My trip to Zara Home didn’t yield anything (cue violins) and I will probably have to wait until next year for another chance to hit the store. But today I am writing about one of the Zara clothing stores found in the ‘down town’ area of the city of Salamanca.
Zara is to Spain what Starbucks is to NYC. In the medium sized city of Salamanca alone, there are three -two of them are just about a block away from one another. Add to this the Zara Home and the higher end Massimo Dutti stores, and it is safe to say, the Zara empire has Spain covered.
What is extra special about this particular store, is that it is located in what was once the San Antonio el Real convent built in the 18th century. They have managed to keep some of the architectural elements in tact and added some modernity with their own fixtures. Talk about a heavenly shopping experience!
And apparently Zara makes seeks out special locations for their stores worldwide. I came across this site where shoppers post pictures of some other cool locations.
Thank you for the lovely comments to my blog yesterday! I wouldn’t have thought to visit Zara for the architecture but wow! The light is really quite amazing in that store
Love your Zara/Starbucks comparison. Didn’t know Zara was such a big deal in Spain!
Ooh, I would love to visit Zara Home!
I hear so much about this shop. Online mostly, but I’ll have to look further.
So wish we had one…love all of the beautiful architecture and the clothes…fabulous!!
I love Zara and this post made me want to go to Spain and Salamanca at once! Hope you are off to a wonderful weekend! xoxo
How’s it possible you didn’t get anything from Zara home? Ahhhh! They do have a unique business model and I had no idea they’ve got so many stores throughout Spain!
Sounds like a pretty cool store- something I would have never learned about if I didnt read your blog!
I cannot believe how many of them there are! What a great space 🙂
We have a Zara here in Vancouver, and on the same street probably three Starbucks within two blocks. 😉
I will have to visit Salamanca, Zara is one of my favorite stores. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Lynn
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Yes, definitely worth a visit!
@B, I know, I was heartbroken at not getting anything at the home store too.
@Rosa, so, you understand what I am talking about then!
LOL .. nice comparision with starbucks 🙂 Now, I wanna go back to spain (I went last yr for the 1st time and LOVED IT … but we hit the beaches more than the shopping).