Making shopping in Barcelona is a real pleasure !
As the capital of fashion and design, there's something for every taste and budget.
From major international names to art galleries, from craftsmen and antique dealers to Catalan creators and designers.
If you love shopping, Barcelona is the place for you!
Watch out for the Catalan siesta shopping hours!
Opening hours are various you'll find in France.
No problem for international stores, which are usually open from early morning until late evening: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m..
And in the center of Barcelona and the old town, even on Sundays!
On the other hand, make attention the opening hours of small boutiques and stores that are a little far from the main downtown thoroughfares: Open from 10 a.m. to 2 - 2.30 p.m., then reopening at 4.30 - 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
When to shop?
If you want to do your shopping in peace and quiet, it's best to do it in the morning or early afternoon.
For those who like to see the locals strolling the streets, alternating between early afternoon drinks and window-shopping, head to the stores from 6:30 p.m. to enjoy them until 9-9:30 p.m., dinner time.
Getting around Barcelona
Barcelona is hyper-organized. Visit public transport are easily accessible, fast and inexpensive.
Choose a card metro ten trips for the cheapest option. The green and red lines will take you to all the shopping hotspots.
Where to start shopping in Barcelona?
And when I'm in the mood for something in particular, I first decide on a neighborhood according to my desires.
The big shopping malls for everything in one place, Passeig de Grà cia for strolling and luxury, the Grà cia district for its originality and local creators and designers, Raval for vintage and trendy second-hand stores and its popular side, Born and Gotico for art galleries and original boutiques.
Large shopping centers
The old arena where the toreadores "Today, they are a huge three-storey shopping mall.
The top floor of Las Arenas offers panoramic views of the whole city. Unmistakable for its architecture when you arrive at the Plaça de Espanya, the Las Arenas center also includes a cinema, an exhibition hall, fashion boutiques, food stores, specialty stores such as Fnac...
Metro: Plaça de Espanya
If you prefer the seaside, go to the Maremagnum on the Old Port or Diagonal del Mar.
Major retailers and tourist attractions
Downtown and the plaça Catalunya are the main thoroughfares for major retailers.
Crowded places, tourists flock to the fashion and design boutiques of Barcelona's most emblematic square.
On the Ramblasyou'll find all the souvenir shops that you can take away from the city: reproductions of Gaudi's art nouveau, Barça t-shirts and other gadgets from the city and the big club, etc.
The chicest avenue
Passeig de Grà cia resembles the Champs Elysées with its hotels and luxury boutiques: Dior, Chanel, Vuiton, Hermés... More than two hundred stores line the Passeig, an immense boulevard where boutiques alternate with splendid 19th-century mansions, Gaudi's Art Nouveau houses, terraces and cafeterias that are sunny in summer and heated in winter...
Spain's most visited shopping area, you'll also find more affordable stores like Zara and H&M.
Metro: Passeig de Gracia, Diagonal
The most bohemian district
Grà cia used to be a popular vacation destination for the people of Barcelona.
Today, all you have to do is cross the Passeig to get to Grà cia.
La Grà n de Grà cia and La Travessera de Grà cia are the two main streets around the neighborhood, filled with small, accessible stores run by locals.
If you go deeper into the neighborhood, on Carrer de Verdi or Carrer d'Astúries, you'll discover the typical trends of local creators and designers: jewelry, shoes, leather goods, etc. It's original and often local.
Original clothes made by local artisans, as well as organic and gourmet food stores.
Subway: Fontana (red line)
The vintage look
Barcelona is a city where people have style. You can afford to wear original clothes and have style on a budget.
The Raval is packed with vintage stores by the kilo, and trendy boutiques in a variety of styles: gothic, punk, hispter...
Passeig del Born and Gótico are neighborhoods where it's a pleasure to lose oneself in the narrow streets to discover the latest "arty" trends, with its art galleries, historic sites, designers and ultra-original boutiques.
Metro: Catalunya, Liceu.
The Gloriés flea market and its antique dealers
Discover a gigantic flea market in the open air where you have to haggle...
Gloriès is for you!
Metro : Gloriés
Photo credit: Claire Ducène
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