Shopping in Benidorm can and should be combined with a brilliant beach vacation.
In the Old Town, in the Avenida Martinez Alejos area, the resort's best stores are lined up, including the authentic Merca Piel with a huge selection of leather goods and the sports Base, offering goods for recreation and outdoor activities. Must see here are also Los Telares casual wear, Camarote, Stizzoli, working in the direction of smart clothes, Sacha for true lovers of club fashion.
In search of accessories and gifts, shopping experts advise to visit Gambo, Triangular Square, Mediterraneo. Here they offer unique lace products created by craftsmen from the nearby villages of Gata de Gorgos and Guadales, crafts made of wood, as well as Spanish guitars almost at cost price.
Rincon Luis is the "jewelry street" of Benidorm. Here you will find workshops and boutiques with a huge selection of jewelry made of 14-karat gold and precious stones.
Benidorm's major shopping centers
Benidorm has two main shopping centers: Carrefour and La Marina.
La Marina has more than 120 boutiques of well-known brands, including Zara, Casa, Druni, Douglas, Mango, Bershka, H&M, Women's Secret, Calzedonia, Stradivarius. According to Benidorm shopping reviews, you can buy Spanish-made shoes for next to nothing and enjoy snacks in the food court.
Carrefour is a shopping center with expensive boutiques and welcoming mass-market stores. Among the most popular are Kickers, Benetton, and Lacoste. As a hypermarket, Carrefour offers a huge selection of different cheeses, Spanish chorizo sausages, delicious jamon and electronics.
Benidorm's markets.
For fresh fruit, vegetables, floral arrangements and souvenirs, visit the open-air market near the Pueblo Benedorm Hotel; for farm produce, visit the Mercadillo de Foietes. An excellent selection of antiques can be found at El Cisne, which unfolds on Sundays near the N-332 highway. Standard market opening hours are from 8:00am to 1:00pm.
Outlets in Benidorm
Besides the stores, the stockades in the pedestrian zone of the Old Town, and the largest shopping malls, Benidorm offers modern outlet stores that are a must on travelers' shopping tours. Among the most famous outlets near Benidorm are Kiabi Outlet, offering clothes made of natural fabrics, Decathlon with the best sports equipment, Salavatore Artesano (more than 2000 stylish models of casual shoes from 40 leading brands). San Vicente Outlet combines dozens of outlet stores - from Nike, Desigual, Diesel to Cortefiel, Botichelli. Discounts here are always 40 to 70% off.
Benidorm shopping reviews help define the itinerary for travelers looking to replenish their closet and find the perfect souvenirs in true Spanish style. Note that stores in downtown Benidorm close for a lunchtime siesta from 14:00 to 17:00, while shopping centers are open non-stop from 10:00 to 20:00.
The resort town's traditional parades of discounts of up to 70% start twice a year, in late December and mid-July.
