Shopping

It's a sign of the times that such a chic little temple to soap and perfume can exist in El Raval. The items in Les Topettes' collection have been picked for their designs as much as the products themselves, and you…

The official shop of the University of Salamanca has a stunning range of stationery items, leather-bound books and other carefully selected reminders of your Salamanca visit.

Cheese lovers will want to make a stop at this place that's been selling local cheeses since 1944 – you'll find every imaginable variety, with plenty of regional choices.

A gallery, designer homeware store and artist-in-residence project rolled into one, Hito is run by New York expat jewellers Gillian Conroy and Danica Wilcox. On display are eye-catching, one-of-a-kind local crafts a…

It's quite a surprise to go through the door here, and gradually descend into an enormous concrete structure replete with all kinds of handicrafts, from colourful rugs to wine and marvellous ceramics. A government i…

The extraordinary tiled facade of this wonderful old shop conceals an Aladdin’s cave of ceramics from all over Spain. This is not the mass-produced stuff aimed at a tourist market, but comes from the small family po…

One of Europe’s most creative jewellery designers, Helena Rohner has a spacious boutique in La Latina. Working with silver, stone, porcelain, wood and Murano glass, she makes inventive pieces and her work is a regul…

This is the workshop of British ceramicist Matthew Weir and his Spanish wife Isabel Hernández, who produces artistic jarapa (cotton rag) rugs. As well as quality ceramics, Matthew makes woodblock prints and works wi…

This boutique has to be seen to be believed, with pinks, yellows and oranges everywhere you turn. It’s fun and exuberant, but not just for kids. It also has serious and highly original fashion. Agatha Ruiz de la Pra…

Exquisite store owned by Alessandro Negri, the island's most famous designer. All the earthy, barefoot-style furnishings, organic cotton clothing, gorgeous shoes and sandals, jewellery and accessories (cork-framed s…