Sultanahmet
İznik Classics is one of the best places in town to source hand-painted collector-item ceramics made with real quartz and using metal oxides for pigments…
Must-see shopping in Mediterranean Europe
Mallorca
One of rural Mallorca's most venerable traditions, Sineu's weekly market has taken over the town centre every Wednesday morning since 1306. Spreading out…
Milan
Fashionista Benedetta Bevilacqua seeks out breakthrough designers with an eye for bold colours, unique prints and sharp shapes, which she presents with…
Pollença
A full-on savoury and pungent aroma of wholesome food fills your nostrils as you walk into Enseñat. Pick up salts, preserves, cheeses, meats, including…
Rapallo
A short stroll from the waterfront, this delightfully enticing deli is packed to the ceiling with delicacies from the Italian Riviera and beyond. You'll…
Milan
This gorgeously colourful shop is known for its high-end vintage clothes and accessories (which are priced accordingly). It specialises in lovingly…
Trieste
This very lovely sugary boutique sells every imaginable sweet treat from its period vitrines. Engage in the impossible task of choosing between fruit…
Dalyan
Jeweller Kenan sells fine pieces and gifts from across Turkey in his shop-cum-gallery. Choose between coral earrings from İstanbul, rings from İzmir,…
Centro Storico
After a visit to this charming shop, you'll be reminded of it every time you have a cup of tea. Set up like an apothecary with ceiling-high shelves and…
Syracuse
The theme is marine at Fish House Art, a quirky gallery and shop swimming with whimsical, beautifully crafted objects inspired by the sea. It's a showcase…
Centro Storico
This chic boutique in a belle-époque-styled interior offers a curated selection of both vintage and contemporary designer accessories, fashions, homewares…
Venice
Lost your sunglasses on the Lido? Never fear: Ottica Carraro can make you a custom pair within 24 hours, including the eye exam. The store has its own…
Chueca
For picking up some of the country’s olive-oil varieties (Spain is the world’s largest producer), this place is perfect. With examples of the extra-virgin…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Chocolates, dainty pastries and mouth-watering cakes can be nibbled behind the Modernista mosaic facade here or taken away for private, guilt-ridden…
Madrid
All wine shops should be like this. This family-run corner shop really knows its wines and the interior has scarcely changed since 1913, with wooden…
Salamanca
Behind the attractive old facade lies a connoisseur’s paradise, filled with local cheeses, sausages, wines and coffees. The products here are great for a…
Troödos Mountains
New premises, new owner, but the chocolates are as delicious as ever (€2 each). Fillings are unusual, ranging from brandy sour to Cyprus royal jelly,…
Como
Como’s largest and best food market is this Fascist-era covered market crammed with fruit, veg, meat, bread and cheese purveyors. One hall is entirely…
Athens
This organisation collects excellent traditional craftwork and stocks its shop with ceramics, sculpture and handicrafts from around the country.
Palma de Mallorca
'The Palate' is a wonderland for jamón lovers. The flavour of air-cured pig scents the air, mingling with the cheese, sobrassada and other delights on…
Milan
This antiques market is the city's most scenic market. Set along a 400m stretch of the pretty Naviglio Grande, it has stalls from over 380 well-vetted…
Athens
Niko and Taso design the simple, elegant Athens- and Greece-inspired graphics that adorn the T-shirts, accessories and art prints sold in this tiny shop…
Andalucía
This is the workshop of British ceramicist Matthew Weir and Spanish artisan Isabel Hernández, who produces artistic jarapa (cotton-rag) rugs. As well as…
Treviso
Yes, this is the shop of the legendary Pinarello cycling brand, manufacturers of some of the best handmade road, track and cyclocross bikes, including 13…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
One of several stylish boutiques on Via dell'Oca, Elif Sallorenzo's chic concept store showcases exclusive handmade pieces by Italian designers alongside…
Oltrarno
Cutting-edge fashion is what this trendy concept store, incongruously wedged between tatty old artisanal workshops on an Oltrarno backstreet, sells. It is…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
Set amidst seemingly endless olive groves, this farm shop offers tastings of its olives and first-press oil, jams and vinegars distilled from anything you…
Trieste
Founded in 1777 by a Swiss immigrant who was on to the potential of Trieste's free-port status, Bischoff is one of Trieste's – and the world's – longest…
Corfu Town
True to its name, this hole-in-the-wall boutique sells stunning icons, handmade by an artists' co-op, as well as fine heraldic art and antiques. Some of…
Verona
Despite its modern demeanour, this leather showroom is the artisan studio of Mario Gastaldi, who handmakes all the leather products downstairs. His…
Milan
Designed by Studio Urquiola, the Triennale's bookshop stocks beautifully produced architecture, design, graphics, fashion and photography books as…
Udine
The one-stop menswear shop stocks everything a sartorially inclined man could want: clothes, scarves, belts, bags, hats and a range of shaving creams and…
Athens
An Athens classic, open since 1912, with classic designs – T-straps, ballet flats, elegant Oxfords (their only style for men) – all custom-fit just for…
Palma de Mallorca
It's almost impossible to manoeuvre in this narrow little shop, so crowded are its shelves with local Mallorcan food products – cheeses, honey, olives,…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
Head to this mammoth flea market to see Rome bargain-hunting. Thousands of stalls sell everything from rare books and fell-off-a-lorry bikes to cheap…
Thessaloniki
This passionate little wine shop is the ideal place to learn more about the varied, expanding and ever-refining world of Greek wine. The staff, who…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
This super-stocked deli, one of the best in town, is a treasure trove of gourmet delicacies. Helpful staff will guide you through its extensive selection…
Zagorohoria
Packed to the rafters with delightful toys, jewellery and home goodies, this shop has the feel of entering a fairy tale. The cellar is a wonderland of…
Naples
Pimp your fingers, wrists or neckline with Mattana's meticulously detailed creations for men and women. The studio's DNapoli line is especially intriguing…
Parma
An arsenal of strung-up Parma ham hangs above the counter at Silvano Romani's temple of swine, one of Parma's absolute best for cured meats: prosciutto,…
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