The first association that comes to mind when hearing the phrase “gifts from Spain” is jamon. But this country has many other delicious products and attractive things that you will certainly want to take with you:
- cheeses and sausages
- of local production;
- turron and other national sweets;
- olive oil;
- a set for making paella (you can get a frying pan);
- lace from Galicia;
- hand-made embroidery;
- porcelain and ceramics;
- espadrilles and other shoes from local manufacturers;
- branded clothing from Spanish fashion designers;
- t-shirts, balls and other fan paraphernalia with the logos of Real and Barcelona;
- figurines of bulls, bullfighters, flamenco dancers, as well as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza;
- interior accessories in the style of Antonio Gaudi;
- decorations in the Spanish style, antique;
- leather accessories (embossed leather from Cordoba is especially good);
- decorative daggers made of Toledo steel;
- Spanish fans, mantillas and hair combs;
a bullfighter costume; - flamenco shoes and skirt with frills (and don’t forget the castanets!).
The funniest souvenirs brought from Barcelona will be the Catalan caganiers – shitting (forgive me) little people with the faces of very recognizable people. You can choose Trump, Merkel or someone else. Such figurines cost from 4 to 15 euros (400-1500 rubles). Caganiers are believed to bring good luck and wealth. This is a Christmas souvenir, but it is sold at any time of the year. And not only in Catalonia – funny figurines, beloved by tourists, can be found in souvenir shops all over Spain.
If you are going to buy clothes and shoes, it makes sense to go to the fashionable Madrid quarter of Argüelles or a shopping village with outlets. And in Barcelona there are special buses for shopaholics – Barcelona Shopping Line, they are easy to distinguish by their blue color. They make stops at popular shopping centers.
As for jamon, it is better to buy it not at the airport, where the price will definitely be inflated, but in a supermarket. But even better – in the Madrid Museum of Jamon or a specialized store selling delicacies.
