Shopping in Granada

Granada is a great city for shopping and at a great price. Granada is especially a paradise for lovers of decoration products with Arabic motifs. In areas such as the Alcaicería or neighborhoods like the Albaicín you will find artisan products, leather objects such as bags or belts, handkerchiefs, lamps, tea sets and other typical Granada souvenirs.

What to buy in Granada

• Taracea (Inlay): This ancient oriental technique consists of decorating furniture, chests and other pieces of wood with small fragments of ivory, mother-of-pearl or silver, giving rise to a mosaic. It is a very delicate process in which all the pieces are cut manually to fit the final piece.

• Spanish guitars: Granada is a paradise for music and flamenco lovers. On the Gomérez slope, at the entrance to the Alhambra, there are numerous shops specializing in Spanish guitars, a classic in Granada’s souvenirs.

• Fans: As in the rest of Andalusia, fans are an essential object in all souvenir shops in Granada. The variety is endless and you can find fans made with different types of wood and with the most original designs.

• Zafalauja ceramics: In practically all the handicraft stores in the city you will find plates, bowls and pots decorated with geometric motifs in green and blue tones. It is the star product of Granada and one of the greatest reflections of the Nasrid influence in its crafts.

• Shawls and mantillas: Textile crafts have always been of great importance in Granada, and a reflection of this are the shawls and mantillas that you will find in street stalls in the Albaicín and the city center. These are pieces of fabric embroidered by hand.

• Granada lamps: Granada lamps are small lanterns made with several sheets of glass that illuminate the Albaicín area. In the souvenir shops you will find replicas made by hand by local artisans.

• Piononos: In the gastronomic field, the most typical product of Granada are the piononos of Santa Fe. These chocolates created in honor of Pope Pius IX are made with sponge cake filled with sweet liquid and topped with cream. Delicious!

• Jamon Serrano: Trevelez is one of the highest villages in all of Spain, and this makes it the perfect place for air-curing legs of ham. For this reason, the ham takes center stage in Trevelez.You will find ham legs hanging from ceiling and in the open air outside, as well as appearing in a host of their dishes, most famously their habas con jamon broad beans and ham.

• Olive oil: Another gastronomic souvenir that you cannot miss is the olive oil from Granada. It is one of the most coveted in Spain thanks to the region’s olive tradition.

• Shawls and mantillas: Textile crafts have always been of great importance in Granada, and a reflection of this are the shawls and mantillas that you will find in street stalls in the Albaicín and the city center. These are pieces of fabric embroidered by hand.

• Jarapas: If you visit the towns of the Granada Alpujarra, you cannot leave without a jarapa. These bedspreads or rugs made with recycled fabrics of various colors are a clear reflection of the Arab influence in the city and a beautiful memory of Granada.

• Silver objects: Although it is not so common, if you are looking for a small souvenir of Granada, you will also find pendants and earrings in the shape of the pomegranate fruit and figurines of the Alhambra made of silver.

• Spices: in Carrera del Darro and in some shops near the Cathedral there are several Moroccan-style herbalists with a wide variety of medicinal plants, aromatic flowers and spices for cooking.

Streets and shopping areas in Granada

• Calle Mesones: This street in the center of Granada very close to the Realejo is an avenue full of clothing stores, small boutiques and establishments of more prestigious brands.

• Gran Vía de Colón: It is the artery of Granada and the area where you will find all kinds of services: banks, pharmacies, opticians and, of course, clothing and accessories stores. It is a good area to shop in Granada, since you will inevitably pass through there at some point during the trip.

• El Albaicín: Undoubtedly the best place to buy typical Granada products is the Albaicín neighborhood. Here you will find numerous shops with artisan products, zafalauja ceramics and Granada lamps.

• La Alcaicería: This area located very close to the Cathedral is known as the Granada souk, since it maintains the Arab essence of the old Nasrid silk market. Which was destroyed after a fire. Strolling through the Alcaicería you will feel that you are traveling to Morocco, not only for the products of the stalls but for the vendors themselves.

• Carrera del Darro: Strolling along the banks of the Darro you will find souvenir shops with magnets, fans, leather products and other typical gifts from Granada.

• Mesones: In this area divided into Calderería Vieja and Calderería Nueva, you will find shops selling natural cosmetics, silverware, tea shops and more ‘hippie’ style clothing.

• Calle Reyes Católicos: It is the commercial street par excellence of Granada. Historically, it housed the main shops and stores of the city. Today, it maintains its commercial essence, with clothing and accessories stores, as well as coffee shops.

Malls

In recent years, large shopping centers have proliferated in Granada where you can find all the brands, especially in the field of fashion, sports and consumer objects.

• Neptuno: It is the oldest shopping center in Granada and is located in the heart of the city, a short distance from the Science Park. With the crisis, many businesses closed and now it maintains the cinemas and beauty shops, jewelers and shoe stores.

• Serrallo Plaza: It is also located somewhat far from the center. This shopping center offers fashion and accessories stores, restaurants, a toy library, cinemas and a supermarket.

• Nevada Shopping: It is the largest shopping center in Granada and Andalusia. It has more than two hundred brands of clothing, hospitality and accessories. It is located on the outskirts of the city, about 15 minutes by car, and has parking, supermarket, children’s area and other services.

• Kinépolis: The furthest shopping center from the center of Granada is Kinépolis, a fairly comfortable option if you have a car and need products from large stores. It works more as an industrial estate and leisure center.

Get VAT tax back

Tourists residing outside the European Union have the possibility of recovering VAT on certain products purchased in Granada. This method known as TAX FREE can be applied to purchases of any amount.

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