Must-see shopping in Europe

  • Exterior of GUM department store.

    GUM

    Moscow

    Behind its elaborate 240m-long facade on the northeastern side of Red Square, GUM is a bright, bustling shopping mall with hundreds of fancy stores and…

  • exterior, La Maison Plisson.

    Maison Plisson

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Framed by glass-canopied wrought-iron girders, this gourmet emporium incorporates a covered-market-style, terrazzo-floored food hall filled with exquisite…

  • Stine Goya

    Copenhagen

    The winner of numerous prestigious design awards, Stine Goya is one of Denmark's hottest names in women's fashion. What makes her collections unique is…

  • Vanishing Point

    Nørrebro & Østerbro

    On trendy Jægersborggade, Vanishing Point is a contemporary craft shop and studio showcasing quirky ceramics, unique jewellery, handmade knits and quilts,…

  • Ostekælderen

    Copenhagen

    Complete with sawdust floors, this charming basement cheese shop is the city's oldest, dating from 1888. Although its long-time owners Vivvi and Hesluf…

  • Han Kjøbenhavn

    Copenhagen

    While we love the uncluttered Modernist fit-out, it's what's on the racks that will hook you: simple, beautifully crafted men's threads that merge…

  • Vinyl records for sale near Flohmarkt am Mauerpark Sunday flea market in Prenzlauer Berg.

    Flohmarkt im Mauerpark

    Prenzlauer Berg

    Join the throngs of thrifty trinket hunters, bleary-eyed clubbers and excited tourists sifting for treasure at this always busy flea market with cult…

  • Posterland

    Copenhagen

    Posterland is Northern Europe's biggest poster company and the main art supplier for the gallery shops of the National Gallery of Denmark and the…

  • PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 27: A model (detail) walks the runway during the Henrik Vibskov show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2015 on June 27, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

    Henrik Vibskov

    Copenhagen

    Not just a drummer and prolific artist, Danish enfant terrible Henrik Vibskov pushes the fashion envelope, too. Break free with his bold, creatively…

  • Stine Goya

    Nørrebro & Østerbro

    Copenhagen-based model-turned-designer Stine Goya is one of Denmark's hottest names in fashion. While her creations don't betray the Nordic obsession with…

  • NN07

    Copenhagen

    This is the striking flagship store for Danish menswear brand NN07 (aka: No Nationality). The threads here are understated and contemporary, ranging from…

  • Wood Wood

    Copenhagen

    Unisex Wood Wood's flagship store is a solid spot for distinctive street fashion. Top of the heap are Wood Wood's own playful creations, made with…

  • Looking down Argyll Street to Liberty Department Store, West End.

    Liberty

    The West End

    One of London's most recognisable shops, Liberty department store has a white-and-wood-beam Tudor Revival facade that lures shoppers in to browse luxury…

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    Das Möbel

    Vienna

    Das Möbel showcases some of the coolest and most-original furniture in Vienna. Local artists and designers fill the place with their latest innovations…

  • L'Ottico Fabbricatore's spare and essential shopfront

    L’Ottico Fabbricatore

    Venice

    Husband-and-wife team Francesco and Marianna run this classy store that stocks some of the most brilliant names in Italian fashion. Delicate silks and…

  • The Larusmiani shop entrance

    Larusmiani

    Milan

    Metrosexual men the world over make a beeline for chic menswear and lifestyle store Larusmiani, which is home to heritage grooming experts G. Lorenzi…

  • Oiva Toikka owl in Iittala store

    Iittala

    Helsinki

    Finland's famous glass manufacturer – established in 1881 in the southern Finnish town of the same name and later shaped by Alvar Aalto – has a central…

  • Candora exterior (façade)

    Candora

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    At this brother-and-sister-run parfumerie near the Seine you can have bespoke scents made up in just 10 minutes. Or learn how to create fragrances…

  • Beer Lovers

    Vienna

    A wonderland of craft beers, this emporium stocks over 1000 labels from at least 125 different breweries in more than 70 styles, with more being sourced…

  • Stijl interior

    Stijl

    Brussels

    A top address, Stijl is well stocked with Antwerp Six classic designer ware (Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten) but also features up-to-the-minute…

  • Boruni Amber Museum, double window display of jewellery and gems.

