Your Favorite Souvenirs from Europe

[Anonymous]

I always like to go to grocery stores to buy local snacks/ cookies/ candy etc.
Jams from Europe are great too, not as sweet as those you find here, and you get interesting flavors like Reine Claude plums etc.
Local markets are a great way to find cute items - jewelry, scarves, shirts and dresses, art.
Home goods like cookie tins, cute towels etc.

[Anonymous]

I like a Christmas ornament. It's pretty much all I buy and I only get one per major trip.

[Anonymous]

Nothing really. You can get 99% of this stuff in the US.

[Anonymous]

Custom fitted leather jacket in Italy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like a Christmas ornament. It's pretty much all I buy and I only get one per major trip.

We do this too. These ornaments have turned into fun little conversation starters whenever we decorate the tree as we reminisce about the places we visited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like a Christmas ornament. It's pretty much all I buy and I only get one per major trip.

We do this too. These ornaments have turned into fun little conversation starters whenever we decorate the tree as we reminisce about the places we visited.

What a nice idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like a Christmas ornament. It's pretty much all I buy and I only get one per major trip.

We do this too. These ornaments have turned into fun little conversation starters whenever we decorate the tree as we reminisce about the places we visited.

Same! Putting up the Christmas tree is a really fun task. I also enjoy my parents tree with all their vacations.

[Anonymous]

I do an ornament from each location. Some faves for where you’re going:

France: fancy hand soap, pharmacy face moisturizing masks, kitchen linens, chocolates, macarons, letter pressed stationery
Italy: ceramics, tiles, espresso cups, olive oil, balsamic, lace, pistachios
Spain: ham, olives, saffron, tinned fish if that’s your thing
Greece: woven hand towels, clay number tiles, linens, leather sandals, honey

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a beautiful leather moto jacket in Spain. I believe it was near the Picasso museum in Barcelona.

My favorite thing to buy is art from local artists. Usually they are painting/ sketching like 100 copies of a particular tourist trap per day, but I don't care. I pick up one or two from each trip and bring them home and have them matted and framed. It brings back nice memories when I walk around my house. You can find these pretty much anywhere in Europe.

I was going to say the same about street artists (but also now I wish I had a spanish moto jacket, although I did once buy a leather jacket in Florence…)

Are we the same person? +1 to all of the above - including the leather jacket in Florence!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do an ornament from each location. Some faves for where you’re going:

France: fancy hand soap, pharmacy face moisturizing masks, kitchen linens, chocolates, macarons, letter pressed stationery
Italy: ceramics, tiles, espresso cups, olive oil, balsamic, lace, pistachios
Spain: ham, olives, saffron, tinned fish if that’s your thing
Greece: woven hand towels, clay number tiles, linens, leather sandals, honey

Question on this; haven’t tried to bring meats (ham etc) because I though it’s not allowed??

[Anonymous]

My newborn!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do an ornament from each location. Some faves for where you’re going:

France: fancy hand soap, pharmacy face moisturizing masks, kitchen linens, chocolates, macarons, letter pressed stationery
Italy: ceramics, tiles, espresso cups, olive oil, balsamic, lace, pistachios
Spain: ham, olives, saffron, tinned fish if that’s your thing
Greece: woven hand towels, clay number tiles, linens, leather sandals, honey

Question on this; haven’t tried to bring meats (ham etc) because I though it’s not allowed??

Don’t bring meats. It’s not allowed. If you declare it, they will take it. If you don’t declare it and get caught you’ll lose Global Entry privileges.

[Anonymous]

We love the fridge magnets - makes me smile each day and kids love them.

Our most recent trip was to Copenhagen and we visited Kronborg Castle (aka Hamlet’s castle). Kid bought a Hamlet manga that he thinks is so cool.