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District of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain
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Ciutat Vella (Catalan for Old city) is, as its name suggests, the oldest part of Barcelona. Centred along the Las Ramblas boulevard, it includes Barcelona's old port as well as parts built from the early Middle Ages to mid-19th century. Ciutat Vella is where the nightlife, as well as the tourist traffic in Barcelona is centred.
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Modernist design by Lluís Domènech i Montaner is a UNESCO World Heritage site, a masterpiece of Catalan's modernist architecture. This auditorium designed by Ramon Muntaner is the most important Modernist example in Ciutat Vella. It was the headquarters of the Orfeó Català, the oldest Catalan choir. The most beautiful part is the stalls with its fine detailing, although all the building is impressive. There are plenty of allegories about music and Catalonia, since the Orfeó Català is strongly bounded with the Catalan Renaixença, the romantic movement that tried to recuperate the Catalan history, language and traditions. It is also the best place in Barcelona to listen to symphonic music.
One of the most representative examples of Catalan Gothic architecture, it features a sombre but beautiful interior. The upsweeping verticality and lightness of the interior are especially surprising considering the blocky exterior surfaces. Built between 1329 and 1383, it was once was home to a Christian cult in the late 3rd century. The church is dedicated to Saint Mary of the Sea, since the quarter was dedicated to the jobs related to the sea, from sailors to harbor works, commerce, even coin exchange. The inside was burned during the civil war, but it is still very interesting. Next to the church, you can see a monument, called Fossar de les Moreres, which is the place where many fighters were buried after the Barcelona defeat in 1714, so it is an important monument for Catalan nationalism.
This street has the biggest collection of Gothic houses in Barcelona. In amongst these houses is the Picasso Museum, which is definitely worth a visit. There are also smaller museums along the street, and many tapas restaurants though they may be more expensive on this street.
This avenue goes from the Santa Maria del Mar church to the Born market and is where the legendary jousting matches of the Middle Ages took place, as well as numerous fairs and marches. This is also where men were knighted. It is a really old street, very wide for the time. Don Quijote de la Mancha, the famous Cervantes character, had a contest in this place.
This market was the central market for Barcelona until 1973 and its closing marked the beginning of the neighborhood's decline before its current resurgence. While undergoing renovations, whole streets and homes that had been demolished by Phillipe V's orders were discovered and archaeologists who worked to transform the market in to a cultural centre and history museum. Entrance and street level is free, but to visit the ruins requires paying for a ticket.
Museu Picasso
Has a lot of art from his first period, before the cubism, but almost none of his most famous works. Pictures are described only in Spanish, but overview texts for each period are available in English. Luggage over 30x30cm needs to be left at the checkroom and there's no liability for lost valuables.
Guell Palace
Palace designed by Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell. There is a basement and three levels of the palace to explore, the highest featuring a small exhibition. It is in a different style to Gaudí's apartment blocks La Pedrera and Casa Batlló, as well as being cheaper and less crowded than those sites. The rooftop of Palau Güell features the more standard Gaudi style chimneys, and views across El Raval.
This square has been the political hub since the Roman era. It has been witness to some of the most important events in modern Catalan history, such as the proclamation of the Catalan State in 1931. At one end, there is the Palace of the Generalitat (the one with two flags on the top, the government of the Autonomous Community of Catalunya) and on the other stands the City Hall (three flags). Both are Gothic buildings, although their fronts are newer (the Generalitat's is the best example of Barcelona's Renaissance art). But if you can go inside, both are very important civil Gothic buildings. The two buildings have guides.
This square is famous for the nightlife and the uniform architecture, and features fountains and palm trees. It was built during the 19th century on the site of a monastery, after the Mendizábal law expelled the monks. After some years Antoni Gaudí designed the streetlights which are still there. It has lots of activity during the day, thanks to the many terraces of the bars and restaurants.
