Barcelona city has a wide and varied range of shops for all tastes and budgets. Known for its excellent personal customer service, the city has become a magnet for shoppers and traders alike making it a very attractive place to shop. The Rambla, the Ribera, Plaça de Catalunya, Passeig de Gracia, Diagonal and the numerous shopping centres scattered round the city and its suburban areas attract a large part of the shoppers. But throughout the city one finds many lesser known shopping streets and neighbourhood shops, besides the city markets and street fairs, where one can buy all sorts of items at a fair price.

Shopping Time

Shops in Barcelona open between 9:00 and 10:00 in the morning, and generally close for lunch at 1:30 or 2:00. They open again in the afternoon between 4:00 and 5:00 and remain open until 8:00 or 8:30 in the evening. Nevertheless, it should be noted that many shopping centres and larger establishments do not close at midday. Many shops and all department stores and shopping centres open Saturday afternoons, while all shops close Sundays, except for a few dates when they are permitted to open.

Maremagnum

A unique experience awaits you at Maremagnum. If you like shopping and fashion, here are more than thirty shops featuring all the top brands. Enjoy yourself to the full in the light, open spaces inside the huge Moll d’Espanya building. Sit at one of the pavement cafés and restaurants serving varied fare whilst taking in the sea views, or see a film or a show. Maremagnum is open from 10 am to 10 pm every day of the year, including Sundays and holidays!

Maremagnum at the marina of Barcelona, close to port of Barcelona.

Location map for the Maremagnum

Downtown Market Barcelona

Looking for a good plan in Barcelona? Come to Downtown Market Barcelona at Maremagnum every first weekend of the month and enjoy a day of shopping by the sea. A day of shopping by the sea, with designers, artisans and creators of Barcelona. Fashion, music, DJs and good atmosphere. See you there!

Sónar

A annual three-day music festival held in Barcelona, Spain. It is described officially as a festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art. Music is by far the main aspect of the festival. The festival runs for three days and nights, usually starting on a Thursday in the third week of June.

Festes de la Mercè

Barcelona's main annual festival around the 24th of September, encompassing many events such as which group of 'castellers' can form the highest human tower, live music events, firework displays and processions involving wooden giants. All of this is accompanied by a heavy consumption of Cava, the national drink of Catalonia.

Festes de Gràcia

The Festes de Gracia is a Catalonian celebration, held around the 15th of August each year to commemorate the Assumption. During the week of festivities that mark one of Barcelona's most important fiestas, the city of Gracia explodes with fun, excitement, colour and fireworks. Many streets are decorated by the neighbours, live music, food in the street, and the parties continue all night.

Festes de Sants

Similar to Gracia's event, but smaller and later on in August. If you can't go to the Gracia's, try go to this festival instead.

Sant Jordi

23rd of April. Considered to be like Valentines Day. People give roses and books around the streets. Traditionally men give women roses and women give men books. It is one of the most popular and interesting celebrations in Catalonia.

Corpus -Late in May (Corpus Christi day)

An egg is put over the fountains (most of them in the churches, and decorated with flowers), and "magically dances" over the water. Most of the churches are in the city center: Cathedral's cloister, Santa Anna, Casa de l'Ardiaca, Museu Frederic Marés, and over 10 more fountains there are over 15b people live here.

Fira de Santa Llúcia

From December 2nd/3rd to December 23rd, to commemorate Sta Llúcia (December 13th). In front of the Cathedral, is where the Christmas objects are sold. Some places sell Christmas trees, but most of them sell elements for making the pessebres, the representations of the birth of Jesus that people uses to put at home. These include small sculptures, wooden pieces and moss used to simulate grass.

December 13th is the feast day of Santa Llucia, patron saint of fashion designers and blind people, who gather at the Santa Llucia chapel in the cathedral to pay their respects.

Revetlla de Sant Joan

This is the midsummer solstice celebration. It is celebrated on 23rd June every year and is signified by the fireworks that are permanently on display during this time.

Fira de Barcelona

All year you have events and fair services in Barcelona. The Feria Internacional de Barcelona organisation was not officially constituted until 1932. The International Exposition was held in 1929.

La Mercé (few day before Sept 24)

Another day that is famous, but not that important. It is holiday and the city offers a lot of activities to have fun. Enjoy fountains and fireworks show at the base of the Montjuic hill.