DK Travel : Costa Blanca : Shopping

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Guadalest

Guadalest is packed with souvenir shops, offering delicate, handmade lace tablecloths, woollen blankets, slippers and traditional capes. You’ll also find a good range of local produce, from liqueurs to honey.
Ibi

Ibi’s long toy-making tradition is sadly now being supplanted by cheap plastics, but you can still pick up pretty replicas of old-fashioned tin toys at the delightful Museu Valencià del Joguet (see Museu Valencià del Joguet, Ibi).
La Vila Joiosa (Villajoyosa)

La Vila Joiosa (see La Vila Joiosa (Villajoyosa)) has been making chocolate since the 17th century. You can buy the perfect souvenir at the famous Valor chocolate factory on the outskirts of town.
Librería Internacional

Whether you are looking for some holiday reading, something to help you brush up your Spanish, or good maps of the region, the friendly staff at this bookshop will be able to help you.
Los Dos TT

This chic upmarket boutique selling international designer fashions for women is just one of many shops devoted to shoes, fashion and accessories lining the pedestrian streets of the old town.
Mango

This well-known Spanish chain has stylish clothes, shoes and accessories for women, with everything from fashionable suits for the office to jeans and funky clubwear.
Manuel Nicolás Almansa

There are more weird and wonderful nativity figurines at this traditional workshop.
Mercado Central

This delightful Modernista market is surrounded by colourful stalls selling fresh flowers. Inside, you’ll find fabulous heaps of fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. It’s a great place for picnic supplies.
Mercado de las Verónicas

Set in a whimsical Modern-ista building, Murcia’s delightful covered market offers a huge variety of fresh produce, including fish and locally reared meats.
Monóvar

The cheerful wine town of Monóvar produces an excellent, robust red wine, as well as rosés, but it is best known for the wonderful dessert wine El Fondillón.