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La Manual Alpargatera
Shelves filled with espadrilles of all colors and styles line the walls of this cute shop just between Las Ramblas and Plaça Sant Jaume. Whether you are looking for classic flats, fashion wedges, or baby shoes, consider this a mecca...
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La Nostra Ciutat
This airy emporium of locally made artisanal goods celebrates Catalonian craftsmanship. The carefully curated shop functions like a marketplace for local artists to showcase their wares, such as beautiful jewelry, brightly printed pouches and clever framed prints.
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Loewe
Set in a beautiful Modernist building, this is a great place to kick off a shopping spree. The venerable Spanish label offers the kind of quality leather goods, from wallets to luggage, that you’ll keep forever.
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Mercat de la Boqueria
The only place for a true epicurean to start the day in Barcelona is in the middle of the bustling Mercat de la Boqueria, the city’s renowned food market off La Rambla Boulevard. Respected chefs head straight to the diminutive...
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Mercat Santa Caterina
Completed in 2005, the Mercat de Santa Caterina took seven years to finish, and if you manage to get an aerial view you’ll see why: the dramatic, wave-like roof is paved in 325,000 ceramic tiles with patterns resembling fruit and...
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While most all of the big name brands can be found on the Passeig de Gràcia (Cartier, Gucci, Bulgari, Vuitton, Hermès, Dior, Burberry, etc.) younger, local designers are opening boutiques in the up-and-coming El Born district. Carrer Flassaders, formerly a depressed narrow alleyway, for instance, has been reborn as trendy shopping street with stylish boutiques for clothing, accessories, jewelry, and even kids clothes.
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Beyond…
Consider combining your trip with one of these destinations.
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Bordeaux
Located along the river Garonne, which is much wider than the Seine, Bordeaux is a beautiful French city in the southwestern region of the country. Long called the "Sleeping Beauty" of France, it has been majorly cleaned up and restored...
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Seville
Andalusia’s capital represents the values of the region, emphasizing a small town sense of community and tradition. Seville’s architecture is the star, with alleyways, courtyards, palaces and private homes showcasing combinations of Moorish and European building and decorative styles. On...
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Madrid
The crown jewel of the Iberian plain, Madrid deserves a place on every sophisticated traveler’s itinerary. Spain's capital teems with proud history and a certain enthusiasm that pervades all aspects of the culture. You can see it in explosive Real...