In Barcelona, one can roam and move through various shopping areas that are specifically popular for specialties and goods. The most elegant shopping places in the Barcelona are Passeig de Gracia, the Rambla de Catalunya, Avingunda Diagonal and around Turó Park. In the city Santa Eulalia, Jofré, Comella and Bua are best known and are very popular luxury boutiques and antiques shops. Apart from that there are also a good number of shops and market in Barcelona, which are reviewed, quite, systematically.
- La Central del Raval is a famous book store over there that is known for huge selection of books on art, architecture and design.
- El Corte Inglés: This is a famous departmental store in a city that spans around several floors and several buildings in several locations around town as you can get everything at this departmental store, from gastronomy to pneumatics. There Tax return checks are made on a separate floor on the store for whatever purchase and requirement over there.
- Fnac: It is an EI Triangle shopping center in Plaza Catalunya that sells books, music, games and many other interesting items and goods.
- Maremagnum: It is a very popular shopping mall by the coast at the end of The Ramblas. This is the only shopping mall in the city that even opens on Sunday and public holidays. The clothes and other fashion accessories at the mall are from big brand names and there hardly is any independent designers are there who operates out at the scene.
- Kelkom: Situated between the Bruc and Girona Street it is a popular shop of gift and accessories as one can find out there necklaces, earrings, bracelets, shirts, bags, clocks, gifts and many things more, at different price range and styles.
Shops and Market for Food
- La Boqueria: It is a large public market having a good range of products and services at its disposal to be shared and disposed away around. There one can enjoy freshly squeezed organic fruit juices.
- Cacao Sampaka: It is a famous Chocolate factory or chocolate lovers. There exits a Chocolate Museum in Carrer Comerç, 36. There many sculptures made of chocolate on display in the museum.
- Happy Pills: It is a quite interesting candy store situated next to the Cathedral Square and is famous for packing up candy in manner resembling to packaging products and goods in plastic medication bottles or first aid kits.
Souvenirs and Gift Items Shops
- Art Montfalcon: It is considered as to be the largest souvenir shop in Barcelona spread around in an area around 1000 sq. m. This is not an ordinary souvenir-shop rather it provides good choice for creative and artistic souvenirs, watches, plates, jewelry, mugs. There are also provided creative mechanical toys and spiders, etc.
- Another good shop for souvenir goods item is Carrer Bisbe that sells craft that includes miniature versions of the dracs (dragons) and gigants (giants) which features Catalan processions and fiestas. El Ingenio, in Carrer Raurich, sales out the real ones and is worth a visit just to look. More you can buy confetti, jokes, rubber snakes and other amusements items there.
- Wawas Barcelona: It is nearly a true and innovative souvenir shop that features its own line of postcards, magnets, mugs and trays, and most of them happen to be the artistic image of Barcelona. It also offers chocolate bars by Xocoa, and it offers the most renowned chocolatiers in Barcelona that is wrapped in a photo of the city. Wawas do also sells guidebooks, and has a selection of products and gifts.
However, you need to be wary about the souvenir shops spread all around Barri Gotic and all along La Rambla as they happen to be the tourist’s traps and hardly any of those shops sells out Catalan or Spanish products and they happen to be mix of Chinese general souvenirs and they should be avoided.
Clothes, shoes and accessories shopping in Barcelona
- Bolsos Turo: Pilar Guardia Located in the Sant Antoni neighbourhood, at 10 min from Ramblas and Plaza de Universitat you will find this Spanish Leather Bags and Accessories shop. Calle Manso 76 (Cornering Ronda Sant Pau). Metro L2 Sant Antoni or L3 Poble Sec. Bolsos Turo is a shop for affordable and fashionnable leather handbags, suitcases, travel bags, leather belts and more.
- Kelkom Barrio de Gracia: This is a Gift shop and accessories there one can get everything from jewellery, shirts, handbags, watches, gifts and other items different styles and prices.
- Juan-Jo Gallery: It is a Fashion leather, Jaquets, bags, hats and complements designed that is in Barcelona with Spanish leather.
- Camper, multiple locations: This is Standalone store at El Triangle shopping center at Placa de Catalunya and has widest number of choices for buying clothes and accessories.