Salamanca
The official shop of the University of Salamanca has a stunning range of stationery items, leather-bound books and other carefully selected reminders of…
Must-see shopping in Castilla y León
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Burgos
This is the pick of many stores around the town centre offering local produce that's ideal for a picnic or a gift for back home.
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Castilla y León
You could pick any of the shops around town selling embutidos (cured meats), but this excellent little place is just a stone's throw from the Plaza Mayor…
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Salamanca
The first bookshop in decades to open along Salamanca's 'Street of the Booksellers' (there was once more than 50), this fine space combines a bargain…
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Castilla y León
The word among locals-in-the-know is that Confitería Mantecadas Velasco serves some of the best mantecadas (a cake-like sweet) and other pastries in…
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Castilla y León
Unlike other food shops in this stretch of street west of the Plaza Mayor, La Despensa is a delicatessen that focuses on jamón and other cured meats – if…
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León
One of the better delicatessens around town, selling much-praised cured meats (including cecina, one that's typical of the region), cheeses and, unusually…
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Castilla y León
Sánchez Muñoz is an established madrileño artist who has a small studio here. His watercolours of the local villages are vibrant, colourful and based on…
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Castilla y León
One of numerous gourmet food shops in this stretch of street, La Buena Jera has an excellent range of local cheeses and wines from Toro, as well as local…
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Ávila
This patisserie-cafe is a fine place to buy a yema de Santa Teresa, a sticky, ultrasweet treat made of egg yolk and sugar that's said to have been…
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Segovia
Segovia has loads of places around town selling Spanish and Segovian gourmet food products, and this is one of the best of them. It also has a cafe…
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Salamanca
Second-hand books (mostly in Spanish) and designer jewellery may seem like a strange combination but this narrow little shop is always full and deservedly…
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Montón de Trigo Montón de Paja
Segovia
With handcrafted handbags, jewellery, block-prints of Segovia and a host of other artsy, locally made items, this shop is ideal for creative gifts.
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León
This gorgeous shop and workshop sells leather-bound books, fountain pens and other handcrafted stationery. It also does its own book-binding.
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León
This is an excellent gourmet deli out in the newer part of town with everything from cheeses, wines and cured meats to local pastries.
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León
This marvellous little cheese shop has been around forever. The selection is outstanding and they usually let you try before you buy.
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Castilla y León
This place is known for its home-made chocolate and traditional local mantecadas, a cake-like sweet peculiar to Astorga.
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Castilla y León
Local gourmet foods from the Zamora area are sold here, but it's the wines from Toro in particular that take centre stage.
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Burgos
Local Burgos jewellery designer Jorge Revilla is becoming a global name for his exquisite and sophisticated silver pieces.
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Salamanca
The time-honoured tradition of monks and nuns making sweets and selling them to a paying public is alive at this convent.
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León
Some lovely etchings and reproductions of medieval art are among the many attractions of this classy shop.
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Segovia
Check out these unusual, high-quality handmade crafts and souvenirs in ceramic, wood and textile.
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Valladolid
The pick of the delicatessens in downtown Valladolid, Panta serves up regional wines, cured meats and cheeses, and an enticing range of packaged goodies.
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Valladolid
This small neighbourhood wine shop has carefully chosen wines from the Ribera del Duero and beyond.
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Valladolid
'The Cat That Drank Beer' is one of the few places in Valladolid where you can pick up craft beers, both Spanish and international.
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Salamanca
In addition to the small range of souvenirs sold in the municipal tourist office, there is another shop, found under the arches on the north side of Plaza…
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Castilla y León
The cloistered nuns at this pretty convent bake up tasty cookies and other sweets; ring the bell and then make your selection through the revolving window.
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Segovia
This culinary museum has a small but carefully chosen selection of local cheeses, wines and other gourmet goodies from Segovia and its hinterland.
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Castilla y León
This friendly shop sells homemade chocolates, local honey and other gourmet goodies.
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