Sun, sea, sand and shopping. Favorite resort shops is the first in a series of favorite shop lists that we’re collaborating with The Gloss on. We’re sharing some of our favorite resort shops in Italy, Greece, Spain, France and Portugal. Exploring lovely local shops when on vacation is one of our favorite activities. That and balmy evenings, lazy lunches, and sand between the toes. I enjoy the search for that perfect memento, a reminder of warmer climes and faraway places. Whether it’s a new outfit to wear poolside, a basket for toting kid’s toys to the beach, or some pottery to display back home. These are some wonderful resort shops that inspire wanderlust and capture the spirit of their locales.
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Favorite resort shops: Greece
ATLANTIS BOOKS
Nomikos Street, Oía 847 02, Greece
Established in 2004 with a mission to bring great art, literature, and conversation to one of the most beautiful environments in the world. Atlantis books has successfully achieved their goal offering books in several languages and a terrace with a stunning view overlooking the Santorini Caldera.
RODOZAXARI PARADOSIAKA PROIONTA
Andros 845 00, Greece
The eye-catching basket adorned Rodozachari store is located on the main pedestrian street of Andros Town.A family-owned specialty grocery store where local handmade and hand-packaged produce jostles alongside local, artisan handcrafts.
ATELIER 1935
Market Street, Paros 844 00, Greece
Named for the year it was founded, Greek sandal company Atelier 1935 is a third-generation family business. Handmade leather sandals are available in a multitude of styles for both men and women, the perfect foot attire for Greek Island adventures.
KOUTSIKOU SHOPS
Hydra, Hydra port, 180 40, Greece & 25 Kontoleontos, 80100 Chora, Kythira, Greece
With shops on two Greek Islands, Koutsikou has everything for an Island lifestyle. Founded by fashion industry veterans, Maria Koutsikou and Lea Paolini, a mother and daughter duo. The shops are filled with a wide range from clothing, accessories and jewelry to skincare, home wares and gifts. Lea’s husband, Walter, sources the vintage finds for the Hydra shop.
Favorite resort shops: Italy
VIVA ANTONIO
Via Giuseppe Orlandi, 75, 80071 Anacapri, Capri, Italy
There’s an old saying that no trip to Capri is complete without three souvenirs: Capri sandals, limoncello liqueur, and local perfume. Jackie Kennedy helped make Capri sandals legendary and though she bought hers at Canfora we recommend a visit to the charming workshop of Master Viva Antonio, who hand makes custom sandals made to measure.
EMPORIO SIRENUSE
Via Cristoforo Colombo, 103/105, 84017 Positano, Italy
Across from the iconic Le Sirenuse Hotel on Italy’s Amalfi coast, Carla Sersales has captured the chic, understated elegance of the hotel in her two adjacent boutiques. Established in 1990, Carla later added her own range of caftans, silk summer dresses and easy separates that offer a fresh, nuanced, romantic take on Positano’s legendary dolce vita.
Favorite resort shops: France
BIRD SONG
5 Rue du Panier, 13002 Marseille
A beautiful, blue-shuttered shopfront with a vintage sign surrounded by plants. The perfect home to designer My-Linh Mary’s clothing and jewelry brand, Bird song. A collection that is inspired by travel memories and dreams of other worldliness.
LA MAISON PERNOISE
167 Avenue de la Gare, 84210 Pernes-les-Fontaines & 1348 Av. de la Mer-Raymond Dugrand, 34000 Montpellier, France
A Mediterranean lifestyle store with ethnic touches. The furniture and accessories are displayed in rich, layered displays. There are two stores. One in an historic fountain town in Provence, that boasts more than 40 fountains, and the second in the vibrant Marché du Lez marketplace in Montpelier.
LE COMPTOIR DE L’ÎLE DE RÉ
4bis Av. Victor Bouthillier, 17410 Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Located in a fortified port town on île de Ré, that has an actual moat and is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Le Comptoir is the perfect holiday general store with a variety of goods for the whole family – from essentials to treats, there’s something for everyone.
Favorite resort shops: Spain
SIMPLE
Carrer del Palau, 5, 46003 València, Valencia, Spain
Old-school general store is the vibe at this emporium selling traditionally crafted Spanish goods. A variety of goods from toys to beach umbrellas, baskets to ceramics, crowd shelves and tables, hang from the ceiling, and decorate the shopfront.
CONCHINCHINA SHOP
Mac 340, KM 76.5, 11380 Tarifa, Cadiz, Spain
Located beside beach bar, Chiringuto Tangana and bungalows, Conchinchina has all your beach holiday needs, from bikinis to bags, dresses to jewelry. Situated on a beautiful, windswept beach in Tarifa at the southern most tip of Spain, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean Sea, and less than ten miles from the north coast of Africa. Read more
LA MAISON NO. 74 & L’ATELIER NO. 74
C, Carrer Venda de Fruitera, n°4, 07814 Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera, Ibiza Balearic Islands, Spain
Two gorgeous neighboring shops with a selection of women’s and kid’s clothing and accessories, homewares and furniture made in Thailand by female cooperatives. L’Atelier No.74 has a restaurant using locally sourced, organic ingredients and prepares gourmet picnics to be enjoyed anywhere on the island
SAL DE IBIZA THE STORE
Ctra. San Jose kilómetro 6.5, 07830 & Carr. Sta. Eulalia, km 3, 4, 07849, Balearic Islands, Spain
As well as natural sea salt harvested in the southern tip of the island, Sal de Ibiza has a delicious range of gourmet treats. Signature turquoise fences enclose two wonderful lifestyle shops with an assortment of beach wear, home décor, and books alongside the tasty salt and snacks.
Favorite resort shops: Portugal
ARMAZÉM DAS CALDAS
Campo de Santa Clara 112, 1100-472 Lisboa, Portugal
Located in the twice-weekly flea market, Feira da Ladra on the outskirts of the Alfama district, is pottery shop Armazém das Caldas. Colorful, traditional ceramics spill out of the shop onto the pavement. Choose from tableware and decorative objects in an assortment of shapes such as swallows, frogs, and sardines.