This square has two important buildings, the Santa Àgata church, where the kings from the Aragon crown had baptism. Is possible to visit it. The other building has the Saló del Tinell, one of the best civil Gothic architecture examples. Is the place where the royal receptions where held, so is very wide with a wooden ceiling hold by the typical Catalan Gothic arches. It has also a tower from which you can have a good view of the old town. An entrance is needed to visit both.
Barcelona Cathedral
The main Gothic church in Barcelona. The cloister is maybe the most interesting part.
One of the most romantic squares in Barcelona, it hides a dark history in that it was built over the city's old cemetery. Barcelona's most famous architect, Antonio Gaudi, was on his way to visit the church there when he was run over and killed in 1928. There is a baroque church (Sant Felip Neri), a 14th-century palace and a fountain in the middle. To arrive, take the narrow street next to the cathedral cloister. The palace was moved from its original location in the street Via Laietana during the 1920s. If you look the front of the church, you can see some holes made by a civil war bomb. If you go out the square through the other street, you'll arrive to the street Baixada de Santa Eulàlia, where is said that the Barcelona's protector was tormented.
This square next to La Rambla is one of the prettiest parts of the quarter. It has a pine tree in the middle (Pi mines pine tree), the church of Santa Maria del Pi, which is a very pretty Gothic church with a huge rose window. Many concerts are held here. The Pi square and its twin square, called Sant Josep Oriol, have several bars and artisans, painters, musicians, who are there to sell their products. Entrance into the church costs €6.50/person, or €8/person if you want a tour to the top of the church with plenty of uninterrupted views across Barcelona.
This narrow street, that starts in the Plaça del Pi has a very special atmosphere. It is famous because of its chocolate shops, where you can drink a hot chocolate since the 18th century. It has also very important art galleries (Sala Parés, the place where Picasso made a dedicated exposition for the first time). You can enter for free and see, if you are lucky, nice expositions. The street is decorated with flagstones that represent scenes of a modernist book called L'auca del senyor Esteve, by Santiago Rusiñol, which is a critic to the bourgeois society of that time and that he had to live.
Sinagoga Major
They open during the morning. It is the re-discovered synagogue from the Jewish quarter, called call. This building, not very spectacular, is important since it has been here since the Roman era, and stayed as a synagogue until the Jewish exodus in the 15th century. The guide explains all the facts from the place in several languages.
Includes access to underground Roman ruins and a complex of historic buildings in the centre of the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter), and is a reasonably good historical museum.
Museum dedicated to erotic and sensual works. A huge tourist trap. The tour is not worth it, unless you wish to see old paintings of the Kama Sutra. The only interest is the huge phallus in the hallway, which makes for funny pictures.
This museum in the modernist Palau Mornau offers a unique permanent exhibition on the development of the cannabis plant as a versatile source for industrial, nutritional, medicinal, sacramental and recreational purposes.
Often the first landmark that people identify with the city. It is the central and most famous boulevard cutting through the heart of the city centre — a vibrant promenade filled with Barcelona life at its best. It stretches from the harbour to La Plaça Catalunya, running through the Ciutat Vella like a spine. Come here to see street performers, enjoy the flower and pet stalls, or just sit back and watch all of Barcelona walk by. During the day La Rambla is packed with tourists; at night the atmosphere shifts and the locals come out, along with newspaper and book stands, musicians, and street artists that all contribute to a lively and unique atmosphere. Be aware that the area attracts pickpockets, particularly after dark. If you happen to be here after Barça win, you are in for a treat. A few blocks south of its north end you will find La Boqueria, a very large covered market.
Museu Maritime MMB
Housed in Drassanes, the Gothic shipyard of the city. During the 14th century, the Aragó Crown was the most important power in the Mediterranean Sea, and this was the main place where the ships were built. Nowadays, it's the Maritime Museum, worth a visit for the architectonic structure, a still-standing part of the ancient medieval city wall (including a gate), and the reproduction of the royal galley of Don John of Austria. This was the Spanish flagship at the battle of Lepanto. If you do not want to go inside the museum, you can see a little bit looking inside through the big windows at the part in front of the sea.