    Boruni

    Kraków

    One-stop shopping for amberphiles at this growing retail empire, with cases and cases of amber rings, necklaces, brooches and earrings, plus a ‘museum’ …

  • Stilwerk, Shopping Homeware

    Stilwerk

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This four-storey temple of good taste will have devotees of the finer things itching to redecorate. Everything you could possibly want for home and hearth…

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    La Manual Alpargatera

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    Stars from Salvador Dalí to Penélope Cruz and Jean Paul Gaultier have ordered a pair of espardenyes (espadrilles; rope-soled canvas shoes) from this…

  • Piet Breinholm – The Last Bag

    Copenhagen

    Musician-turned-designer Piet Breinholm is famous for his classic leather satchels, available in small or large, and in colours ranging from sensible…

  • Close up of Biffi shop window

    Biffi

    Milan

    Retailer Rosy Biffi spotted potential in the young Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace long before they became household names. More recently, Biffi got…

  • Fabriano window display

    Fabriano

    Milan

    Stationery lovers won't be the only ones going quietly ga-ga in this showroom which stocks the entire Fabriano line. Everything from plain notebooks to…

  • Students at Montana Lisboa Café

    Underdogs Public Art Store

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    Witness the strength of street knowledge at this part gallery, part Montana-street-art paint store and cafe behind Cais do Sodré. Underdogs specialises in…

  • interior (window), Mayaro.

    Mayaro

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Spanning three floors of a Haussmannian building is this part gallery, part concept store for men, part design showcase and part collaborator. It also…

  • Storm

    Copenhagen

    Storm is one of Copenhagen's most inspired fashion pit stops, with trendsetting men's and women's labels such as Haider Ackermann, Kitsuné and Thom Browne…

  • Fans at stall, El Rastro Market, La Latina.

    El Rastro

    La Latina & Lavapiés

    Welcome to what is claimed to be Europe's largest flea market. Antiques are also a major drawcard with a concentration of stores at Nuevas Galerías and…

  • Pellini shop window detail

    Pellini

    Milan

    For unique, one-off costume jewellery pieces, bags and hair pieces, look no further than the boutique of Donatella Pellini, granddaughter of famous…

  • Maduro

    Copenhagen

    Maduro owner Jeppe Maduro Hirsch handpicks the eclectic mix of beautiful objects in his store, from ceramics plates, cups and vases, to quirky lamps,…

  • The cours Julien Farmers' Market sells organic vegetables

    Farmers Market

    Marseille

    Every Wednesday morning the farmers market along cours Julien squawks with life, colour and accordion music as traders flog mounds of organic vegetables,…

  • Tante T

    Copenhagen

    Valhalla for tea aficionados, this Torvehallerne Market stall offers over 150 varieties. The staff are rightly passionate about their leaves and happy to…

  • Alessi shop exterior.

    Alessi

    Milan

    Established in Omegna in 1921, Italy's most famous design factory has gone on to transform our homes with more than 22,000 crafted utensils, many of which…

  • The quayside sign for Village Hall

    Village Hall

    Cork City

    This Aladdin’s cave is stuffed to the brim with unusual vintage clothing, vinyl records, eclectic furniture and assorted oddities. Despite being full of…

  • Baum und Pferdgarten

    Copenhagen

    Designers Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave are the creative forces behind what is one of Denmark's most respected women's fashion brands. While there…

  • Close-up Nilufar shop window

    Nilufar Gallery

    Milan

    Started as a carpet shop in 1979, this is now one of the best collectable design galleries in town, curated under the watchful eye of inimitable Nina…

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    Pâtisserie Michalak

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    At the bright, whitewashed Left Bank boutique of Christophe Michalak – one of Paris' most inventive pastry chefs – colourful displays include Michalak's…

  • outside facade, Lorenzo Perrone

    Lorenzo Perrone

    Oltrarno

    Every book tells a different story in this absolutely fascinating artist's workshop, home to Milan-born Lorenzo Perrone who creates snow-white Libri…

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