Shopping in Palma

[debt]

Any suggestions on where to shop in Palma?

[sandancer]

Palma is a very sophisticated European city and the shopping in Palma reflects this. There is a lovely pedestrianised area with lots of boutiques, great shoe shops and jewellers. There is also an "El Corte Ingles" department store. These are the best stores in Spain for browsing - have spent many happy hours in these stores. The one in Palma is not as big as some (Barcelona store is fab) but worth a visit. Have fun.

[zaandam_2]

oops. i was thinking of funchal... nevermind

[tom_uk]

Actually, I think there are two branches of El Corte Ingles - one on Placa Espana, the other on Avenida Juan Carlos (or near it). I think the former branch is newer & larger, the other is older, smaller but possibly smarter. It's certainly surrounded by a large number of other smaller, smart shops.

 

In many ways Palma is a smaller version of Barcelona (without the Modernista architecture). Both cities are major centres of government, administration & commerce, and thus have a local population with a high proportion of wealthy discerning professionals. Although Palma is smaller, there is a huge amount of money in Mallorca and a lot of it gets spent in Palma....

[Morgans]

El Corte Ingles without a doubt. Spain is also famous and known for its many. many shoe shops......a lady can't have too many pairs of shoes although my husband might disagree!!

 

Marge M

[Jade13]

Is anything open on Sunday for shopping?

[tom_uk]

Is anything open on Sunday for shopping?

 

The website for El Corte Ingles in Palma gives opening hours for 'working days' and 'holidays' but nothing else. So I would think that it is shut on Sundays. And if they're shut, so will most other shops be.