Santa Barbara Shopping

Only minutes from the front door, the best in Santa Barbara Luxury Shopping

From upscale venues like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue located across the street, to hip and funky boutiques, downtown Santa Barbara is filled with innovative arts and craft stores, rare antique shops, designer fashion boutiques and specialty gift shops. Following are a few of the most popular Santa Barbara shopping areas, beginning on State Street and continuing throughout the downtown district:

Paseo Nuevo  - one of Southern California 's favorite getaways. Here you'll discover picturesque Spanish-style courtyards, winding paseos, gently flowing fountains and lush tropical flowers. Paseo Nuevo includes Nordstrom, Macy's, and more than 50 specialty luxury shops.

El Paseo  - Historic El Paseo, California's first shopping center, was built in the 1920s and features a variety of gift shops, jewelry stores, galleries and restaurants nestled amid romantic gardens and Spanish courtyards.

La Arcada  - Three blocks up State Street shopping district, La Arcada is a Spanish paseo and courtyard with exotic plants, trees, tiled fountains and an amazing collection of bronze statues. La Arcada has a variety of interesting shops, galleries, restaurants and cafés.

La Cumbre Plaza - Find over 60 stores and restaurants at this open air mall located in Santa Barbara. The Plaza is perfect for getting outside for some wonderful California coastline air and doing some shopping. Check their calendar for great events, like Art Walk.

Brinkerhoff Avenue - Nestled away in a neighborhood of historic Victorian buildings on Brinkerhoff Avenue resides a variety of antiques and gift shops. These historic stores are great for unique gifts as well as vintage items. Store hours vary, but most are open Tuesday to Sunday.

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