Gata de Gorgos offers the opportunity to buy typical Spanish cane and basketwear in its many handcraft shops.

Alfaz del Pi high street offers a pleasant stroll amid a host of outlets with various offers on display from boutique and leather goods to Valencian porcelain and menswear. The Town Hall square offers seats for the footsore.

The largest shopping complex on the Costa is La Marina Centro Comercial located off the N-332 at the Benidorm/Finestrat border. Here, you'll find outlets of all types, including the Carrefour Planeta hypermarket and more than 150 retail outlets.

Spain is famed for its street markets with each village and town having a special market day for local growers to sell fruit and vegetables and travelling pedlars to offer leatherware and fashion goods. Check with the local town hall to find market days in your area.