Where To Find The Best Shopping In Barcelona

Barcelona is known for being a cosmopolitan and elegant city. It’s ideally suited for those looking for a short getaway full of sightseeing, relaxing on golden beaches, and, of course, shopping in a huge selection of luxurious boutiques.

Scouring the city centre, you can find unique, traditional stores specialising in all manner of products: from high-end fashion to delightful, chocolatey goodness. This list represents some of the best, most accessible shops in the city—all of which are well worth a visit!

El Corte Inglés

As the biggest department store chain in Europe, you can’t go wrong with shopping in El Corte Inglés, busy as it may be. 

Featuring fashionable clothing from high-end brands, an enormous cosmetics section, premium wines and ornate tins of biscuits, the chain’s flagship branch is centrally situated by the famous Plaça de Catalunya. Multilingual staff mean that language barriers won’t pose a problem if you have something specific in mind, and if you want to take a step back from exploring all the store has to offer there’s an outdoor terrace boasting some great views of the square below.

La Manual Alpargatera

Always a whirl of activity, La Manual Alpargateracan be found down a side street in the old town between the Cathedral and Las Ramblas. This traditional-looking shophas been hand-stitching espadrilles in its premises since the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1941. 

The materials of their production have remained the same since the boutique’s origins: a hemp or jute base is combined with a cotton or linen instep in a variety of colours. With a range covering basic to limited-edition lace-up models, you’re sure to find the perfect fit.

Santa Eulalia

This family-owned boutique has been in business since 1843, when it led the way in bringing haute couture to the Catalunya region. Its high fashion legacy has continued right up to the present day, as it still stocks highly sought-after and exclusive designer names that you won’t find elsewhere in the city. 

If you fancy browsing this beautiful store—its interiors were designed by William Sofield of New York City—make your way to Passeig de Gràcia’s. The collections you’ll find in its airy premises are edited with an excellent eye for style, and the shop tops it all off with attentive and helpful service. There’s even an onsite tailoring workshop for making suits to measure, as well as a top-floor terrace bistro where you can relax with a glass of bubbles.

Chocolates Lacasa

The sweet-toothed among you need look no further than Barcelona’s first Lacasa chocolate boutique. 

This vintage store has made its home a mere stone’s throw away from city’s chocolate museum, the Museu de la Xocolata, for good reason. Dedicated to cacao in all its forms, this upmarket brand sells everything chocolatey, from truffles to hot chocolate, artisanal ice cream to pastries—and of course, classic, thick slabs of amazingly addictive chocolate. 

Its signature products include Conguitos, balls of chocolate with a nut or cookie centre, and Lacasitos, colourful sweets containing caramel, milk or white chocolate. Sweet treats don’t get much more divine than this!

Barcelona really does have so much to offer, but if you make sure to stop off at these shopping highlights, you can rest assured that you’ve experienced the best. 

How to Get There

In Barcelona, airport transfers provide the best way to ensure a hassle-free start to your holidays. If you book before you leave home, you’ll be greeted with a door-to-door service and won’t need to worry about navigating public transport or relying on expensive local taxis. 

Not to mention that a Barcelona airport transfer will make bringing back any purchases you’ve made during your trip far easier! You’ll have plenty of space to relax on the way home with all your luggage taken care of.

Author Plate Lukas Johannes is a driver for Shuttle Direct, the number one provider of shared and private airport transfers in various countries across the globe. If you’re looking for an affordable Barcelona Airport transfer, Lukas and his colleagues can make sure that you get to and from the airport swiftly and safely.