text: were would be the best place in europe to go um shopping!!!?   if you're after designer fashion (especially shoes), stylish furniture; and like tall, dark, handsome male shop assistants then no where beats milan. it is better than rome for shopping although rome is more historic and picturesque, but if you wanted beauty you you choos florence over rome. i know as i've seen all 3.  i live in london but despite loving it would say it's too expensive for americans due to the sterling:dollar exchange rate. been to paris 5 times - great to buy food but it's just overpriced for fashion as the french spend the highest proportion of their income on clothes in the world!  don't believe copenhagen! whilst denmark is the most exciting of the scandanavian countries it is very socialist so has high taxes on goods; especially food and alcohol to discourage obesity and alcohol related health problems.   madrid, spain is ok but they don't offer the best quality (like milan) or the best prices.   if you want cheap but cheerful you could try the new eu ascension countries like czech republic (love prague, those czech women could look gorgeous in potato sacks) and poland are great.  happy shopping and bon voyage!