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Shopping on the Costa del Sol

Shopping on the Costa del Sol in one respect is similar to shopping in the rest of Andalucia. Plenty of small, often family-run, shops still pack out the streets of small towns and resorts, in addition to this there are more hyper-markets, shopping centres and specialist international shops. 

El Corte Inglés at Centro Comercial Costa Marbella, Ramón Areces s/n. Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella, (Málaga). Map Tel: 952 909 990. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 22:00 hrs.

El Corte Inglés at Centro Comercial El Capricho, Avenida Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, 2, 29602 Marbella, (Málaga). Map Tel: 952 902 390. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 22:00 hrs.

El Corte Inglés at Centro Comercial Costa Mijas, N-340 km 210, Las Lagunas, Mijas Costa, (Málaga). Map Tel: 952 669 100. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 22:00 hrs.

El Corte Inglés at Centro Comercial Malaga, Avenida de Andalucia 4 & 6, Malaga. Map Tel: 952 076 500. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 22:00 hrs.

El Corte Inglés - Centro Comercial Bahia Malaga, Calle Hamlet, 2, Malaga. Map Tel: 952 357 001. Map Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 22:00 hrs.

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El Corte Inglés, the leading department store in Europe, with more than 80 branches in Spain and Portugal, is one of the most exclusive for its great range of national and international brands. A place where you can find more than 1,500 brands, from the best souvenirs to the most exclusive fashions and accessories, perfumes, jewellery and luxury goods.

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Stylish souvenirs from the Costa del Sol. © Sophie Carefull
Stylish souvenirs from the Costa del Sol.

Souvenirs

If you're visiting the Costa del Sol and hoping to shop for interesting things to take home with you, you'll probably want to take excursions just inland from the Coast in order to find real traditional souvenirs. For example, in the mountain village of Tolox, local men still carve kitchen utensils during the summer months when the government pays them to sit at lonely outposts throughout the mountains watching for signs of forest fires. In Ronda, locals are known for the fine furnishings they produce.

On the Costa del Sol you will mostly find the typical trinkets and ceramic wares sold throughout this region. It's also easy to find African imports, especially from nearby Morocco and Senegal. 

The Costa del Sol can also be a great place to shop for great fashion, especially in Marbella. And all along the coast you'll find shops full of locally fashioned leather goods, from purses to shoes to coats. Also, there is a thriving local lingerie business with many items sold in small shops in the centre of Málaga produced by women living in the surrounding countryside and pueblos.

Take home a little piece of your trip to the Costa del Sol. © Michelle Chaplow
Take home a little piece of your trip to the Costa del Sol.

INTERNATIONAL SHOPS

On the Costa del Sol, thanks to the international climate that is created by so many different nationalities living together, products from all over Europe and the world are sold at various key points along the Costa del Sol - such as Dunnes Stores in Fuengirola and Málaga and the Overseas stores stocking  Iceland and Waitrose products has stores in Pueblo Nuevo near Sotogrande, Guadlmina, oposite Puerto Banus, and Centro Comercial Miramar, Mijas Costa (Fuengirola). Scandinavian shops at Centro Idea in Mijas, and German bakeries are found on Costa del Sol. Asian and Arab brands can be found in Corte Inglés and Carrafour. 

 

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Sunday Trading in Andalucia

Traditionally very few shops used to open on a Sunday or public holiday in Andalucia. This was due to restrictions on Sunday trading by the Junta de Andalucía (regional government). However, since 2020, the number of Sundays when shopping centres and large supermarkets are permitted to open has increased substantially.

Trading on Sundays and bank holidays for shopping centres and shops whose floor space is more than 300 square metres is decreed by the Junta de Andalucía. Shops that can open on any Sunday or holiday are:

Shops selling cakes and pastries, bread, ready meals, chips (French fries), nuts and sweets, newspapers, flowers and plants; also the preparation and sale of churros.

Shops selling cultural and sporting products located inside museums, and cultural or sporting establishments.

Petrol stations and shops designated as 'convenience stores'.

Shops in train and bus stations, and airports and sea ports.

Larger shops and shopping centres are permitted to open on the following Sundays and holidays throughout Andalucía. Note that this does not imply that all shops in a town or village will be open on a Sunday; it simply means that they are permitted to open. In practice, larger shopping centres and retail parks will definitely be open, while some shops in towns and cities will open. Shops in smaller towns and villages will be closed, apart from small convenience stores and petrol stations.

Permitted Sunday and bank holiday trading days in 2024 - Andalucia-wide

There are 16 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2024 - Andalucia-wide:
6 January 2024
28 March 2024 (Easter Thursday)
30 June 2024
7 July 2024
28 July 2024
4 August 2024
15 August 2024(Asunción de la Virgen)
1 September 2024
12 October 2024 (Día de Colon)
1 November 2024 (Día de Todos los Santos)r
1 December 2024
6 December 2024
9 December 2024 (following Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
15 December 2024
22 December 2024
29 December 2024

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a publich holliday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

Permitted Sunday and bank holiday trading days in 2024 - Costa del Sol

Any town that the Junta de Andalucia has designated ‘an Area of Great Tourist Influx' can open on additional Sundays or Holidays. This aplies to Easter week (from Palm Sunday to Resurection Sunday inclusive) and Summer from 1st June to 30th September. This applies to Sunday and holiday trading in the Costa del Sol towns and cities: Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola, Estepona, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Nerja, Rincón de la Victoria, Mijas and Manilva. It also applies to coastal resort towns on the Costa de la Luz and the Costa Almeria.

There are 16 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2024 - Costa del Sol
6 January 2024
24 March 2024 (Palm Sunday)
28 March 2024 (Easter Thursday)
29 March 2024 (Good Friday)
31 March 2024 (Easter Sunday)
June 2024: every Sunday
July 2024: every Sunday
August 2024: every Sunday
15 August 2024 (Asunción de la Virgen)
September 2024: every Sunday
12 October 2024 (Día de Colon)
1 November 2024 (Día de Todos los Santos)r
1 December 2024
6 December 2024
9 December 2024 (following Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
15 December 2024
22 December 2024
29 December 2024

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a publich holliday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

Permitted Sunday and Bank Holidays trading days in 2023 - Inland Cities

The historic city centres of Almeria, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and Jerez de la Frontera are also 'Areas of Great Tourist Influx' also have their additional holiday trading dates from the 'Andalucia-wide' list above. However these are generally related to Sundays and holidays during Easter week.

Opening Hours

Shopping centres are generally open from 10.00 to 22.00 Monday to Saturday. They are also open for the same or slightly reduced trading hours on the Sundays and bank holidays listed above.

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