Venice
SV Lab sells deadly cool men's and women's apparel with a rock-and-roll sensibility but a patrician's eye to quality. The silk and cashmere jackets are…
Must-see shopping in Mediterranean Europe
Beyoğlu
This contemporary crafts shop in Tophane is a favourite destination for the city's design mavens. The stock includes artworks, cushions, bags, silk…
Turin
This Torinese fashion institution – the city's first 'concept store' – stocks a tightly curated selection of Italian and European high fashion, along with…
Centro de Artesanía La Antigua Escuela
Lanzarote
A small, cheerful artisans' complex for picking up original jewellery, colourful prints, hand-designed tiles and other local crafts. Some of the artisans…
Taormina
Apothecary-like La Torinese stocks mouthwatering local edibles such as olive oil, capers, marmalade, honey, cheese, cured meats, old-fashioned sweets and…
Venice
Resist buying inferior mass-produced Carnevale masks until you've checked out the traditionally made papier-mâché and leather masks at this long…
Extremadura
This tiny boutique is a celebration of contemporary design or 'wearable art' as jewellery designer Sonia Hernández calls it. Materials include ceramics,…
Lake Garda
A rare Italian junk shop and real Aladdin's cave selling everything from 1990s Nokia phones and art-deco lampshades to 1970s stuffed toys and defunct…
Hondarribia
Everything at this light, bright deli is sourced within 150km of Hondarribia: salted anchovies, tinned sardines, clams and octopus, cheeses, preserved…
Turin
Two pretty rooms are packed with beautiful women's clothes, accessories and a select number of perfumes and homewares. There are locally made items as…
Venice
This interesting store showcases rare vintage prints of Venice from the Fratelli Alinari photographic archives alongside the work of current photographers…
Picos de Europa
Cangas abounds in shops selling Asturian food and drink specialities. This place, in business since 1865, is packed floor-to-ceiling with one of the…
Saronic Gulf Islands
A great little boutique specialising in Greek-made arts and crafts, with jewellery, sculpture and paintings, plus the specially designed Armata festival…
Old Orient Carpet & Kilim Bazaar
Fethiye
This shop is where the discerning buy their carpets and kilims, following the sage advice of carpet seller Celal Coşkun. Hoping to preserve the dying art…
Logroño
Maintaining a dying art, fifth-generation artisan Félix Barbero handcrafts the classic Spanish animal-skin wine carriers, in which farmers carried their…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
With a window bedecked with fresh black truffles, you know you've found a source for Italian foods of the highest order. This traditional shop (note the…
Göreme
As well as being the proprietor of this mighty fine rug shop, owner Ruth is well known for her highly recommended carpet educationals (think of it as…
Trieste
Five times a year this top-notch craft market sets up in Piazza Barbacan. Stalls display the work of established and up-and-coming designers, artists and…
Tuscany
Find this luxury fashion designer outlet 35km from Florence; buses (adult/reduced single €7/3.50, return €13/7.50) depart every half hour from the SITA…
Epiros
This old-fashioned shop stocks a bounty of sweet and savoury preserves, all from local ingredients (including a bewitching jelly made from purple…
Women's Agritourism Cooperative Zagora
Pelion Peninsula
The oldest women's cooperative in Greece is renowned for its delicious jams and sweet products. Stop in for a coffee and to see what's available,…
Chueca
Craft beer took quite a while to arrive in Madrid but once started, like most things, the city has embraced it as its own. Local and international beers…
Syntagma & Plaka
This shop has been making fine chocolates since 1928. One of its specialities is dried fruits and candied citrus peel dipped in dark chocolate.
San Polo & Santa Croce
As well as selling a good range of traditional papier-mâché masks – from simple to over-the-top – this atelier sells and rents elaborate Carnevale…
Granada
Specialising in the ancient art of taracea (marquetry) since 1920, this artisan shop is a great place to pick up a small piece of Granada: handcrafted…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Turin-based jeweller Valentina Laganà is known for her contemporary pieces in brass, silver, copper and bronze. Well priced, her rings, earrings,…
Palma de Mallorca
This flagship branch of Palma's biggest department store sells clothes, cosmetics, homewares and accessories, and tickets to local shows and events. There…
Hydra Town
Hydra native Votsi is renowned for her original, bold jewellery designs using exquisite semiprecious stones, which sell in New York and London. She…
Valencia
This romantic treasure trove of a shop celebrates art – indeed the owner is an artist and is often drawing or painting in the shop. Paints, books, vinyls,…
Athens
Cork fabric from Portugal and Italian leather are used for the striking range of handbags and backpacks made at this atelier by designer Maria Mavroudi…
Barcelona
‘Once Upon a Time’ is the name of this fanciful boutique, which brings out the princess in you. It offers ethereal, delicate women’s clothes as well as…
Lanzarote
Every Saturday, Haría's shady, cafe-lined main square morphs into a wonderful, lively local crafts and produce market, filled with artisan jewellery,…
Basque Country
This heavenly sweets shop with its silver chandelier and mural-covered ceiling has an old-fashioned elegance. Nicely wrapped boxes of chocolates make fine…
Evia
A lively agricultural co-op supporting local fig farmers and sustainable production, with preservative-free fresh and dried figs and jams on sale, 3km…
Córdoba
This shop has a particularly good range of embossed leather goods: wallets, bags, boxes, notebooks, leather-covered wooden chests and even copies of…
Madrid
High-quality prints and old photos of Madrid dominate this quiet store just down the hill from Plaza de la Villa. Old Madrid maps, bronze sculptures,…
Centro Storico
Famed for its antique prints, historic Nardecchia sells everything from 18th-century etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi to more affordable 19th…
Barcelona
Self-trained French designer Emmanuel Wagnon recasts recycled timbers and metals to create individual works of art that are functional too: chairs, tables…
South Ibiza
A wine specialist, often with more than 30 wines open for tasting, including many Ibizan bottles. It also has a bar for lingering over tapas. Check the…
El Raval
Artist Teresa Rosa Aguayo runs this textile workshop in the heart of the artsy bit of El Raval. You can join workshops at the loom, admire some of the…
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