This Gothic building was the old city hospital, before the modernist Hospital de Sant Pau was built in l'Eixample. Now the hospital has the National Library inside, and is a great example of civilian Gothic archictecture.
Saint Paul of the Fields
A rare example of Romanesque architecture, the prettiest in Barcelona. Its name reflects the fact that the church was once surrounded by green fields outside the city walls.
CCCB
The arts centre’s core theme is the city and urban culture.
CASM
A contemporary art venue, showing solo exhibitions by national and international artists. Lots of other activities.
MACBA, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Art from the second half of the twentieth century to today. Smart-phone app with free audio guides.
Museum of Illusions Barcelona
A museum of more than 30 room-sized, hand-painted 3D murals built on forced perspective: visitors stand on marked spots and appear to hang from a dragon's jaw or teeter over a painted canyon. Photography is the point of the visit.
Aquarium Barcelona
The second biggest aquarium in Europe. Watch thousands of fish, penguins and sharks in this interactive sea-life museum. Unlike Genoese Aquarium it has a long glass tube, where you can walk watching sharks and other fish swimming around.
This zoo was famous for its albino gorilla Snowflake prior to his death. Today this zoo still has many other features including a science museum inside the zoo.
Barcelona's most central park, and includes a zoo, a lake and several museums. In fact, the park is so large, 74 acres, that the Catalan Parliament can be found in the centre of the park. It is a great place to enjoy games, sports or to spend a leisurely afternoon. It was built at the final part of the 19th century in the place that formerly occupied the fortress (ciutadella) built after the defeat of 1714. This fortress was hated by the citizens, and when the middle age walls were demolished, so was most of the fortress. Some buildings where conserved, as such as the church, and the gunpowder magazine. The new park was used as the place to hold the 1888 international expo, and some of the older modernist buildings are there, such as the Zoology Museum, the greenhouse and, following the avenue Passeig de Sant Joan (towards the mountain), the Arc del Triomf, a modernist Arc de Triomphe.
The harbor was closed to the public until the 80s and received a complete makeover before the Olympics in 1992. Some old buildings related to the harbor still exist, such as the Tinglado near the Barceloneta quarter that is now a history museum. There are two main parts in the harbor: the Moll de la Fusta, which are the decks that touch the city, and the Maremagnum, a newly created amusement centre and shopping mall, with an Aquarium, an IMAX cinema, discos, bars, restaurants. The clubs are situated on the top floor, which is accessed through the general shopping area via stairs and the like. Even out of season and on work nights you are sure to have a good time, as the clubs are always filled. It is located at the other side of the wooden bridge next to the Columbus monument.
Museu d'Història de Catalunya (MHC)
A must in order to understand the troubled and sad history of the Catalans.
Platja de la Barceloneta
The beach stretches from the tip of Barceloneta in Port Vell and far away, passing Vila Olimpica and further. On warm summer days it will be crammed with people, and it might be a good idea to find a spot further away or go to a beach outside of Barcelona. There is nothing better than covering your toes with sand and lying upwards in the sun, and there is no better place to do this than on Barceloneta's famed beauty. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
A gorgeous tree-lined pedestrian walkway, the busiest and most lively street of the city. Mostly occupied by tourists, expect to pay higher prices for food and drink which tends to be low-quality and/or inauthentic. Avoid the groups of people supposedly betting on a game played on a cardboard table, they are thieves. Head off into some of the side streets for a cheaper, more local, and authentic experience of Barcelona. Often called Las Ramblas, because it is actually a series of several different streets, the sections also have distinct feels. As you get closer to Placa Catalunya, you find more street performers doing stunts. In the middle, you will find street performers in costumes. Towards the pier, there are artists who will do pencil drawings, paintings, etc.
Large pedestrian walkway with many new and stylish shops to browse in.
Cool your toes at the waters edge: with a book, sandwich or just for a short rest.
