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If you're planning to do some shopping in Barcelona, tread the Barri Gòtic for antiques, artisan and crafts; visit El Born for boutiques from up-and-coming-designers, and the Passeig de Gràcia and Diagonal for flagship designer stores. Barcelona's Eixample and Gràcia neighborhoods are good for offbeat fashion and gourmet food stores. Spanish wardrobe staples such as Zara, Mango, and Adolfo Dominguez have branches throughout the city.
Only Agatha Ruíz de la Prada could get away with wearing mismatched tights to a Spanish royal wedding. But then, such is her status in Spanish society, as...more
Established in Madrid in 1885, this exclusive jewelry and watch store has been enthusiastically adopted by fashionistas across the globe from Spanish supermodel...more
When Custo Dalmau's brightly printed, neo-hippy T-shirts burst onto the scene in Barcelona in the mid-1990s, they became an instant hit with trend-conscious...more
Catalonia-born Josep Font is probably the closest thing Barcelona has to a haute couture designer (he also has a shop in Paris). He produces exquisitely...more
Unlike its modern counterpart Santa Caterina, Raval's La Boqueria is loud, crowded, and boisterous. It's built on the site of an old convent, and the...more
Barcelona's most famous market, the Boqueria, now has some competition from the Mercat de Santa Caterina in El Born. Enric Miralles' multicolored, wave-roofed...more
Barcelona is awash in specialist chocolate shops, bijou establishments where presentation and unexpected flavors are as important as the purity of the cacao....more
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