Local shops, medical professionals, massagetherapists and pharmacies are within walking distance. The nearest supermarket, SuperSol, is at just 700m (10min walking) from the villa. It's important for you to know that all shops are closed on Sundays, except OpenCor (located at a 2 min drive) that is open 24h.
If you want to go shopping, Marbella is the playground of the rich and famous. As you would expect, it has an unusually high number of designer clothes and jewellery shops. But it also has several large shopping complexes, as well as hypermarkets, specialty food shops, accessory shops, interior decor stores and gift stores. Most of the top-end brands can be found in Puerto Banús and in the centre of Marbella on Avenida Ricardo Soriano. Marbella Old Town is great place to explore the gift shops and pick up some souvenirs to take home. La Cañada (pronounced Canyada), the main out-of-town shopping centre, has everything you’d expect, from clothes, sports and accessories shops to cinemas and restaurants. Spain’s leading department store, El Corte Ingles, has a massive store at Puerto Banus. The best market is at the Plaza de Toros (Bull Ring) Nueva Andalucia and operates on a Saturday.
La Cañada Shopping Centre is probably the most popular place to shop in Marbella, the main reason is it has free parking and everything under one roof. It has one of the biggest Apple Stores in Spain and other big names are Hollister, Ted Baker, Adidas, Guess, H&M, Zara, Mango, M&S, Salsa, Guess Kids, Kiko MakeUp, SKINC & Dreisog Surf. There is also a kids play area in the Car Park Called Camelot Park where you can leave your children to play whilst you shop. There is a whole range of different types of shops including
Fashion & Accessory, Kids Clothes & Toy, Jewellery, Watches, Glasses, Perfumeries, Body Care, Sports, Electrical, Books, Restaurants & Cafes, Bowling.
El Corte Ingles the only major department store in Marbella and you will find this chain in all the major cities in Spain. El Corte Ingles is somewhere between Debenhams and Selfridges in the UK, selling everything you could possibly need. Hipercor is the large supermarket within El Corte Ingles on the ground floor where you can also purchase everything you need from food to furniture. The Customer Service & Information Desk on the ground floor next to the main Hipercor entrance sells tickets for many different coach tours and excursions including passes for the Alhambra in Granada and day trips. They also offer tickets to forthcoming concerts and shows.
If you like bargains, then shopping in one of Marbella's markets will be worth a try. All the markets in Marbella take place in the morning starting at 9am until about 2pm. Only heavy rain will stop the markets which is not often in Marbella. Everybody has fun at the market. The Puerto Banus and Nueva Andalucia markets are mainly for tourist selling arts and crafts, handbags, watches, clothes etc. The Marbella, San Pedro, and Ojen markets are more traditional and sell fresh fruit, vegetables and spices as well.
If you want to go shopping, Marbella is the playground of the rich and famous. As you would expect, it has an unusually high number of designer clothes and jewellery shops. But it also has several large shopping complexes, as well as hypermarkets, specialty food shops, accessory shops, interior decor stores and gift stores. Most of the top-end brands can be found in Puerto Banús and in the centre of Marbella on Avenida Ricardo Soriano. Marbella Old Town is great place to explore the gift shops and pick up some souvenirs to take home. La Cañada (pronounced Canyada), the main out-of-town shopping centre, has everything you’d expect, from clothes, sports and accessories shops to cinemas and restaurants. Spain’s leading department store, El Corte Ingles, has a massive store at Puerto Banus. The best market is at the Plaza de Toros (Bull Ring) Nueva Andalucia and operates on a Saturday.
La Cañada Shopping Centre is probably the most popular place to shop in Marbella, the main reason is it has free parking and everything under one roof. It has one of the biggest Apple Stores in Spain and other big names are Hollister, Ted Baker, Adidas, Guess, H&M, Zara, Mango, M&S, Salsa, Guess Kids, Kiko MakeUp, SKINC & Dreisog Surf. There is also a kids play area in the Car Park Called Camelot Park where you can leave your children to play whilst you shop. There is a whole range of different types of shops including
Fashion & Accessory, Kids Clothes & Toy, Jewellery, Watches, Glasses, Perfumeries, Body Care, Sports, Electrical, Books, Restaurants & Cafes, Bowling.
El Corte Ingles the only major department store in Marbella and you will find this chain in all the major cities in Spain. El Corte Ingles is somewhere between Debenhams and Selfridges in the UK, selling everything you could possibly need. Hipercor is the large supermarket within El Corte Ingles on the ground floor where you can also purchase everything you need from food to furniture. The Customer Service & Information Desk on the ground floor next to the main Hipercor entrance sells tickets for many different coach tours and excursions including passes for the Alhambra in Granada and day trips. They also offer tickets to forthcoming concerts and shows.
If you like bargains, then shopping in one of Marbella's markets will be worth a try. All the markets in Marbella take place in the morning starting at 9am until about 2pm. Only heavy rain will stop the markets which is not often in Marbella. Everybody has fun at the market. The Puerto Banus and Nueva Andalucia markets are mainly for tourist selling arts and crafts, handbags, watches, clothes etc. The Marbella, San Pedro, and Ojen markets are more traditional and sell fresh fruit, vegetables and spices as well.