Santa Cruz de la Palma
An excellent deli which specialises in local and national Spanish cheese, gourmet olives, preserves, coffee and other goodies like anchovies and smoked…
Must-see shopping in Canary Islands
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La Laguna
The shoes at Pisaverde are quite a sight, with each pair uniquely fashioned and handcrafted with bold and brightly coloured leather and all manner of…
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North Coast Tenerife
Housed in a former 17th-century convent, this museum shop sells a superb range of Ibero-American art and crafts, mainly from Central and South America…
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Stop by this family-run museum-shop, producing perfumes since the 1870s, and the staff will take you through the distillation and water-filtering process…
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North Coast Tenerife
As the name implies, Canarias Concept sells solely Canarian-made crafts and products. It has a large showroom packed with jewellery, ceramics, artwork,…
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Trading since the mid-19th century in a fabulous old building, this Vegueta market has a real abundance of aroma, and an explosion of colour from the…
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
This temple to the graphic novel has a seriously wide selection in English and Spanish in a quite riveting display.
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Puerto de la Cruz
You'll find the most comprehensive selection of quality crafts in town here. It's not cheap but there's no souvenir tat; expect to discover classy locally…
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Lanzarote
Bizarrely for an island bereft of rivers or lakes, you'll spot delicate, delicious smoked salmon on menus everywhere. Back in the 1970s, a German couple…
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Cooperativa de Ganaderos Central Quesera
El Hierro
Farmers from all over the island deliver milk to this cooperative, 2km north of Isora, where delicious herreño cheese is produced. Pop in to buy varieties…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
It may look like just another small accessory shop, but step inside to discover a galaxy of well-displayed, dazzling and exquisite jewellery, created by…
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La Laguna
Jam-packed with preserves, pickles, gofio (ground, roasted grain), mojo (spicy Canarian sauce), cheeses, honey, local wines, Scotch whisky, cigars and…
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La Laguna
A good place to buy jamón ibérico de bellota (from acorn-fed black pigs) priced at around €40 a kilo. Other less expensive hams are also available –…
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Lanzarote
First launched in the 1980s with just 16 artisan vendors, Teguise's enormous, very touristed Sunday-morning market carpets the old town, with flamenco on…
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Gran Canaria
A divine aura of sorts hangs over Teror, a fitting place to find snacks handmade by nuns. Climb up steep Calle Herrería, next to the museum, until you…
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North Coast Tenerife
Carries a superb range of Spanish hams, including the highly desired jamón iberico de bellota, made from acorn-fed black pigs. Expect to pay around €16.50…
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North Coast Tenerife
Tenerife’s excellent art-and-crafts chain Artenerife has its local outlet in this magnificent 17th-mansion. Casa Torrehermosa provides a fitting setting…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
At first glance this shop resembles more of a jumble sale than anything else, but take the time to browse and you will discover all kinds of gems,…
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North Coast Tenerife
This absorbing place is not really a museum but more of a shop dedicated to local viticulture and various types of Canarian wines, including Malvasía, as…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The charming and helpful owner of this shop will guide you through the local wines here, including eco-wines and the famous banana wine with the peeled…
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Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Run by an enthusiastic young couple, this deli has a vast range of carefully sourced gourmet products, with an emphasis on Spanish delights such as great…
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Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
If you’re a tea drinker, stop by this temple to the tea leaf, with its shelves stuffed to bursting point with traditional metal tins of every imaginable…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This Spanish designer apparently became inspired as a child by the bolts of material, buttons and bows at her grandfather’s modest haberdashery shop near…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Don’t be intimidated by the exclusive-looking showroom with its mock fireplace and exquisitely groomed sales staff, this Spanish jewellers has a…
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Gran Canaria
There's an enticing collection of deli items at this good-looking shop, from a wonderfully whiffy selection of cheeses to locally made olive oil, mojo,…
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El Cotillo
Stop by this ecologically aware and very neat-looking place that stocks cool surf wear in soft greens and blues. The business donates a percentage of all…
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Maspalomas
If you’re after local handicrafts, visit the small Fedac shop located within the main tourist office. Fedac is a government-sponsored nonprofit store,…
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Lanzarote
One of the island's best places to buy local goat’s cheese – and you can taste it first. Choose between smoked, fresh, semicured, or coated with paprika…
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Puerto de la Cruz
This market-style stall is a daily institution, and where locals come to stock up on all those deli goodies, including cheese, chorizo and the famous…
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La Laguna
Owned by music buff Fernando, Jumping Man has a petite space stuffed with jazz, soul, funk, R&B, hip-hop, pop and rock vinyl and CDs, much of it classic…
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Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Surf clothing and watches, wetsuits and shades: all your water-sport requirements are provided for in a neat and good-looking selection here. The shop is…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Using 100% natural vegetable oils, as well as scents, this aromatically enticing ecofriendly perfumería purveys beautifully packaged massage oils, body…
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La Laguna
You may not want to stuff a 1950s lampshade or a 1960s injection-moulded swivel armchair into your luggage, but the funktastic 20th-century vintage pieces…
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Fancy picking up a Fender or an acoustic guitar to busk to crowds on Plaza de Santa Ana? Or perhaps a timple (a kind of ukulele) to strum to the apple of…
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Puerto de la Cruz
Look for a tiny former fisherman’s cottage painted brilliant turquoise; it's now the happy home to this crafts shop specialising in innovative local…
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Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Right on the seafront, this shop standing all by itself sells an eye-catching range of high-quality and diverse arts and crafts created by people with…
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La Laguna
Look for the blue-on-blue exterior of this fabulous vintage shop. Dicky Morgan's edgy take on fashion, furniture and art is coupled with a big-city…
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Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Part of an Tenerife-wide chain where quality control is very much in evidence, Artenerife carries a superb range of quality handicrafts originating in the…
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Head to this government-sponsored, nonprofit store for handicrafts and modern designs, including exquisite hand-painted silk scarves, woven shawls and…
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Centro de Artesanía La Antigua Escuela
Lanzarote
A small, cheerful artisans' complex for picking up original jewellery, colourful prints, hand-designed tiles and other local crafts. Some of the artisans…
