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Best shopping in Tenerife Santa Cruz by a tour through the capital.Shopping in Tenerife's Santa Cruz capital beats it all. Widely recommended for electronic camera and similar equipment I have good experience with myself is shop Visanta. And, now, to Shopping in Tenerife with Canary Island life style. Put on your walking shoes, some roads in Santa Cruz are steep...
When going shopping in Tenerife or anywhere else we should just enjoy. Window shopping here and, there is the answer. Take your time and, try some of the pedestrian side streets as well. Looking around around you while in the main shopping center in the capital you'll notice that buildings have their own special charm for shoppers. Last time in Santa Cruz Central Paintings had been added in
You could have some lunch in the Restaurant Laffiche in Santa Cruz that you see in the photo beside. Tenerife life style means eating out. It's part of shopping in Tenerife... The red geraniums in front set off the dark building, well.. At Laffiche I once had some palm heart salad which is a delicatessen(gourmet dish) from the Isle of La Palma. Be up for surprises... Well, as you may note this corner building is rather tall and, modern. I hadn't expected it in the center shopping district in Santa Cruz either. Contrasting styles are nice. Flee Market shopping in capital:
The flee market in Santa Cruz, however, only gives you the chance for shopping in Tenerife on a Sunday while starting quite early and closing by 2 p.m. You might find things that you may need for your holiday haven right there in the capital, you know. Shopping in Tenerife should leave time to discover the unexpected.
Here is a picture of the the flee market Mercadillo in Puerto de la Cruz as I don't have a photo of the one in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz Flee Market is similar, although, much bigger. Mercadillo Flee Market in Puerto de la Cruz closes by 1p.m.to 1.30 p.m. Insider tips for Tenerife shopping Puerto Cruz with many recommended shops with addresses, pictures and phone numbers
What also few outsiders know is the secret of Piramides Martianez shopping in Puerto de la Cruz Tenerife north. Just to give you an idea for more shopping in Tenerife... Please, go to Taoro Park where I have more information on flee markets in Puerto Cruz and Taoro Park as well as for grocery shopping for this suburb...
The photo beside was taken in one of the semi shaded pedestrian walk commercial streets near Plaza de España. I would call it one of the real attractions in Tenerife. Look at the peaceful relaxed mood in this street. It's one of the main shopping streets off Plaza de España. Tenerife table cloth and similar table decor:Quite a few central Santa Cruz shops sell typical Canary table cloth made by hand which you, of course, find in all Tenerife towns.
Embroidered cloth might be suited for your holiday home in Tenerife. Or, what about a black or, white stole, all silky and, stitched up multi colored? But, always mind cheap machine made copies from Asia. That goes for lots of other goodies you will find on a tours for shopping in Tenerife, too. If you haven't come across that special garment you wanted in Las Americas for example you might see it in the capital. That doesn't mean that unusual designer clothes might not hide in in a tiny side street in the old part of La Orotava.
In Santa Cruz you might have a better chance, however, to discover the lens for your old camera, all while sight seeing the main shopping district. It might have been sitting on a back shelve for a long time, you know... Shopping for antiques in La Laguna near the capital:There are some antique shops in Santa Cruz. But, more are in La Laguna Tenerife. I always want to go there to hunt for an old special Spanish fan. Once, I glimpsed such an amazing shop while rushing through with a friend. I hope I will find it again, one day. La Laguna antiques are very interesting for shopping in Tenerife.Price checking in home country before leaving for holiday:If you knew how much a genuine Rebens would set you back in your hometown, look for it in Tenerife. But, don't buy from street vendors, please...
Shop for real estate in the city:If you are still around, later, take a trip to the Rambla of Santa Cruz which is officially called Rambla del General Franco.
Little restaurants invite for breaks on the Rambla.Benches are also there. The Santa Cruz Tenerife Rambla at night is beautiful, as well. You will be very happy to have all those memories of Tenerife attractions to take home with. If you are lucky, you will come across the Plaza de los Patos( also called Plaza 25 de Julio in honor of defeating Horatio Nelson on that day) while doing a 2nd trip of shopping in Tenerife to the capital of the island. It has a little mini park that is so sweet. It has stone benches inlet with old white blue and, yellow mosaic tiles. That is the real Plaza de los Patos which is one of the typical Tenerife details of the capital. It's also a perfect meeting place. There is a small fountain if I remember well. All you will miss there are the patos, which is Spanish for ducks.
