Marbella-Shopping and a Visit to the
Puerto Banus Shops
If you’re staying in this area then you’re spoiled forchoice when it comes to Marbella-Shopping with …… La Cañada Commercial Centre … Marbella-Shopping - Old Town … and Puerto Banus … all completely different … and entertaining places to whileaway a very pleasant couple of hours. La Cañada at the back of Marbella on the Ojen road is a super-modernshopping centre which in fact was awarded the 1st prize for BestShopping Park a few years ago. If you cannot find it here then is doesn’texist ! The place is huge … 200 shops and still growing !
It has the usual food court and cinemas plus several other large stores
such as Intersport and Leroy Merlin (household and d.i.y. goods)
Disabled access is good with a special underground parking area and
lift to all floors … but the best of all is that in July and August it is a great place to
wander around and do your Marbella-Shopping in the air-conditioned cool
and escape the heat of the day.
Second stop on the list is Marbella Old Town and what could be better
than a stroll along the pretty, narrow, cobbled streets of the old quarter in
Marbella … browsing through the designer boutiques and wonderful
shoe shops.
There’s more than a sprinkling of coffee shops, gourmet restaurantsand tapa bars here too … so if ´himself` would rather not ´do` the shops then this is the script … make your way up to Orange Square,a charming, tree filled square in the old town … then, buy him a newspaper and a coffee … and park him in a shady spot and you can (with a free conscience) hit the shops for an hour or so …
Plus in Puerto Banus we have El Corte Ingles … the most famous shopping name in Spain …… over one hundred years old and by far the biggest Spanish retail chain.The El Corte Ingles stores are really up-market … with international boutiques, travel agencies, art galleries and the Gourmet Club, which is by the way the place to visit for that extra special gift from Spain … … and … you can buy your newspaper, have your hair cut, get your shoes repaired and even purchase your winning lottery ticket … all under the same roof !Don’t forget the name … El Corte Ingles. (Also in - Mijas Costa - Fuengirola - Málaga) Summer hours are 10.30 to 10.30 and in July and August you’ll havethe added benefit of seven day shopping.
There’s also plenty to interest the men here in Puerto Banus … lines of super luxury
cars on show plus all sizes of yachts … and they can even take a 45 minute
cruise along the coast whilst you’re having fun trying to reach the limit on the credit card ! Is this good or what?
Leaving Marbella-Shopping we take a look now at the Plaza Mayor
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