SalesConfirmed
ParisWinter sales (soldes d'hiver)
6 Jan to 2 Feb 2027Fixed by law for the whole of France, four weeks, online and in store.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Lyon Métropole CCI
For travellers who shop
The world is worth shopping.
Find what is worth bringing home from where you are going. Point your camera at a tag, and know what it really costs once it is Home.
Free, in your browser, no sign-up. Add what you plan to buy and see the real price against Home.Scanned in BarcelonaNike Air Force 1
Real price for you…
01Discover
Not the malls. The things.
Every city has a shopping street. What travellers remember is the thing they found: espadrilles made by hand since 1940, a candle from the original shop, a tin of tea from a tea house that opened in 1854.
Shopover guides are built around those things. For each one you get what it is, who makes it, which door to open, and what it costs, on average, against what you would pay at Home. Chosen for travellers from abroad, not for tour groups.
- 8+
- classics and fresh finds in every guide
- 100%
- of shops named and mapped
- 1
- checked date on every price
Four guides to start. Yours next.
Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Milan are written. Tell us where you are going and the next one is yours.
BarcelonaEspardenyes, turrón, cava, Catalan designThe guide 
MadridLoewe, violetas, hand-painted fans, saffronThe guide 
ParisPharmacy skincare, Diptyque, Mariage Frères teaThe guide 
MilanPanettone, Fornasetti, Peck, the QuadrilateroThe guide Your next trip?Tell us where you are going and we will build that guide next.Join the waitlist 02What’s on
When to go. What is on.
Sales periods, Christmas markets and fairs in the four guide cities, so the trip you are planning lands on the right week.
SalesConfirmed
ParisSummer sales (soldes d'été)
23 Jun to 20 Jul 2027Fixed by law for the whole of France, four weeks.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Lyon Métropole CCIChristmas marketConfirmed
ParisTuileries Christmas market
14 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027La Défense opens first, on 12 Nov. Champs-Élysées from 22 Nov into early January. Notre-Dame (Square Viviani) 26 Nov to 27 Dec. Organisers still update dates.
Source: SortiraparisShopping eventConfirmed
ParisBlack Friday
27 Nov 2026A date on the calendar, not a legal sales period. Each shop decides what, if anything, it discounts.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: CalendarChristmas marketConfirmed
MadridPlaza Mayor Christmas market
Late Nov to 31 Dec 2026Free to enter, about 104 stalls, mostly nativity figures and decorations. Opening day to be confirmed.
Source: esMadridSalesExpected
MadridWinter sales (rebajas)
Usually from early JanuarySpanish shops choose their own sale dates, so there is no single start day. Big stores usually begin in the first days of January.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Shop announcementsSalesExpected
MadridSummer sales (rebajas)
Usually from early JulyShops choose their own dates.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Shop announcementsShopping eventConfirmed
MadridBlack Friday
27 Nov 2026A date on the calendar, not a legal sales period. Each shop decides what, if anything, it discounts.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: CalendarChristmas fairExpected
BarcelonaFira de Santa Llúcia
Usually late Nov to 23 DecThe Christmas fair by the cathedral: nativity figures, caganers, trees and crafts. 2026 dates to be confirmed.
Source: OrganisersSalesExpected
BarcelonaWinter sales (rebajas)
Usually from early JanuarySpanish shops choose their own sale dates, so there is no single start day.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Shop announcementsSalesExpected
BarcelonaSummer sales (rebajas)
Usually from early JulyShops choose their own dates.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Shop announcementsShopping eventConfirmed
BarcelonaBlack Friday
27 Nov 2026A date on the calendar, not a legal sales period. Each shop decides what, if anything, it discounts.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: CalendarFairExpected
MilanOh Bej! Oh Bej!
Around 7 Dec (2025: 5 to 8 Dec)Milan's Sant'Ambrogio fair at Castello Sforzesco and Sempione Park. 2026 dates to be confirmed.
