Shopping in Gran Canaria
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Shopping Centres
About the only interruption to the hectares of apartments, hotels, restaurants and bars comes in the form of the shopping centres. In them you can buy everything from children's wear to electronics. A good tip is to keep on looking, despite the enormous temptation to buy everything as soon as you see it - you may well save even more money if you shop around. The main Shopping Centres are north of the centre in San Fernando and Bellavista.
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Centro de Talasoterapía
Centro de Talasoterapía is Europe's largest Thalassotherapy centre, occupying a huge complex attached to Hotel Gloria Palace, and is nothing short of breathtaking. Fabulous sea-water treatments leave your skin as smooth as a baby's bum and your mind as light as a feather. A day's dunking and use of the various appliances costs from around €50.
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Fedac
If you're after local handicrafts, visit the small Fedac shop located with the Cabildo tourist office. Fedac is a government-sponsored nonprofit store, with prices and quality that are a good standard by which to measure those of products sold elsewhere. You'll also get a guarantee with your purchase.
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Yumbo Centrum
There are more than 200 businesses in this four-level commercial centre. You can buy shoes, leather goods, perfume and anything else you fancy, tax-free, although the quality should be checked. There are also supermarkets on the premises.
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Covered Markets
For the freshest and cheapest produce check out the Covered Markets: the best are located between Calles Barcelona and Néstor de la Torre and on the corner of Calle Mendizabal and Calle Juan de Quesada in Vegueta.
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Avenida Mesa y López
Las Palmas' super-chic shoppers' hang-out is Avenida Mesa y López . Here you'll find the mammoth department store El Corte Inglés, as well as numerous shops and boutiques.
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Parque Santa Catalina
Around Parque Santa Catalina , there are plenty of cheap electronic-goods and discount shops with great deals on cameras, watches, computer equipment and mobile phones.
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Librería del Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria
This bookshop stocks lots of titles about the Canary Islands. Most are in Spanish but there are a few shelves of English guides (including Lonely Planet) and similar.
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Economical Mercadona
Three large supermarkets, including the Economical Mercadona , are situated in the Centro Comerciál Bellavista, just beyond San Fernando, to the north of town.
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Boxes & Cigars
If it's cigars you're after, this place has a dazzling range on offer, with the boxes just about as attractive as the smokes.
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Fedac
Head to this government-sponsored, nonprofit store for handicrafts, including pottery, baskets and leather work.
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