicraft 100% made in Timor-Leste. Feel the touch of locally grown cotton, hand-woven and hand-dyed textiles (the traditional Tais), traditional fire cooked pottery and woodcarving, wit a touch of contemporary design. Presenting a network of more than 800 artisans and many stories for you to bring home.
2. Empreza Di'ak
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
Excellent selection of Atauro crafts including wood carvings, weaving, metal items and clay pots. Shop open 1-5pm Sunday to Friday and Saturday 9am-12noon and 1-5pm. Besides that Sentru Atauro Diak is a Business Incubator and training center to research, test and develop livelihoods and business opportunities for replication in local communities.
Reviewed By pedroxbastos96
An NGO that works for a good cause, reducing poverty in remote communities of East-Timor. With a team formed mainly by locals and incredible people, and the store is plenty of unique and exceptional Timorese artisanal products. My passage there was totally worth it.
3. Alola Foundation Center & Shop
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
Alola Esperansa, the business arm of the Alola Foundation, was established in 2006 to promote cultural preservation and economic empowerment of women.
4. Empreza Diak
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
EMPREZA DIAK is a Timorese organisation that works to end poverty in Timor-Leste. We economically empower people creating new livelihood opportunities, providing innovative training and starting small businesses to build better futures. We have 2 shops - Dili and Atauro island - where you can beautiful handicrafts, eco-friendly products and innovative items produced by rural artisans in Timor-Leste. By buying this products you are supporting the economic empowerment of remote communities.
5. Tais Market
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4.0 based on 222 reviews
Reviewed By 505millied - West Palm Beach, United States
You can't leave Timor without owning some of their local textiles, the Tais Market has the best selection.
