Best Christmas Shopping Cities in Europe

A warm coat from London, a skirt from Paris, a boutique dress from Milan. Everybody dreams to go shopping in Europe, but doesn’t know from where to start, or when, or where is cheaper than where? We have got all your concerns covered, check this list of the top 5 places to go shopping in Europe.

London:

If you go during the year, prices are really expensive, it’s actually one of the most expensive shopping cities in the world, but in Christmas it’s a totally different story, prices are insane, this is when you can literally buy a good pair of shoes for as much as 7 British pounds.

LONDON

Shopping hubs

Westfield Stratford
Oxford, Regent, and Bond Streets (start shopping as early as possible, because they can get annoyingly crowded to the extent that you’d waste a hell of time to pay, needless to say that you will stand in endless queues to enter the fitting room)
Neal’s Yard, Seven Dials
Carnaby Street
Regent’s Park Road, Primrose Hill
Camden Town (Camden Market & Stalls for vintage & hippie goods)
Covent Garden Markets
Greenwich Market open Tuesday to Sunday

Department Stores

Fortnum & Mason
Harrods
Selfridges
Harvey Nichols
Liberty

Outlets

Bicester Village
London Designer Outlet at the heart of Wembley Park.
Ashford Designer Outlet
Clarks Village Outlet Shopping

Milan:

Florence & Rome are also amazing when it comes to shopping, and Venice is the place to buy beautifully hand made Venetian Masquerades, however I choose Milan, as Milan has nothing interesting but shopping, the city is a bit dull, nothing interesting to see but the Duomo.

milan

Sales start on

Winter: from 7th January (for 30 days)
Summer: from 7th July, (for 30 days).

Shopping hubs

Corso Buenos Aires -claimed to be the longest shopping street in Europe
Via Brera
Via Torino
Corso Di Porta Ticinese

Department Stores

Markets

Fiera di Senigallia – open on saturdays.
Mercato di Viale Papiniano – open on tuesday and saturday.
Viale Fauché – open on tuesday and saturday.

Outlets

Foxtown – on the Swiss-Italian borders
Serravalle – half way between Milan & Genoa
Fidenza Village
Vicolungo
Scoprioccasioni

Barcelona:

No where else will you shop for items in such vivid colors other than the Catalunyan capital of Barca, so when it comes to shopping in Barcelona, simplicity is the main thing…

Sales start on

Winter: beginning of January until beginning of March.
Summer: 1st July – 31st August.

Shopping hubs

Placa Catalunya
Passeig de Gracia and Rambla de Catalunya -for designers brands.
Barri Gotic -The Gothic Quarter
Porta de l’Angel
El Born

Department Stores

El Corte Ingles
Diagonal Mar
L’Illa
Maremagnum mall -open on sundays
Las Arenas Shopping Center
Heron City Outlet Barcelona

Outlets

La Roca Village

Paris:

When in Paris the hardest thing to do is to avoid shopping in order to sight-see, or avoid sight-seeing to go shopping, thing is both are insanely tempting, and shopping is all over the place, and the fashion hmmm, don’t even get me started.

Sales start on

Winter: beginning of January until mid February
Summer: end of June until end of July

Shopping hubs

Avenue des Champs Elysees
Rue de Passy located at the 16th arrondissement
Rue de Rennes located at the 6th arrondissement
Boulevard Haussmann
Avenue Montaigne -for designers shops
Boulevards Saint Michel and Saint Germain
Avenue des Ternes -not far from the Champs Elysees, yet less touristic

Department Stores

Galeries Lafayette -for designers brands.
Printemps -for designers brands
Le Bon Marche -don’t get fooled by the name, it is an expensive shopping hub for designers items
Bazaar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) -not as touristic, as Galeries Lafayette and Le Bon Marche, or as expensive
Les 4 Temps -for everyday shopping
Marks & Spencer

Outlets

La Vallee Village
McArthurGlen Designer Outlets
Marques Avenue: L’Ile Saint Denis
Marques Avenue: Troyes

Berlin:

Not only the party capital of Europe, but a shopping hub that is loved by all shopping gurus.

Sales start on

Winter: end of January -no specific dates
Summer: end of August -no specific dates

Shopping hubs

Berlin’s Friedrichstraße -the longest shopping street in Berlin offering endless options
Kurfürstendamm
Schlossstrasse (Boulevard Berlin)
Hackischer Markt
Alexanderplatz