Source: In LombardiaSalesExpected
MilanWinter sales (saldi)
Usually early JanuaryDates are set each year by the Lombardy region, usually announced in autumn. 2027 dates not yet confirmed.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Regione LombardiaSalesExpected
MilanSummer sales (saldi)
Usually early JulySet by the Lombardy region each year.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Regione LombardiaShopping eventConfirmed
MilanBlack Friday
27 Nov 2026A date on the calendar, not a legal sales period. Each shop decides what, if anything, it discounts.
Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Calendar03Point & know
Point at a tag. Know in a second.
See something you like? Open the camera and point it at the price tag. Shopover reads the tag, finds the product, and puts the price you would pay at Home beside it, with the refund taken off and anything due at the border added on. No googling in the shop doorway.
- Point. Open the camera in the app and point it at a price tag or a barcode.
- Compare. Shopover finds the product and puts the Home price right beside it.
- Decide. The tax refund comes off and anything due at the border goes on, so you see one real price.
04Compare
Which looks cheaper in the shop is not always cheaper at the till: tax refunds, border charges and exchange rates all move the real price. That is the number Shopover shows.
Type it. Compare it.
Not near a tag? Type the product. Shopover shows what it costs in each guide city next to the price at Home, with the refund taken off and any border charge added on.
Which looks cheaper in the shop is not always cheaper at the till: tax refunds, border charges and exchange rates all move the real price. That is the number Shopover shows.Official list prices checked 8 October 2026. Shops differ, so on average expect these figures, not exactly these.
05What we compare
Eleven kinds of things worth checking.
The same product costs different amounts in different countries, and the gap depends on what it is. Shopover starts with the categories where a travellers' price check actually pays off.
Phones, tablets & wearablesiPhone, AirPods, smartwatches
Computers & gamingMacBook, Nintendo Switch 2
Audio, TV & photoSony headphones, cameras
Fashion & footwearNike, Adidas, Levi’s
Bags, watches & accessoriesLongchamp, Rimowa, Ray-Ban
Beauty & healthChanel, Dior, Dyson
Home, kitchen & designLe Creuset, IKEA
Sports & outdoorTrainers, outdoor wear
Toys, kids & babyLEGO sets, baby gear
Food & drinkChampagne, chocolate, tea
Books, music & mediaBooks, vinyl, stationeryAnd more every month.Tell us what you would compare first.Join the waitlist
06Refunds & allowances
Know what it really costs.
Depending on where you live, you can claim VAT back when you leave a country, and bring a set amount home tax-free. The rules differ by Home and by destination, and some countries tax everything once you pass the limit. Shopover knows them and does the sums.
- Ask at the till. Tell the shop you want the tax-free form. Carry your passport; you will need to show where you live.
- Validate at the airport. Before you check in, scan the form at the refund kiosk. Keep the goods in your hand luggage in case they ask to see them.
- Get paid. The refund goes to your card or comes as cash, after the operator's fee. On average that is about 11 to 12% of the price.
One bag, worked through.
The shelf price is only the start. Take the refund off, add whatever is due when you get Home, and compare with what the same thing costs there.
Uses list prices checked 8 October 2026 and typical refund rates after operator fees.Worked example · Longchamp Le Pliage L · Paris vs Home
Choose your Home to see the sums.
08From the guides
What the guides are made of.
Barcelona · Made hereThe shoe that has been on Catalan feet since 1940.La Manual Alpargatera still makes rope-soled espadrilles by hand on Carrer d'Avinyó. How to find the shop, and what to look for.
Paris · Made hereA tea house from 1854 and a bakery with a wood-fired oven.
Milan · The sumThe sum to do before the Quadrilatero.One cabin case can pass the allowance on its own, and the refund is eaten by what is due at Home.
Madrid · Made hereViolet sweets, from one shop only, since 1915.
09How we work
Good finds. No nasty surprises.
Checked, with a date.
Every product, price and shop carries the date it was last checked. If we are not sure, we say so.
Facts, not verdicts.
Shopover shows the numbers and you decide. Nothing is sponsored unless it says so.
Your Home, your rules.
Refunds and allowances depend on where you live, not on your passport. Set Home once and every price is worked out for you.
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