Parte Vieja
The funkiest and best-known Basque clothing label has a whole wardrobe of original T-shirts, featuring its humorous bulls, sheep and wolves in various…
Must-see shopping in Spain
Formentera
Little Es Pilar de la Mola comes alive for its twice-weekly hippy-artisan market, where you can browse and buy some impressive locally made crafts …
Las Alpujarras
In keeping with Órgiva's hippie spirit, Tara can sort out your ethnic wardrobe with a choice of subcontinental-styled clothes, drapes, bags and jewellery…
West Castilla-La Mancha
This bright, family-run ceramics shop is very close to the tourist office and is useful if you don't want to carry your shopping bag to the outlets on the…
Chueca
This long-standing concept-and-lifestyle store sells a select range of everything from clothes and shoes (Andy Warhol to Adidas) to CDs and food. Another…
Las Alpujarras
To take the taste of the Alpujarras home with you, this tempting shop sells a range of local delicacies, all produced by the owner's family: jars of honey…
Madrid
Olive oil is the centrepiece of this gourmet oleoteca just across from the Plaza Mayor. You can buy bottles of the stuff, as well as olive-oil-based…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Pampling sells appealing, bright, colourful, fun and tongue-in-cheek T-shirts with superb, eye-catching designs for kids and kid-dults. Fork out for a…
Valencia
Oxfam's flagship shops in Spain are a long way from the charity-shop aesthetic. This is one of the best, featuring stylish clothing from sustainable…
Bilbao
The miscellany of wares at this imaginative homewares shop includes plant-filled terrariums, geometric ceramic pots, antique furniture, and artisan soaps…
Barcelona
In business since the 1920s, this family-run operation turns out delectable freshly baked breads and pastries using traditional artisan techniques,…
Salamanca
Fashions may come and go but Puri consistently manages to keep ahead of the pack. Her signature style for men and women is elegant and mature designs that…
Valencia
Running between two streets, this is a little treasure trove of vintage clothing and accessories that always seems to have something intriguing in stock…
Las Alpujarras
Don’t miss J Brown's excellent leatherwork, including bags, belts and Western-style hats, all handcrafted by artisan José Manuel Moreno and family. Bank…
Bilbao
This charming little shop in Casco Viejo has colourful summer dresses, skirts and accessories at excellent prices. It's a fine place to browse when you're…
Palma de Mallorca
A classic of traditional Mallorcan shoemaking, Carmina makes a virtue of dark tones, brogues and loafers that will set you back €340 to €500. If you want…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Since 1924 this family-owned beauty has been purveying all manner of headgear: hipsterish short-brimmed hats, low-key fedoras, elegant straw sun hats, a…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Pick up your gourmet deli items at this bustling store. Look for traditional products such as jars of chilli-spiked mojo salsa, cactus marmalade, local…
San Sebastián
It's all but impossible to walk past this fabulous old chocolate shop and resist the temptation to step inside. The famed chocolatier has been around…
Ibiza Town
There are Pacha stores across the island (and beyond), but you can't beat shopping a stone's throw from this global superclub's HQ. Stocks bags,…
Bilbao
Basque publications are strongly represented here. It also stocks books in Spanish and a few in English, and there’s an excellent map and travel section…
Bilbao
Sunlit Lula does a fine job with its limited space, with racks full of appealing feminine designs, including linen tops, skirts in printed fabrics,…
Barcelona
Barcelona's biggest secondhand English bookshop stocks thousands of titles covering all sorts of subjects, from cookery to children’s classics. There's a…
L'Eixample
An excellent multilingual bookshop with titles stocked amid lovely old tiled floors and a speciality cafe run by Satan's Coffee Company, with a sunny back…
Barcelona
Spread across what was once a button factory, this lively bookshop and literary hub stocks both secondhand and brand-new titles in a stylish concrete…
Madrid
Beautifully crafted baby dolls make a lovely gift or souvenir of your little one's visit to the city. These are the real deal, not mass-produced, and…
Parte Vieja
This hard-to-miss shop specialises in local Basque linens woven into towels, tablecloths, aprons, bags and dressing gowns. Designs feature geometric…
Palma de Mallorca
This sprawling shop showcases wickerwork, much of it made in Mallorca as well as in mainland Spain. There are mats, baskets, hats and smaller decorative…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This emporium dedicated to the tea leaf has a heady array of infusions from all over the world, packed into bright containers that are neatly arrayed on…
Biscay Province
Founded in 1965, this much-loved deli has all the essentials for assembling a first-rate picnic: wines, cheeses, hams, olive oils, fresh breads, antipasti…
Extremadura
This enticing cheese shop is like a one-stop introduction to Extremadura's and Spain's cheeses, with a focus on little-known local cheeses. There are…
Gros
Tucked away in Gros, this small record shop stocks an eclectic range of used vinyl as well as CDs and secondhand books. Stock changes fairly regularly, so…
Madrid
This is where Spain’s toreros (bullfighters) come to have their traje de luces (suit of lights, the traditional glittering bullfighting suit) made in all…
Marbella
This is the place for designer and luxury vintage fashion from 1960s Chanel suits to classic Yves Saint Laurent three-piece suits. Also sells accessories,…
Valencia Club de Fútbol Megastore
Valencia
Right on Plaza del Ayuntamiento, this sizeable shop offers souvenirs, scarves, woolly hats and many a memento more for the city’s major football club…
Valencia Province
This showroom for local wine producers has a huge range to buy and is by far the best spot in Requena to do so. It runs tastings from 11am to 1pm daily,…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
Inhabiting an old mechanics workshop, this edgy, stylish shop sells clean-lined Scandivanian fashions, designer jewellery and modern artworks. It's a…
Formentera
Spot the bicycle by the sky-blue doors: this stylish, whitewashed inside-outside boutique stocks strappy sandals, straw hats, Balearic woven baskets and…
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…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
One of the most extensive LGBTQ bookstores in the city has a mix of erotica in the form of DVDs and comics as well as books. It's a welcoming, resourceful…