2,000 years of history that remounts to the days when Barcelona was a Roman enclave, uncover charming squares and hidden gems where the locals hang out these days.
Great place to sit, relax and drink.
Tarantos is a small bar and theatre. If you just want a half hour taste of Flamenco then check it out. There are 30-minute shows of flamenco song and dance at 20:30, 21:30 and 22:30 nightly. There are plenty of other clubs on the Plaza Reial, but watch out for pickpockets in the early hours of the morning.
A very popular area with great restaurants and places to have a few drinks. If your accommodation is on Rambla, Born is a great place to escape the crowds, enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and meet off-the-beaten track travellers and non-tourist-industry locals—especially in the evenings.
In the Raval neighbourhood. Has a cheaper alternative to flamenco nights elsewhere.
During your coffee you can admire the whiteness of the MACBA and the best street skate tricks in town along street art.
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Cooking class on traditional Spanish dishes. Get ingredients from La Boqueria; then together with a small group led by a professional chef, cook a few dishes: tortilla, paella and crema catalan; and enjoy the meal you prepared.
A stand-up comedy venue in Barcelona. This is the original location, open 3 nights a week with stand-up comedy shows and improv comedy shows. In the past they have enjoyed performances from some of the greats of stand-up comedy including: Louis CK, Trevor Noah, Mark Normand, Michelle Wolf, Kyla Cobbler, Mike Rice.
The new venue of The Comedy Clubhouse, opened in 2025 with a full kitchen with serving North American soul food as well as producing stand-up comedy shows every day of the week and live music, karaoke, pub quizzes etc. Many of the events are completely free, although you are encouraged to eat and drink, whereas the higher end events that they do that feature the best local comedians or international touring comedians can cost up to around €30 at times. It's strongly recommended to book in advance as it often sells out (especially on a Friday or Saturday night).
Cheap and very good sandwiches. Always with a lot of people. They have some tables inside. They close quite early at night (by Spanish standards).
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They serve meals, a full English breakfast and 8oz Irish rump steaks all day with ingredients imported from the UK.
Offers excellent vegan falafel (including unlimited salad) for around €4. There are several around Barcelona including one on 95, La Rambla, about 10 minutes walk from Pl Catalunya.
On the Rambla, and offering a wide variety of fresh, mainly raw foods. Some stall sells many kinds of well cooked ready to eat pasta, fresh fruit already sliced. When buying anything here head to the cheaper stalls at the back: you can save a fair bit.
in the shopping centre Maremagnum, store 59. An all-you-can-eat buffet including hot dishes and cold and drink. The bread isn't the greatest, although the vegetable quality is quite good, and the warm food isn't terrible either. Warm food includes whatever soup they have on display, some meats, and pizzas. The Maremagnum buffet has fruit juices, while the one on Plaza Catalunya has numerous desserts, such as an ice cream machine and flan, in additional to all kinds of beers, wines, and sodas.
Excellent sandwiches made with freshly chopped/cooked/baked ingredients on fantastic baguette (chicken with avocado sauce is recommended), plates, omelettes and salads for reasonable prices (between €3.50 and 4.50 for a sandwich as of Jan 2016) and generous portions. Service can be a little slow (it's a small place) but it's worth the wait
It offers tasty vegetarian and vegan food.
Good tapas and more substantial dishes. A great alternative to the tourist traps along the waterfront. Very friendly.
Offers excellent organic vegetarian foods, as a complement to the restaurant there's a store carries the full range of Vegetalia products as well as other well-sourced organic foods. The staff are friendly and the prices reasonable.
Creative cooking combining Catalonian traditions with Italian cuisine. The terrace outside showcases some great views of Barceloneta.
The bar serves consistently good tapas - patas bravas, platos del dias - for fair price. In the evening many come for a drink.
Legendary fish restaurant. With limited seating, the only seats readily available are at the bar if you arrive without a reservation and queue for a while. No menu available, just ask what they have today.
