The best fashion and gift stores Escaldes-Engordany

Here is a store that, by some spell, pulverizes the shells of adults to catapult passers-by in a stroke to the land of childhood. A form of magic operates through the window to discover hundreds of models of miniature trains, each more wonderful than the other. We feel like collectors. The shop looks like those of a bygone era with its boxes up to the ceiling. The brands Marklin, Rivarossi, Fleishmann, Arnold, Trix, Fulgurex or Roco seem to be the best represented.

Escaldes-Engordany now has its own shopping centre on its main avenue, the Illa Carlemany, the little brother of the famous Illa in Barcelona. On 4 spacious and bright floors, there is a 50,000 m² space with 54 shops, 5 cinemas, a car park, a gym and a Monoprix supermarket. The big brands dominate here ( fashion victims will love Vero Moda, THE trendy store), but there is also a good wine shop (Cal Marquet) and one of the few Chinese restaurants in the principality, Urban Chinese.

This beautiful bookshop run by the passionate Jean-Alexandre Bellard offers a very large choice of French books. Perfect if you are stuck in the snow or if you want to take advantage of your stay to relax. The shop is quite large and well-stocked (especially for French books) and Jean-Alexandre will tell you about his latest favourites. There is also a good selection of comics.

It's impossible to miss the attraction of this high-end ready-to-wear store's mobile window display. Now Escaldes (part of the Via Moda chain) has three interior levels displaying clothing - and associated accessories - from prestigious brands known for their sense of elegance: Max Mara, Calvin Klein, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Electra, Moschino, Ernest le Gamin and Kenzo among others. Promotions are frequent here: ask the sellers where to find the best deals of the moment!

This friendly boutique announces the color from the start: wooden floor, bright shelves, with the top brands of chic and casual fashion. The place is composed of several spaces and many stands displaying particularly interesting promotions, both in the shoe department and in the clothing and accessories departments. You will have a large choice of jeans from Levis, Diesel, Miss Sixty, Guess, Armani. The team that manages the store is rather friendly and will help you to find the best deals of the moment.

Art of the table and decoration frankly trend… We will find in this craquante shop of the Centre center most useful little objects or simply beautiful ones that we preach in vogue magazines.

An Ali Baba's cave... That's the first impression one gets when visiting this vast shop teeming with a thousand and one potential gifts. Tableware, without doubt, and small home decorations monopolize most of the space with multitudes of knick-knacks, wine accessories but also pewter, crockery, silverware, crystalware in an essentially classical style. But you will also find there glasses in prestigious brands, watches and a huge choice of classic and more fanciful pens. A mine!

You should not miss the most famous shopping centre in Escaldes, whose shops are distributed over four levels and accessible by a bubble lift. Some of these shops may deserve special attention. The lingerie shop, for example, offers brands that are a little out of the ordinary (Ravage, Rien, Lejaby, Christies, Matignon tights); the MB shoe shop displays elegant Italian models (Cerruti, Ugo Rossetti, Blackstone); and let's not forget the delightful Granit decoration shop.

Golf Master caters for aficionados of the little ball. You'll find everything you need in this shop, which is at an angle to the right as you walk up Carlemany Avenue (easy to spot with its golf cart in the window). Budding Tiger Woods or experienced Jack Nicklaus can try out the best brands of equipment thanks to the turf golf simulator and get dressed like a real professional on the green. This is a must-see address in the Principality.

Antoni Armengol's civet has the luxury of two distinct humidors: one for Havana cigars and the other for Dominican cigars. Also, the most curious will find on the spot special and rare editions. A very knowledgeable amateur, the owner is a member of various clubs in France. The personality of the man has created a real circle of followers who appreciate being able to buy their favourite cigars individually. Do not hesitate to ask him questions, he will inform you with passion and guide you in your choices.

The reserved den of the Cuban cigar... The sign makes no mystery of it. It is the Havana cigars, nothing but the Havana cigars, but almost all the Havana cigars that are presented there. With the necessary luxury, the Andorran link in the world chain of civets unveils a remarkably well-stocked humidor. If you have the time and your command of Spanish allows it, the owner will have a few anecdotes to tell you about the history of tobacco and Cuba. An address for purists and other connoisseurs.