La Boqueria

The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, often simply referred to as La Boqueria is a large public market of Barcelona, and one of the city's most visited points, with an entrance from La Rambla. The market has a very diverse selection of goods.

This is an ancient public market. The first mention of the Boqueria dates from 1217, when tables were installed near the old city gate to sell meat. It had been growing and finally, in 1826 the market was legally recognized and a convention held in 1835 decided to build an official structure.

In this market you can find meat, vegetables, fruit, spices, nuts, fish and a lot of other goods. Are you looking for something rare or special? La Boqueria has it.

How to get there?

You can reach the market easily as it is in the Ramblas street. The metro stop is Liceu (L3).

We like La Boqueria because it is a different market. It is very colorful and crowded, and you can find whatever you want.

 If you want more information, click HERE.




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El Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, más comúnmente conocido como La Boqueria es un gran mercado público de Barcelona, y uno de los puntos más visitados de la ciudad, con una entrada desde La Rambla.  El mercado tiene una muy variada selección de los productos.

Se trata de un antiguo mercado público. La primera mención de la Boqueria se remonta a 1217, cuando se instalaron unas mesas cerca de la antigua puerta de la ciudad para vender carne. Fue creciendo y, finalmente, en 1826 fue reconocido legalmente como mercado y una convención celebrada en 1835 decidió construir una estructura oficial.

En este mercado puedes encontrar carne, verduras, frutas, especias, frutos secos, pescado y un montón de productos más. ¿Estás buscando algo raro o especial? La Boqueria tiene.


¿Cómo llegar?

Se puede llegar fácilmente al mercado, ya que está en la calle de las Ramblas. La parada de metro es Liceu (L3).

Nos gusta la Boquería, ya que es un mercado diferente. Es muy colorido y lleno de gente, y puedes encontrar lo que quieras.

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Sant Antoni Market

Sant Antoni is a hidden market of Barcelona, where people can buy fresh products. Some say that this market is like the Boqueria market but larger and without tourists. Colorful stalls for alimentation, fruit, vegetables, fish and seafood, the Mercat de Sant Antoni at the southwestern edge of the Raval is one of the largest market halls in Barcelona still in activity. The steel-skeleton building (1872-82) – now is being repaired - by Antoni Rovira i Trias occupies the area of a complete block of streets and the market offers also tapas bars.

Curious fact: on Sunday from 8.30am to 2.30pm just around the outside of the building there is a book and coin market for all the collectors out there. You will find a tremendous assortment of old books, magazines, comics, postcards, records, coins, stamps but also textiles..

The opening times of the market are:

Monday to Thursday: 7-14:30 and 17-20:30
Friday, Saturday and vigils: 7-20:30

 If you want more information click HERE.


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Sant Antoni es un mercado oculto de Barcelona, donde la gente puede comprar productos frescos. Algunos dicen que este mercado es como el mercado de la Boquería, pero más grande y sin turistas. Coloridos puestos de alimentación, frutas, verduras, pescados y mariscos, el Mercat de Sant Antoni en el borde suroeste del Raval es uno de los mayores mercados en Barcelona todavía en actividad. El edificio de acero esqueleto (1872-1882) - está siendo reparado - ocupa el área de un bloque completo de las calles y el mercado ofrece también bares de tapas.

Dato curioso: los domingos de 8:30 a 14:30 a la vuelta de la parte exterior del edificio hay un mercado de libros y monedas para todos los coleccionistas. Encontrarás una gran variedad de libros viejos, revistas, cómics, postales, documentos, monedas, telas...

Los horarios del mercado:

Lunes - Jueves:  7-14:30 y 17-20:30
Viernes, Sábado y festivos: 7-20:30

Para más info, haz click AQUÍ.

DOWNTOWN MARKET

Downtown Market Barcelona takes place from time to time in Maremagnum, the famous shopping centre located in Barcelona’s harbour. Live music, fashion brands of all styles, outdoors, friends, laughter and ... the Mediterranean Sea!

You cannot miss the wonderful stands of Lord Wilmore or We Are United and artists like Nikol Kollars. As if this were not enough, the most loved food trucks fill the stomachs of the audience.

If you want to live a totally different experience, you will make a city break with your best predisposition and carry you batteries to feel the Downtown market experience.


To know when the next Downtown Market appointment is, visit the official page of Maremagnum.

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El Downtown Market Barcelona se hace cada cierto tiempo en el Maremagnum, el famoso centro comercial del puerto de Barcelona. Música en vivo, marcas de moda de todos los estilos, al aire libre con amigos, risas y... el mar!

No te puedes perder las maravillosas paradas de 'Lord Wilmore' o 'We Are United', y artistas como Nikol Kollars. Y por si no fuera suficiente, las más aclamadas caravanas de comida te llenarán el estómago.

Si quieres vivir una experiencia totalmente diferente, ven cargado de energia y disfrutarás como nadie de una experiencia increible en el Downtown Market.