Los Caracoles which means "The Snails". You can spot the restaurant right away as it has a spit grill in the main entrance window roasting chickens and other meats. The restaurant was named after its specialty however they offer a wide variety of seafoods and roasted meat dishes.
The best Catalan dishes. No reservations. Always full, don't be surprised if you aren't able to sit.
An emblematic restaurant in the centre of Barcelona to enjoy the city's local cuisine. Approximately €20 per person to eat dishes like Paella or Tapas.
Authentic Italian food in Plaza Real. Homemade pizzas, fresh pasta, Mediterranean tapas, meat and fish. Live piano music every day from 20:00.
Gourmet Mediterranean cuisine near Plaza Real. Elegant decoration inspired by Art Deco, with paintings by Tamara de Lempicka. It's also a cocktail bar.
The Clubhouse
The Clubhouse has teamed up with Nikki's and now supply a variety of budget friendly North American soul food. Here you can get fried chicken burgers, fried chicken & waffles, mac & cheese and a whole bunch of other delicious options. They are open for dinner every day of the week.
Founded in 1786, it is the second oldest restaurant in Spain (after Casa Botín in Madrid). The prices are mid range and the quality is quite good for the price. They serve traditional Catalan food. But the most interesting from the restaurant is the decoration, an eclectic mix from all the times. A really good option if you don't have much time/money.
Same chain as Les Quinze Nits. No reservation accepted. Bit old-style and dark interior, judging by web site.
Four Cats
Frequented by tourists, Els Quatre Gats, is the successor to the famous cafe where Gaudi drank and Picasso exhibited, in a fine Modernisme building by Puig i Cadafalch. The cooking is of a high quality (if it's not onion soup). The wine list (and wine recommendations) can be quite pricey. The decor is quite old fashioned, while the attentive staff are dressed formally. Local visitors for dinner are either over 40s or families with children. There is a menu del dia M-Sa 13:00-16:00.
Valencian paella and Meditterian dishes. One of the few places available for tourists where paella is genuine enough.
Also has excellent lunch offers. A design restaurant just in front of the MACBA. Mediterranean and Japanese cuisine.
Pasta, pizza and risotto in very generous portions for moderate prices. No-frills dishes, but wide choice. Simple interior. Bread should be asked for explicitly. For dinner, reservation essential
a really tasty Indonesian restaurant. Portions aren't huge (average) but they know how to cook meat and fish to perfection
One of the most appreciated Japanese restaurants in town. Prior reservation is strongly advised.
A marvellous place to have a breakfast with fine strong coffee. As the owner insists on coffee and desserts, they are the core competence. The inside features 1920s decor.
Fabulous lunch specials to be enjoyed on their great beach terrace on warm sunny days. Dinner tends to be quite expensive, thus lunch is the value for money option.
The Seven Doors
This is one of the oldest restaurants in Barcelona. Offers the best Catalan dishes around, at a good price. It's especially famous for its Paella Parellada (rich man's paella, so called because they take the shells off), which is really worth a try. The roast kid (goat) is also a great traditional Catalan dish.
Screens special artistic productions. There is also a small café inside and outside operated by the association which makes for a great break from the noisy Barcelona downtown. It's only a few steps away from the Palau de la Música Catalana.
Very old and beautiful confectionery.
One of the most popular nightclubs in the city, with the peak time around 02:00. They offer 2 floors with R&B and hip-hop styles mixed with House or Techno. A lot of teenagers go here.
A fashion tapas bar. Very creative, very good.
House music fans come here for the pumping beats and funky decor. Offers two floors of dancing, and a terrace to chill out on between dances.
One of the busiest bars in the neighborhood with a funky decor and a large selection of spirits. They also have a great dinner menu with an international selection.
With a Moroccan decor, Le Kashbar is the perfect spot to chill out on cushions and take in the ambient music.
Great club. Great music. Dance floor, lounge area, and outside bar.
Probably one of the most dynamic bars of the Gothic Area. DJ sessions, live exhibitions, art, and cocktails.
