Spain Shopping Tips by acemj

Various: Shop 'til you drop

Shopping is Spain is great. In the larger cities, you'll find grand boulevards lined with designer stores, but I prefer the smaller, privately owned stores where the shopkeepers tend to be more inclined to bend over backwards to fulfill your every request.

Shops usually open at 10am close at 2pm and reopen from 5pm to 8pm.

Visitors can reclaim the IVA (VAT) charged on all purchases except food, drink, motor vehicles, and medicines. Ask the store owner for the details.

What to buy: Boquerias, or markets, offer the freshest produce, meats and cheeses and don't miss out on bringing home some wonderful Spanish wine.

Traditional handicrafts are often specific to the region of the country.

Leather is usually of excellent quality and value.

Guitars are amazingly well-crafted and can the quality to affordability ratios are excellent.

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