Para saber cuándo es la próxima cita Downtown Market, visita la página oficial de Maremagnum.

MAREMAGNUM

Maremagnum is a shopping centre located on the amazing port of Barcelona, literally. It is a fantastic mall where you can enjoy the sea while you are taking a coffee, for example. Its structure will leave you awestruck!

You can find all kind of boutiques from beauty to technology, including alimentation, home stuff and sports and leisure.

TIMETABLE:

Shopping centre (boutiques):

Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 22:00 hours

Restoration and leisure:

Monday to Sunday from 11:00 to 3:00 pm *

* The cafes are open from 9:00 to 22:00 hours

HOW TO GET THERE:

By car:

C-32 (From BV-2411) Sentido Barcelona - Ronda Litoral / B-10 Exit 21 Old Town / Parallel / La Rambla / Montjuïc / Old Port

C-32 (From C-31) Direction Barcelona Ronda Litoral / B-10 Exit 22 Barceloneta / Port Vell

C-58 (From C-16) Direction Barcelona Ronda Litoral / B-10 Exit 22 Barceloneta / Port Vell

AP-7 (From C-33) Direction Barcelona Ronda Litoral / B-10 Exit 22 Barceloneta / Port Vell

By public transport:

Bus lines 120, 64, 59, H14, D20, 14, 51, 17, 45, 39, V17, N6, N9, N12, N15

Nearby station (Renfe) Station France

Metro station: L3 Drassanes L4 Barceloneta Bicing: Public transport with rail bike Barcelona

Click HERE for more information.

Moll d'Espanya, 5

08039 Barcelona

Phone: (+34) 932 258 100 

 Fax: (+34) 932 258 096

La Roca Village

La Roca Village is one of the nine collections of Value Retail, the creator of a unique concept in outlet shopping and the only company to specialise exclusively in the development and operation of luxury outlet shopping destinations.

This shopping centre offers a luxury outlet shopping experience where you can find more than 130 boutiques in which you have the chance to get clothes from brands like ‘Levis’, ‘Gucci’ or even ‘Michael Kors’ at good prices.
SUMMER OPENING TIMES From 12th June to 12th September open from Monday to Sunday from 10.00 to 21.00.

THE VILLAGE IS CLOSED: 1st and 6th January
1st May
11th September
25th and 26th December



START YOUR DAY AT OUR RESTAURANTS AND CAFES
The restaurants and cafes at the Village open an hour before the boutiques opening.


If you are interested in visiting La Roca Village, click HERE for more information.

Plaça Catalunya

 Today we are going to inform you about ‘Plaça de Catalunya’, meaning in English "Catalonia Square”. This plaça is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be its city centre. From this plaça we can go to ‘Portal de l’Àngel’, ‘Passeig de Gràcia’, ‘El Barri Gòtic’ or ‘Les Rambles’, two of the busiest places in Barcelona. (We will post more information about these places soon).

We can reach ‘Plaça Catalunya’ easily. We can go there by metro, bus… Nevertheless, we recommend the metro because it is very simple. You can take the following lines: L1, L3, L6 and L7.

Once we arrive to the plaça, we will be surrounded by high buildings, shops and restaurants. The plaça is round and it is surrounded by some benches and green areas, with some trees that provide shade and beautiful fountains.

In this plaça we will find some stands in which we can buy food for the big number of pigeons, which we can always find in the plaça. Children love buying birdseeds and running among the pigeons.

As we have said before, we can find shops and restaurants. The most recognized shops we can find are Desigual and Sfera, and there are two of the most important shopping centres, which are “El Corte Inglés” (one of the most prestigious department stores in Spain) and “El Triangle”, which is our favourite because inside we can find Urban Outfitters, FNAC, cafés (like Starbucks), restaurants like UDON and Buenas Migas and some more.

Personally, we think this place is one of the most beautiful of Barcelona. We love the atmosphere and, even though it can be crowded, it is lovely. We like the fact that ‘Plaça Catalunya’ connects everything important in Barcelona.

Curious fact: when it is Winter, people can go to a skating rink that is put there. It is beautiful and a different way to enjoy this place!


We truly recommend this site in Barcelona. You can’t leave Barcelona without having visited it!

Les Arenes

Les Arenes is a shopping centre situated in Plaça Espanya. It was a bullring and it became a shopping centre in 2011.

Les Arenes has one amazing terrace from which people can enjoy the amazing views of Plaça Espanya, Montjuic and more.

Inside, we can enjoy several services, such as some restaurants like La Tagliatella and Udon. Some of the boutiques are Kiko Make Up Milano, FCBotiga, Bijou Briggite, Desigual, Mango, Intimissimi, Calzedonia, United Colors of Benetton, Teenagers and Superdry. There is also a cinema on the top.

If you want more information, just click HERE and you will see the official page of Les Arenes.

We recommend this shopping centre for its views and its location. It is very useful to take photos and take a rest.

Inside Les Arenes

Picture made from the terrace of Les Arenes