C/Antic de Sant Joan 3. A hip bar in the heart of the Casc Antic, a vibrant section of the Ciutat Vella with a variety of bars and restaurants. RiBborn offers "Funk you till you drop" hiphop jazz reggae and soul with dj Chocolito and guests, Tuesday-Sunday 22:00-03:00. Live music until 01:00 on most Sundays and the odd weeknight.
Designed by a Feng Shui expert, Shoko serves you good karma all night. Depending on the night, the dj usually spins House or Hip Hop tunes.
former Sidecar Factory Club
One of the best choices for drinks and music in Casc Antic. Offers live music (4 or 5 nights a week, 22:00-00:30). Hosts DJ sessions every night (daily 00:30-04:30/05:00) with DJs of many different styles and from the most important clubs making people dance until the wee hours. Always a good atmosphere.
Travel Bar is a good place to meet and talk with other people visiting the city. They offer free walking tours guided by long-term 'ex-pat' residents of the city every day at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00. Has a nice, open terrace. Very much a backpackers' bar, this is a staple hang-out for many travellers. The Travel Bar has a range of activities for every night of the week (pub crawl-like activities are not advertised in the bar - staff 'invite' people they would like to join, otherwise you have to ask), Tapas and Flamenco nights, and a mean Catalan/Spanish paella cooking experience. This is a good place to hang out and meet other English speaking people. It does have some decent perks - notably, the €1 meals at 20:00 every night (again, you have to ask the bar staff to get this and buy 1 drink) and the free Wi-Fi plus free internet computers.
An Irish pub near Las Ramblas. A space where you can enjoy the best national and international beers, smash burgers, while you watch live games from our big screens.
Authentic Irish pub to enjoy the best national and imported beers while you watch live games.
Well chosen selection of craft beers with good selection of tasty vegan burgers and other dishes. (no fake meat)
Closed September 2025. Entry to be removed
Craft ale mainly brewed on site.
Unique dorm design with wooden cubicules allowing more privacy. Free breakfast, 20 minutes daily of free internet access, free Wi-Fi. Free lockers (padlock not included, but on sale in reception for €3).
Has increased its prices considerably to capitalise on its location, popularity and positive guidebook write ups. However it remains friendly and is a magnet for young travellers who come for the party atmosphere. Bookings are available through its web site.
Youth hostel in Barcelona's Barri Gottic. Includes breakfast, internet, kitchen facilities, and a common room
Clean, friendly and good value. Family orientated, they also offer ensuites with kitchenettes and small apartments starting at around €75 per night.
An alternative to the typical 'dorm bed' hostel. It offers private rooms (some ensuite doubles, triples, quads) in a large apartment with a modern design and common kitchen and living area.
Pensio Alamar is in the Gothic Quarter, in a pedestrian street near La Rambla. Facilities: kitchen, central heating, air conditioning, telephone, TV room, cradle available for babies up to 2 years, and close parking.
The Hostal Quartier Gothic is in the Gothic Quarter near La Rambla
Designer-everything self-service pension with entirely white interiors. Personnel can be seen even less often than other travellers. Features: Lacus massage shower, 25" LCD TV and touch-operated lamps in rooms; fridge, bar chairs and Nespresso in the common area. Rooms feature balconies but are not too spacy; WC, shower and a wash-bowl are almost in the room space (and if you close shower you open WC); white floors are not cleaned during your stay--maybe this is why the place is regarded as low-fi alternative to Casa Camper. Self-service breakfast available 24 hours a day in a common room with kitchen. Kitchen has a microwave, but not an oven. One common Internet station per floor (6 rooms); weak-signal slow-connection WiFi in some rooms.
In the central square of Barcelona with La Rambla. Clean rooms with shared bathroom.
All studios and apartments are air-conditioned and have bathrooms equipped with hairdryers, a kitchen, TV with satellite channels, a hi-fi system, a direct-line phone, and safe deposit box.