The smaller branch is just a bit further uphill from Corte Inglés whereas the bigger store is at Añaza on TF1 South. Find out why I didn't buy a sofa at Carrefour Tenerife and where I bought it... El Corte Inglés:You need lots of time for shopping in Tenerife at this long established department store. El Corte Inglés Santa Cruz has a new branch, too. It is in a fairly new sky scraper that was opened around 2005/2006 next to the bus station in Santa Cruz. It even sells books in English, is famous for its beauty products and has an excellent restaurant. The view from its top must be overwhelming. El Courte Ingles gives your money back when you don't like what bought there. Corte Ingles is also for shopping on line with a large choice and hands out a special credit card, by the way. El Corte Inglés What is nearby except Carrefour? Bus station beside it, Auditorium, Santa Cruz Trade Fair Recinto Ferrial, Césarsar Manrique Maritim Park and, a municipal police station while all is within a circle of max. 10 min.walk. If you were looking for good quality the big department store Corte Inglés would be for you. There is an old Corte Inglés, too. You might see it when shopping in Tenerife in the Center of Santa Cruz. It's a narrow tall, not that old building just above Lafiche Restaurant. By the way, for central shopping in Santa Cruz there is also underground parking on Plaza de España where Plaza de Candelaria is right next to it.p>
You don´t need to do shopping in Santa Cruz Tenerife by car. You may just as well take the bus. The Titsa main station is just around the bent from the auditorium and, Planetum Park. Very friendly people at the bus station information desk are on the first floor. They will even give you a town map. They will personally give you directions, too. Besides, Titsa has good information for bus routes, on line, too. Centro Comercial La Laguna:You may even go shopping in Tenerife in the outskirts districts of Santa Cruz capital by bus. Bus number 102 takes you to the nearer one towards La Laguna at 10 minutes from the capital with the only Ikea in Tenerife in the large Commercial Center of La Laguna on the TF5 freeway. Al Campo the hyperstore for groceries including fresh food and much much more is opposite Ikea. Centro Commercial al Campo is almost a shopping village with many free standing big stores for furniture and household appliances. Most shops in Santa Cruz Tenerife capital are closed on Sundays, public holiday and during siesta from about 1.p.m.to 5p.m. but, there is Mercardo de Nuestra Señora with its flee market where you may also haggle out a bargain.
I passed the Santa Cruz Mercado (Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África). on my way. That is a flower stand in the Mercado that you see, here. At that market place you may not only find veggies, fruit, fish and, all sorts. You might get some bargains for spices with the normally highly priced saffron being a real bargain. At the Mercado (main market) you cross Plaza Santa Cruz Sierra continuing in the same direction going straight all the time until you hit the main central shopping district after 4 or 5 roads on your right which you can't miss. It's very easy.
You also get summer and, winter sales in Tenerife. One of my favorite clothes store is Zara Tenerife.
Should you be a on a quick tour in Tenerife, I need to tell you that cigarettes, liquor and, Canary cigars are still very cheap on the island..
If not on a quick tour you may get those later during your stay.
And, please sample the delicious goat cheeses and, Spain's best Cerrano ham with wine or, with beer. Pottery is always recommended as Tenerife handicraft. So is basket ware for shopping in Tenerife. They might come in handy for a holiday home in Tenerife, though. The nicest pottery is to be found in some of the steep side streets near 'Casa de los Balcones' in La Orotava, by the way. By the way, a few years ago I still found basket ware made of palm leaves near Mazca. Perhaps you will find it in Masca also. They are not easy to find in Tenerife nowadays. General Tenerife Shopping for unusual music and musical instruments:Check out music shops for shopping in Tenerife like the one by the town hall in la Orotava. How could I forget that?You will be amazed what is on offer there, especially for musicians. They have unusual South American and other music compositions that are real treasures for shopping in Tenerife. I think they are called scores. etc. I mean the written music notes for instruments as well as for voice. Anyway, you will see how very interesting the music shops may be in Tenerife. You could even buy a timble which is kind of a miniature guitar. Lace is of course exquisite in all the Canary Islands and there is much on offer in Tenerife. Shopping for art: Tenerife attractions Art Shopping
Shopping for inexpensive gifts for teenagers in Tenerife:Also, have a look at handicraft imported from South America.That is another field that had totally slipped my mind for shopping in Tenerife. It's very often made of wood and other natural materials. Fashion jewelery of that sort (where brown is mixed with black) is very popular with young people. Look out for that if you need a present to bring home for a teenager. And the price is spot on also, you know... I have seen some great little shops in Puerto de la Cruz. One is in Calle La Hoya. Shopping for fashion outfits: Every country and every region has often a special touch when it comes to clothes' fashion and design. So has Tenerife... Please mind the little boutiques in some of the lesser known shopping districts. You may discover fashion design outfits you had not expected and that you had not dreamed off. Some I had seen in La Orotava in the old town. An interesting designer boutique is right by Casa de Aduana Puerto Cruz. I absolutely adore some of the Tenerife traditional folkloric outfits, be it for men or for women. Unfortunately, some are often quite expensive. They are worth it because, the embroideries are often hand made and the materials are good. Sometimes of pure silk. They can be bought in a little shop next to the Puerto Cruz bus station. The best selection has Casa de Artesanaria by Casa de los Balcones in La Orotava which has another shop at La Villa Mall by the TF5 freeway, exit 36. Shopping for the normal, time pressed tourists: There are also kitschy items for sale in souvenir shops. They may create lots of pleasure, though. Again, I leave it rather up to the shopper to decide. Cheap by the way is not always what counts. But, you know that, too. In case, you haven't seen the main page on the capital please, go from shopping in Tenerife to Santa Cruz.
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What you make out, here, is a Christmas decoration within Carrefour Tenerife Hyperstore very close to the Santa Cruz Tenerife capital. 
They once told me at Titsa "info" how to walk across from the main bus station along Calle José Hernandez Allonso to the central commercial area for shopping in Tenerife.
