Friendly Rentals Blog - Shopping

Discover the typical products, wander the markets, enjoy the colourful shops and take home a memory of the city in your suitcase, these are just some of the rituals that we travellers do when we visit a new city or destination. Granada is a great place to go shopping. Here are a few ideas of what to but in Granada and the best places to do it.

It seems as though Miami has it all, almost year round sun, a nightlife which will have you dancing until dawn, endless beaches full of beautiful people, fabulous art deco architecture and a vibrant Latin community. But wait… what about the shopping I hear you ask. You’re right Miami has some excellent shopping and the best place to pick up a bargain is at one of the Miami Outlet Malls. Here are a few of the best Miami Outlet Stores.

Generally in the United States and in particular New York, everything is big: huge buildings, long wide avenues, XXL hamburgers…following this trend are the outlet shops in New York which are massive. In this trend setting city there are enormous shopping centres full of famous brands and designer clothes at irresistible prices. Let’s go shopping!

Sherry, dry and aromatic is ideal to have as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to some mid-afternoon tapas. Appreciated the world over, this typical Spanish wine is produced in the province of Cadiz, reason enough to visit the wineries and bodegas of the region and learn a little more about this liquid gold during your next visit to Jerez, Cadiz or Tarifa.

With idea of breathing new life into it, Malaga Port has undergone a drastic remodelling over the last few years. A result of this is Muelle Uno Shopping centre, which in a short period of time has become one of the most appreciated leisure areas in the city.

There’s nothing quite like it when you enter a shop selling Vintage Clothes and bric-a-brac, the smell of pre-loved clothes from decades past just waiting to be discovered from amongst the crammed racks, sun dresses from the 50’s, wool lined leather jackets from the 70’s, a skinny eighties tie. You never know what you are going to find, it is like a treasure hunt for adults. And one of the best vintage clothes hunting grounds has to be London. Here is a guide to some of the best Vintage shops in London.

What better way to get to know a city than by acquainting yourself with its most prodigious children? We’ve already written a short biography of Parisian golden boys Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior; this week it’s time to try on famous Paris brands Chanel and Louis Vuitton. Let’s see if they fit.

During Barcelona Shopping Night 2012, all the shops on the Passeig de Gràcia, one of the city’s swankiest shopping streets, will be open until 1 am; giving you the chance to browse to your heart’s content and do your bit for the Spanish economy. After its success in the past two years, 2012 will be the Barcelona Shopping Night’s third edition.

Milan sheds its skin every fashion season like a highly refined snake. It’s no accident that locals of the city end up looking so good: the high-quality offcasts which work their way through to Milan’s outlet stores are one of the best-kept secrets of the residents of this capital of chic. We’ve collated all you need to know about the outlet stores in Milan, meaning you have no excuse for not maintaining top-level grooming at all times.

The cradle of the Renaissance is a great city to go shopping in, where you’ll find a wide variety of trading centres, shops and artisan’s workshops in which you can buy typical products. If you don’t know where to start, here’s some ideas of presents and typical products to buy in Florence.

Vampires, zombies, mummies, witches and wizards... It doesn't matter how you dress up. What's obvious is that you can't attend a Halloween party without a good costume. If you can pull off something original, even better. So that you don't have to look too hard, here are some of the best Halloween fancy-dress shops in Madrid.

Hand-painted ceramics, jewels, antiques, carpets (might any of them be magic?), coloured lamps, the scent of spices and leather, the rumble of the stallkeeper’s conversations… the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul is one of those incredible places which makes you feel as if you’d walked into a tale from the Thousand and One Nights.