Salamanca
The official shop of the University of Salamanca has a stunning range of stationery items, leather-bound books and other carefully selected reminders of…
Must-see shopping in Castilla y León
Burgos
This is the pick of many stores around the town centre offering local produce that's ideal for a picnic or a gift for back home.
Castilla y León
You could pick any of the shops around town selling embutidos (cured meats), but this excellent little place is just a stone's throw from the Plaza Mayor…
Salamanca
The first bookshop in decades to open along Salamanca's 'Street of the Booksellers' (there was once more than 50), this fine space combines a bargain…
Castilla y León
The word among locals-in-the-know is that Confitería Mantecadas Velasco serves some of the best mantecadas (a cake-like sweet) and other pastries in…
Castilla y León
Unlike other food shops in this stretch of street west of the Plaza Mayor, La Despensa is a delicatessen that focuses on jamón and other cured meats – if…
León
One of the better delicatessens around town, selling much-praised cured meats (including cecina, one that's typical of the region), cheeses and, unusually…
Castilla y León
Sánchez Muñoz is an established madrileño artist who has a small studio here. His watercolours of the local villages are vibrant, colourful and based on…
Castilla y León
One of numerous gourmet food shops in this stretch of street, La Buena Jera has an excellent range of local cheeses and wines from Toro, as well as local…
Ávila
This patisserie-cafe is a fine place to buy a yema de Santa Teresa, a sticky, ultrasweet treat made of egg yolk and sugar that's said to have been…
Segovia
Segovia has loads of places around town selling Spanish and Segovian gourmet food products, and this is one of the best of them. It also has a cafe…
Salamanca
Second-hand books (mostly in Spanish) and designer jewellery may seem like a strange combination but this narrow little shop is always full and deservedly…
Montón de Trigo Montón de Paja
Segovia
With handcrafted handbags, jewellery, block-prints of Segovia and a host of other artsy, locally made items, this shop is ideal for creative gifts.
León
This gorgeous shop and workshop sells leather-bound books, fountain pens and other handcrafted stationery. It also does its own book-binding.
León
This is an excellent gourmet deli out in the newer part of town with everything from cheeses, wines and cured meats to local pastries.
León
This marvellous little cheese shop has been around forever. The selection is outstanding and they usually let you try before you buy.
Castilla y León
This place is known for its home-made chocolate and traditional local mantecadas, a cake-like sweet peculiar to Astorga.
Castilla y León
Local gourmet foods from the Zamora area are sold here, but it's the wines from Toro in particular that take centre stage.
Burgos
Local Burgos jewellery designer Jorge Revilla is becoming a global name for his exquisite and sophisticated silver pieces.
Salamanca
The time-honoured tradition of monks and nuns making sweets and selling them to a paying public is alive at this convent.
León
Some lovely etchings and reproductions of medieval art are among the many attractions of this classy shop.
Segovia
Check out these unusual, high-quality handmade crafts and souvenirs in ceramic, wood and textile.
Valladolid
The pick of the delicatessens in downtown Valladolid, Panta serves up regional wines, cured meats and cheeses, and an enticing range of packaged goodies.
Valladolid
This small neighbourhood wine shop has carefully chosen wines from the Ribera del Duero and beyond.
Valladolid
'The Cat That Drank Beer' is one of the few places in Valladolid where you can pick up craft beers, both Spanish and international.
Salamanca
In addition to the small range of souvenirs sold in the municipal tourist office, there is another shop, found under the arches on the north side of Plaza…
Castilla y León
The cloistered nuns at this pretty convent bake up tasty cookies and other sweets; ring the bell and then make your selection through the revolving window.
Segovia
This culinary museum has a small but carefully chosen selection of local cheeses, wines and other gourmet goodies from Segovia and its hinterland.
Castilla y León
This friendly shop sells homemade chocolates, local honey and other gourmet goodies.
Ribera del Duero
Not far from Plaza del Coso, this place sells a good selection of local wines.
Ribera del Duero
Local wines of every type are sold here, as well as local meats and cheeses.
