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The shopping offer in Barcelona is really assorted and varied. Its range
of shops is a combination of tradition and modernity. They are part of
the city’s identity and uniqueness and, together with the major brands
from Spain and abroad, make it a shopping city of international standing.
One of the elements which makes the city unique and sets it apart from
the rest is its 5 kilometre shopping thoroughfare, known as the
Barcelona Shopping Line which links up a number of the city’s landmark
districts. Barcelona becomes thus a major city showcase, inviting the
visitor to walk, to go shopping and enjoy the city and the Barcelonan
lifestyle. A shopping thoroughfare which runs from the Port Vell, El
Raval, La Rambla, La Ribera and the Gothic Quarter, skirts the plaça de
Catalunya to pass through the Eixample district via the passeig de
Gràcia and the rambla de Catalunya, continues along the avinguda
Diagonal and ends in its uptown district. This route let you enjoy the
maritime Barcelona, the Barcelona with most history, the modernista
Barcelona and, finally, the Barcelona of business and shopping.
Port Vell – La Rambla – El Raval – La Ribera
The Barcelona harbour front. The major leisure and shopping complex, the
Maremagno, stands on the city’s waterfront and, on the opposite side of
the harbour, we find the Columbus Monument. The monument marks the
beginning of the city’s most famous and colourful boulevard, La Rambla,
with its newsstands, bird sellers and flower stalls which, together with
its traditional shops, make the entire route a vibrant, lively and
joyous experience. Worth highlighting is the Boqueria market, the
showcase for the city’s fresh produce, and the Ribera district, which,
in recent years, has become one of the city’s most frequently visited
areas, leading it to become a hub for shops and restaurants.
Gothic Quarter – Pl. de Catalunya
The Barcelona with the most history, the heart of the city, is the route
of a thousand shops (Barnacentre). Here the shopping tradition and
culture merge and coexist. Next to the catedral, there is a cluster of
antique shops and art galleries, where, for a moment, the visitor loses
all notion of time. It is in plaça del Pi and carrer Petritxol where the
city’s oldest shops reveal all their charms, not forgetting streets such
as carrer Ferran, Portaferrissa and, in particular, the avinguda Portal
de l’Àngel, which is considered the city’s shopping street par
excellence, and also links the historic centre to plaça de Catalunya,
where the shopping mall El Triangle is located.
Eixample – Modernisme – Gaudí
Modernista Barcelona: this is, without a doubt, one of the city’s most
important landmark districts, and today is Barcelona’s most outstanding
shopping and business area. It features a string of shops which make
taking a stroll a recreational and pleasant activity which bring
together architecture, culture and services geared to the end consumer.
The Made in Barcelona shopping offer is well represented in the Bulevard
Rosa, the most representative shopping mall in the area and links the
passeig de Gràcia and the rambla de Catalunya.
Gaixample
The area known as the gaixample is located in part of the city’s
Eixample district, within the boundaries of Gran Via, Rambla Catalunya,
Carrer Urgell and Carrer Valencia, and their environs. This area
contains the greatest number of businesses designed for the gay and
lesbian community, and they include clothes shops, gift shops, saunas,
bookshops, hotels, bars, cafés and restaurants.
Diagonal – Pedralbes
Barcelona’s business and shopping area: this zone is divided into two
parts. From passeig de Gràcia to plaça Francesc Macià, the first part of
which is renowned for its many home ware stores, and continues with an
array of prestigious brands from Spain and abroad. At the top of
Francesc Macià we enter the Turó Parka area, characterised by the
presence of the city’s most prestigious shops. There are also numerous
shopping malls such as l’Illa Diagonal, Pedralbes Center or El Corte
Inglés.
A good option to run this area is the Shopping Line Bus, starting its
route in plaça de Catalunya and finishing it in plaça Reina Maria
Cristina.
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