Must-see shopping in Castilla y León

  • Mercatus

    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…

  • Casa Quintanilla

    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.

  • Sabor Guijuelo

    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…

  • La Galatea

    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…

  • Confitería Mantecadas Velasco

    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…

  • La Despensa

    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…

  • La Despensa de Fer

    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…

  • Sánchez Muñoz

    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…

  • La Buena Jera

    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…

  • La Flor de Castilla

    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…

  • Diablo Cojuelo

    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…

  • La Nave

    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…

  • 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.

  • Tejuelo

    León

    This gorgeous shop and workshop sells leather-bound books, fountain pens and other handcrafted stationery. It also does its own book-binding.

  • La Vianda de León

    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.

  • Don Queso

    León

    This marvellous little cheese shop has been around forever. The selection is outstanding and they usually let you try before you buy.

  • Confiteria Alonso

    Castilla y León

    This place is known for its home-made chocolate and traditional local mantecadas, a cake-like sweet peculiar to Astorga.

  • La Abacería

    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.

  • Jorge Revilla

    Burgos

    Local Burgos jewellery designer Jorge Revilla is becoming a global name for his exquisite and sophisticated silver pieces.

  • Convento de las Dueñas

    Salamanca

    The time-honoured tradition of monks and nuns making sweets and selling them to a paying public is alive at this convent.

  • El Escribano

    León

    Some lovely etchings and reproductions of medieval art are among the many attractions of this classy shop.

  • Artesanía La Gárgola

    Segovia

    Check out these unusual, high-quality handmade crafts and souvenirs in ceramic, wood and textile.

  • Alimentación Panta

    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.

  • Majuelos Singulares

    Valladolid

    This small neighbourhood wine shop has carefully chosen wines from the Ribera del Duero and beyond.

  • El Gato Que Bebia Cerveza

    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.

  • Municipal Tourist Office Shop

    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…

  • Iglesia Convento Santa Isabel

    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.

  • Museo Gastronómico

    Segovia

    This culinary museum has a small but carefully chosen selection of local cheeses, wines and other gourmet goodies from Segovia and its hinterland.

  • La Alacena

    Castilla y León

    This friendly shop sells homemade chocolates, local honey and other gourmet goodies.

  • Iguazú

    León

    A fine little travel bookshop, with regional hiking maps.

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