Paris
Over 150 antique dealers make up this 'village' incongruously set in a late-20th-century courtyard complex. Browse for paintings, ceramics, engravings,…
Must-see shopping in Western Europe
The West End
This traditional toyshop is stuffed with the things that kids of all ages love: Victorian paper theatres, wooden marionettes, finger puppets and antique…
Bristol
A multimillion-pound shopping centre hosting all the big names, selling everything from new threads to boxes of chocolates.
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
From April to September, on the last Saturday of the month, a farmers market takes over the grassy square in the middle of Blairgowrie, with stalls…
Paris
Two outlet shops along rue d’Alésia stock previous-season Sonia Rykiel designs. This branch has Sonia Rykiel’s classic lines, while No 64 has lower-priced…
Cité Marchande Docks de la Riviera
Nice
One of Nice's most traditional covered markets is this local-focused indoor affair in a brick building near the heart of Libération. Meat, fish, cheese,…
Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
This small jewellery shop down charming Brewers Lane sells an intriguing and eye-catching collection of necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings,…
Yonne
At its store on Vézelay's main street, this family-run winery sells organic white wines from the tiny Bourgogne-Vézelay appellation. Owner Maria and her…
Inishowen Peninsula
Local semiprecious stones are transformed into lovely jewellery and unusual gifts by Petra Watzka at her workshop, 100m uphill from the ferry – check the…
Glasgow
A wide range of designer clothing for women is stocked at this handsome, colourful boutique, with lots of unique items in a variety of styles. Prices aren…
South Holland
More than 50 types of locally produced cheese are displayed in this cheese shop, with some free samples so you can be sure of what you're buying. It also…
Amsterdam
A trove of ribbons, feathers and fabric, and iron-on patches from Mexican skulls to Russian dolls. You'll start to imagine you'll sew (or iron on) one day…
Ribeira
A nice twist on the traditional tourist shop, Porto Signs has unique, locally designed graphic T-shirts, as well as Portuguese wine, tea, photography…
Amsterdam
Founded in 1840, Coster is Europe's oldest working diamond factory. Watch the polishers at work on a free guided tour – more interesting than the nearby…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Trivial Pursuit Paris, Rubik’s cubes, juggling balls, backgammon, chess, tarot and playing cards… This small family-run boutique specialising in…
Glasgow
This city-centre venue is your stop for all green-and-white footballing gear and Celtic memorabilia. There's a larger shop at the stadium itself and one…
Amsterdam
This branch of one of the Netherlands' leading outdoors stores stocks a good range of women's clothing and accessories. It's just around the corner from…
Cardiff
The Welsh Rugby Union's shop is the place to book tickets for a Principality Stadium tour and to stock up on rugby-ball key rings and ‘lucky’ WRU-branded…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Hay's oldest and one of its biggest bookshops, this converted cinema is jam-packed with books on all manner of obscure subjects. There's also an…
Southern Highlands & Islands
The friendly island shop sells food and petrol and is a good source of information. It also hires bikes (£10/15 for a half-/full day) and has glamping…
Amsterdam
Kids and grown-ups will appreciate this specialised kite shop, which also sells lots of other random stuff, from solar-powered hula dancers to lantern…
South Cornwall
Fowey's fifth-generation butcher also runs an excellent deli in the town centre, selling lots of premium goodies, including Fowey Valley Cider, Cornish…
South Cornwall
Trago's is a bit of a Cornish institution for cheap-and-cheerful goods. It sells a little bit of everything, from gardening kit to kitchenware, carpets…
The West End
Space NK specialises in skincare products and stocks such brands as Eve Lom and Chantecaille, as well as anti-ageing products from the likes of RéVive…
Lisbon
Lisbon's largest shopping centre is colossal (nearly 350 shops and restaurants, plus cinemas) – it has its own app! To get here, take the blue metro line…
London
The place to come for essentials such as St Paul's snow globes and silk scarves printed with Cathedral artworks, the crypt shop also sells all of the…
The Cotswolds
Stroud's indoor-outdoor Shambles Market, which sets up in the historic Shambles towards the top of town, provides a great opportunity to stock up on…
Ericeira
Gear up on surf, skate and streetwear at the original location of this now Portugal-wide surf shop. In addition to its own brand, you'll find…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Fronted by a black wooden façade, this stylish ‘boutique of curiosities’ stocks hand-me-downs mainly from the 1960s on consignment, returning anything…
Belém
This small gallery in the CCB spotlights the work of young Portuguese artists, from abstract paintings to contemporary landscapes and portraits. Inspired?…
The West End
Quiet and serene with friendly and helpful staff, this shop on the 2nd floor of Foyles bookshop has one of the best CD and vinyl jazz selections in London.
Rouen
This small and quite sweet English-language bookshop was just changing hands as we stopped by so at the time of writing was a tad empty, but it's worth…
Temple Bar
Bad secondhand potboilers, sci-fi, picture books and other assorted titles invite you to rummage about on weekend afternoons. If you look hard enough, you…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Art, architecture, literary criticism, politics and science are among the non-fiction titles at this haven of a tiny second-hand English-language bookshop…
Marseille
Baker José Orsoni specialises in making the city’s signature biscuits, the orange-perfumed navettes de Marseille, as well as macarons and canistrelli …
The Lake District
Compston Rd has enough equipment shops to launch an assault on Everest. The largest shop in town is Gaynor Sports, just round the corner on Market Cross,…
North London
Crammed with exceedingly cool, mainly northern-European-designed objects, this is a great spot for quirky gifts or high-quality homewares. A £465 toilet…
Inverness
If the rain comes down, you could opt for a spot of retail therapy in the Victorian Market, a shopping mall that dates from the 1890s and has rather more…
Paris
Stalls overflowing with handmade arts and crafts fill the western end of bd Edgar Quinet on Sunday, drawing a mixed crowd of locals and travellers in…
Paris
An outlet shop for Sonia Rykiel's more affordable, casual lines. It's sister shop at No 110-112 on the same street stocks the pricier classic lines.
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