Shopping

A city as old and historic as Burgos is chock-a-block with emporia selling almost infinite numbers of ceramics, woodcarvings, and artifacts that include fireplace bellows crafted from leather, wood, and brass or copper. Many of these shops line the edges of the city's most central square, the Plaza Mayor, and the streets radiating from it. One in particular is especially worthwhile, with an appealing mixture of old and new artifacts (many from France): Antigüedades Isla, Calle Aparicio y Ruiz 17 (tel. 94-726-06-36).