Ribeira
Beautifully packaged Claus Porto luxury soaps, fragrances, creams, colognes and candles fill the shelves of latest store in the city where the venerable…
Must-see shopping in Western Europe
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Pillar-box-red Artazart is one of Paris' best design bookshops. Alongside design and source books in French, English and other languages, it stocks a…
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
This food hall and delicatessen is a showcase for local producers, and it's a great place to stock up on Scottish delicacies such as Heather Hills honey,…
Monchique
Carpenter José Leonardo Salvador has been crafting traditional Monchique chairs aka 'scissor chairs' from alder (a type of birch wood) since the 1960s,…
Chambéry
More than two-dozen local producers assemble in Chambéry's covered market, selling regional specialities like charcuterie and cheese, alongside butchers,…
Nancy
When Nancy’s Benedictine nuns hit hard times during the French Revolution, they saw the light in heavenly macarons. They’re still made to the original…
Latin Quarter
For anyone planning an adventure in France, this bookshop is an invaluable resource. Detailed IGN topo maps and guides for climbing, via ferrata, hiking,…
Miragaia
Friendly, highly knowledgeable and attentive staff guide you through a staggering array of ports (including many fine vintage ones) and high-quality wines…
Colmar
Bag Munster cheese, fresh pretzels, pastries, wild-boar saucisson (dry-cured sausage or salami), fresh fruit and veg and more at this 19th-century market…
Brussels
With its gold-wreath-encircled columns and ornate gilded ceiling, this is about the prettiest bookshop you could imagine. The literary connections are hot…
Ribeira
Porto-based ceramic artist Adosinda Pereira can often be seen making her latest creation at her little studio in the heart of Ribeira. If you're in the…
Shetland
This association of handicrafts producers publishes a brochure detailing the places around the islands where you can stop to observe spinners, weavers and…
Lyon
A thoughtfully curated shop with a trove of one-of-a-kind merchandise from elegant stationery to delicate jewellery, along with wall hangings, artful…
Reims
Strikingly illuminated by Champagne bottles, this swish wine boutique-cum-bar plays host to 27 vintners and more than 200 Champagnes. There is a different…
Athenaeum de la Vigne et du Vin
Beaune
This fabulous bookshop stocks thousands of titles, including many in English, covering everything from wine tasting to oenology (the art and science of…
Nice
Nice's favourite vintage shop is a treasure trove of clothing, jewellery and accessories spanning much of the 20th century; what really sets it apart is…
Aliados & Bolhão
This boutique is a treasure trove of funky Portuguese fashion, design, crafts and accessories, including born-again Barcelos cockerels in candy-bright…
Troyes
Hidden down a narrow backstreet, this is where you'll find Sarah’s marvellous hat-making workshop. Squeeze into her tiny boutique, jam-packed with bonnets…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
At this elegantly designed shop, you'll find cork put to surprisingly imaginative uses, with well-made and sustainable cork handbags, pens, wallets,…
Bastia
A fine spot to pick up authentic Coriscan handicrafts, this gorgeous little old-town boutique displays and sells the work of 30 craftspeople from all over…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Using everything from discarded clothing to electrical fittings and household bric-a-brac, this bold art and fashion collective sews, recycles and…
Bruges
This gorgeous traditional grocery is now surrounded by mainstream boutiques but has been here since 1933. Decked out with red-and-white gingham flounces…
Brussels
As its name states, this shop is a temple to beer, stocking upwards of 700 brews along with matching glasses and other booze-related merchandise. For more…
Luxembourg City
Founded in 2012 by Luxembourg designer Stephanie Comes, this women's fashion label uses ethically sourced, luxury European fabrics and Stephanie's own…
St-Tropez
Forget the fancy side of St-Tropez for a while, and re-enter a more traditional Provence at this twice-weekly market, offering everything from cheese…
Brussels
A traditional and welcoming grocery in the heart of town, specialising in artisanal cheeses, several of them organic. You'll also find cured meats and…
Nancy
This family-run grocery store on the edge of the old town is crammed with Lorraine delicacies. Cheeses, smoked saucisson, macarons, mirabelles (plums) in…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Tiny tin (étain) and lead soldiers, snipers, cavaliers, military drummers and musicians (great for chessboard pieces) cram this fascinating boutique. In…
Belfast
Specialising in crime fiction (and even appearing in print in Colin Bateman's Mystery Man series), this small, independent bookshop run by friendly and…
Bayonne
Founded in Bayonne in 1890, this premium chocolatier sells its chocolate bars in an irresistible variety of flavours: plain and milk, of course, but also…
Strasbourg
Cherubs adorn this heavenly shop where Strasbourg’s pain d’épices (gingerbread) fairy Mireille Oster tempts with handmade varieties featuring figs,…
The Pyrenees
After browsing the boutiques of nearby rue Serviez, stop by BricOTruc, which has a delightful assortment of recycled jewellery, picture frames, toys,…
Brussels
Both moulds and chocolates are made on-site. At 4pm on Saturday and Sunday there are praline-making demonstrations explaining chocolate’s development,…
Southern Corsica
Whether you're shopping for picnics or gifts to take home, don’t leave town without stopping at this Aladdin’s cave, alongside the main square, to pick up…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
Hawking antique azulejos for seven decades, Solar offers row after row and pile after pile of precious Portuguese tiles dating from the 1500s to 1900s,…
Paris
Chanel's gleaming 1500-sq-m flagship store, with entrances on rues St-Honoré, Duphot and Cambon, is footsteps from Coco Chanel's original boutique at 31…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
So tiny it’s almost an optical illusion, this magical art-deco store is chock-full of soft handmade leather and pigskin gloves (€49 to €170) for men and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Browse for beautiful scented candles from the world's oldest candlemaker, dating from 1643, at its Right Bank boutique in Le Marais.
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Lisboêtas have been waxing lyrical about this specialist candle-maker since 1789. The wood-panelled, talc-scented store sells myriad candles, from cherubs…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Artist Mark Raven's distinctive vision of Amsterdam is available on posters, coasters and well-cut T-shirts that make great souvenirs. Prices are…
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