11 Best Places to Shop in Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria, Spain

Founded in 1906, this boutique carries fine handcrafted silver.

In the fishing town of Camariñas, women fashion exquisite lace collars, scarves, and table linens. This is the best place to buy their work and watch some of it being crafted.

Head to this crafts shop for its large selection of baskets, shells, copper items, and lace.

This family-run shop has been selling silver jewelry, including Asturias's world-famous azabache, for five generations.

Local delicacies—including Santander's most famed dessert, sobaos pasiegos (fluffy buttery cakes)—are sold here.

Oviedo's main traditional market, built in 1885 in a structural rationalist style, brims with produce, cheeses, meats, and a jaw-dropping variety of fresh seafood. On Sunday morning there's an open-air rastro (flea market) on the adjoining square.

Stop here for local cheese, wine, liqueur, and other Galician specialties. The shop also organizes tastings.

Noroeste sells handmade jewelry.

Galicia is known throughout Spain for its distinctive blue-and-white ceramics with bold modern designs, made in Cervo and O Castro. There is a wide selection at Sargadelos. It's often possible to watch artisans work at their workshops in Cervo and O Castro (weekdays 8:30–2), but call ahead to confirm.