Close to the Born district, the Grand Hotel Central is in an elegant building dating back to 1926. The stylish bedrooms are generous in space and comfort and emphasise urban modernity through the use of cool, natural materials. Large windows provide rooms with magnificent views and a lot of natural light.
A 4-star boutique hotel in the centre. Every Sunday they offer free guided cultural walks through the Gothic quarter.
Renovated gay friendly-budget hotel in the very centre of Barcelona, 100 metres from La Rambla and Placa Reial. Prices start at around €30 per person including breakfast.
On La Rambla. Rooms varying from single to quad size.
Two steps from the Rambla, from Plaça Catalunya and from Plaça Universitat.
In the heart of the city, in the Plaza Catalunya, a low budget hotel with 50 rooms, some facing to the Ramblas.
Beachfront along Barceloneta boardwalk, the hotel has 473 rooms, including 67 suites, two WOW suites and one Extreme Wow Suite with 360-degree panoramic views.
The Skipper is situated at the northwestern tip of Barceloneta's harbour and offers modern design, luxury features and views of either the harbour and sea or inland Barcelona.
Sells books, music, games, and many other interesting items. Fnac is in the El Triangle shopping centre in Plaza Catalunya (Opposite El Corte Inglés).
Nice shopping mall by the sea at the end of The Ramblas. The only shopping mall in the city open on Sunday and public holidays. Clothes: mostly mass-market brands; no independent designers; only a few outlets of national chains
Offers Spanish-language classes. Easy to reach by metro and bus. Near the Ramblas and the beach.
Probably the largest souvenir shop in the city at 1000 m². Almost no ordinary souvenir-shop trivialities; really good choice of creative and artistic souvenirs: watches, plates, jewellery, mugs. Creative mechanical toys: spiders etc. The only missing thing is Kukuxumusu, but there is a choice of other souvenir t-shirt brands.
There are a couple of this nationwide department store chain in the district.
The bike shop lends bikes too. It is specialised on creating fixies according the customers wishes.
La Tienda de Souvenirs Más Sostenible del Mundo
Operated by Naifactory Lab, this establishment sells souvenirs made locally with the environment in mind.
Tempt your tastebuds at this delightful food market where the food is plentiful, fresh and can be cooked to order in one of about five small restaurants. Also a place for fresh juices and some takeaway snacks. To avoid heavy crowds, or to buy the freshest perishables (e.g., seafood), go well before noon. At least in late Fall, Winter and early Spring months, La Boqueria is closed on Sundays.
Front-line stand featuring most of hams and meats a tourist needs. Accepts credit cards (!) and has vacuum packaging for any purchase so you don't worry through the rest of the day about smell of all the chorizos you bought.
A petite candy store located next to the Cathedral Square noted for resembling a pharmacy and packaging their product in plastic medication bottles or first aid kits.
A group of 7 designers sharing a space where they create and sell their women collections. For women, designers include Cecilia Sorensen, Julia Pelletier, Pia Kahila and Potipoti. For men: Jan iú Més, Bingo and potipoti.
An incredible multiconcept store near La Rambla. An example of the Catalan design is the decoration of the shop with an exclusive combination of furniture from the 1960s and paintings and sculptures all around. The shop includes a little corner where you can have a drink while watching the latest trend publications and an inner patio with plants and sculptures. They have a lot of clothes and accessories for men and women, the most original pieces you can find in Barcelona. Don't miss the courreges mini dresses brought from Japan and the catwalks and special events they organize every month.
Small boutique shop featuring several independent designers.
Fashion leather. Jackets, bags, hats and complements designed and made in Barcelona with Spanish leather.
Tempting Italian shoe store with gorgeous designs. Features oXs.
Boutique shop offering designer wares.
Popular designer clothing brand.
Standalone store having a wide choice of models and sizes.
Atelier for Leather Goods and Bags
Atelier for modern minimalistic premium leather goods and bags. All products are traditionally made by hand in the atelier.
Since Ciutat Vella is also the city centre, nearly all public transportation leads you there.
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