Santiago Food Market

Shopping

Santiago de Compostela has two particular local crafts – silverware and a black gem called jet stone, used for jewellery and amulets. The shops in the area around the Cathedral has a good selection of these and of other handicrafts. The rest of the Old Town is full of shops of all kinds. The streets or ’Rúas’ Nova, Vilar, San Pedro, Caldeirería, Preguntoiro and the squares Toural and Cervantes, along with the ones surrounding the cathedral, are the main shopping areas in the old town. You can find international brands, prestigious Spanish franchises, Galician fashion, food shops and gift shops, among many other offerings.

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Santiago Food Market

The numerous stalls in the traditional food market of Santiago offer a real taste of Galician gastronomy, with fresh produce, seafood, flowers, cheese and much more. Most products come from local producers, and have been supplying homes and restaurants int he area since …

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The Old Town

The Old Town is full of shops of all kinds. The streets or ’rúas’ Nova, Vilar, San Pedro, Caldeirería, Preguntoiro and the squares Toural and Cervantes, along with the ones surrounding the cathedral, are the main shopping areas in the Old …

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New Town

El Ensanche – New Town – is a well-defined shopping area in Santiago. It is the central shopping area, located primarily on the streets of Xeneral Pardiñas, Doutor Teixeiro, República de El Salvador, Montero Ríos, Avenido Alfredo Brañas and Prazas Roxa and …

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Shopping Streets

Important streets, such as Rosalía de Castro, Fernando III el Santo, República Arxentina, A Rosa and Santiago de Chile, offer a very attractive shopping range. You can walk around shops of international brands, prestigious Spanish franchises, Galician fashion, food shops and gift shops, just to mention a …

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El Corte Inglés

Spain’s department store colossus successfully performs the main task of the department store, which is to offer most things to most people. Here you find designer fashion, their own low and medium-priced lines, enormous perfumery and make-up departments, leather goods in all price ranges, toys, children’s clothes, art materials, food and delicatessen, home furnishing …

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Zara

This world famous brand has a store in every mid-size town, and Santiago is no different. There are four stores in the city where you can find the latest fashion for men, women and children, everything from street wear to the more up-dressed …

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Stradivarius

In the same style as Mango and Zara, Stradivarius features racks with the latest fashion wear, together with high heels, ballerinas, scarves and accessories filling the shop, and if you do not find your size, do not worry there are two shops in the …

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Mango

Whether you are searching for a new flowered dress, a coloured t-shirt or a new pair of trandy jeans, Mango offers everything from sleek work-wear to fabulous cocktail dresses, all at reasonable prices. Match your new outfit with the perfect pair of shoes and accessories, also on offer …

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Centro Comercial As Cancelas

Ideally located between the historic centre and el Ensanche, the city's modern area, Centro Comercial As Cancelas offers prime shopping wherever you are in the city. Shops, restaurants, department stores and everything else you may need can be found …

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Lorenzo Design

The aim of this amazing store is to highlight the value of handcraft, design and manufacture: every item is created by mixing the techniques and the material of the past and the original ideas of modernity, so that even the shortest experience in this store will be …

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Secretos de Galicia

Since 2012 Secretos de Galicia offers the best food in the markets of Galicia and Spain. This store provides a huge variety of products which will let you understand the special flavours and colours of this beautiful country, supporting the homemade products and providing the clients the best gourmet experience …

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