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Casa Parramon is Spain’s oldest lutherie workshop and one of those of longest tradition in all Europe. Its director, Jordi Pinto, reveals to us some of the secrets of a craft that has hardly changed since the 16th century.

The Greater Barcelona’s only fashion outlet store centre is a great place to enjoy a unique shopping experience thanks to its full range of outstanding services and amenities.

When the sun goes down and city lights up with its streetlamps and the fronts of its bars, restaurants and night spots, Barcelona offers another type of entertainment.

The local rice in Catalonia is a delicacy prepared in enticing dishes with lobster, rabbit, greens, shellfish and much more.

People have a late lunch in Spain. Why? Well, aside from the demands of work, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. is the ideal time to enjoy a vermouth.

Barcelona’s SOFIA hotel features restaurants where demanding diners can choose between exquisite Mediterranean, traditional and avant-garde cuisine.

Barcelona is constantly updating its market halls to enhance the shopping experience of people on the lookout for delicious Mediterranean products.

Barcelona may well be one of the world’s foremost luxury cities with its extensive range of exclusive brands, cutting-edge design and countless treasure-laden shops.

The Slow Fashion concept is spreading throughout the world with the commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.

Mistreated by diets, industry and modern life, bread –real, crafted, traditional, ecological or creative bread– is making a comeback. Now a batch of enthusiastic young bakers have recovered bread’s true virtues and taste.

The Catalan city’s rise to culinary fame looks to be unstoppable. It already boasts 31 Michelin stars at its 24 guide-listed restaurants. Congratulations Barcelona!

This travelling exhibition makes an urgent call to save our planet through dramatic images taken by the world’s best photographers.

Tourism in Barcelona goes far beyond culture, weather and gastronomy, finding this city to be the ideal place for shopping at any time of the year.

Considered “The temple of Connoisseurship” by Jancis Robinson, the World’s Best Wine Bar by The Wall Street Journal, and one of the Top 5 Places for Matching by the magazine Food & Wine.

Haute couture designers and luxury shops are a must on your visit to Barcelona. Here you’ll find the very best Spanish and international brands in fashion, jewellery and accessories.

The seasons set the pace for gastronomy in Catalonia. Indeed, seasonal foods are the healthiest and tastiest (their organoleptic quality is higher) and always offer magnificent variety.

Shopping in Barcelona is an ideal way to get to know the city and to enjoy its unique lifestyle.

Barcelona is known as an open city, where its own local offering of the most diverse products coexists with all types of products and influences from far and wide, something which is clearly reflected in its gourmet shops.

The cradle of flamenco lies in southern Spain but no one denies that Barcelona’s a big-time flamenco city too.

Drawing people by the thousands, Barcelona’s fashion markets are a hotspot for designers and shoppers with a fascination for emerging trends.

Originally from the Americas’ tropics, this ‘food of the gods’ reached Europe in the 16th century. And it came to stay. Now young chocolatiers are using it to revolutionize gastronomy with their avant-garde masterpieces of edible ephemeral art.

From the avant-gardes to today

These are happy times for haute cuisine in Barcelona. The Michelin Guide now lists a three-star restaurant in the city, Lasarte, a project headed by the Basque chef Berasategui.

Barcelona has always stood in the vanguard and its emerging designers are even farther ahead. New fabrics, transgression and daring shapes are essential traits of the new generations who are already leaving their mark.

New designers are always appearing but Spain’s superb traditional jewellery –under constant innovation– is destined to live on forever.

Enjoy an experience few cities can offer: delicious food for a memorable meal at a table overlooking the sea.

Not everything is big plates and new creations. Culinary grandeur is also to be found in the traditional little titbits called ‘tapas’.

The 2016 edition of the world-famous Michelin Guide continues to hold the great Catalan restaurants in high esteem and Catalonia is once again the area in Spain with the most Michelin stars.

Catalan cuisine has been attracting the attention of people worldwide for years and it has now received the acknowledgement it deserves.

It’s just as appetizing to visit the city as to attend the gastronomy fairs in its most emblematic areas.

From the most exclusive international brandname shops to little establishments offering crafted luxury... Barcelona has endless shopping opportunities. It is a leading city for luxury brands, a great many of them located at the elegant Passeig de Gràcia

With wonderful views on all sides and an incredible terrace open all year round, this elegant restaurant at Barcelona’s Old Port has outstanding rice dishes and wood-grilled fish.

Going shopping in Barcelona is the ideal way to get to know the city better and to enjoy its exciting lifestyle.

The site of convents, cabarets and the city’s first university. Once Barcelona’s Chinatown, its atmosphere is now both waggish and cool.

In few places aside from Andalusia and Madrid has flamenco been so warmly received and from such an early date as in Catalonia, and quite particularly in the city of Barcelona.

Rosa Esteva’s exciting 5-star hotel project, the exclusive Hotel Omm, has become a meeting place in the heart of Barcelona for people from far and near.

Barcelona never sleeps and it has one of the most attractive, entertaining and diverse nightlife offerings in all Europe.

The prestigious Michelin Guide’s 2015 edition maintains a high regard for the gastronomic greats of Catalonia, which continues to be the region of Spain with the biggest number of stars.

Unfazed by debates about its buildings’ medieval authenticity, the Gothic Quarter preserves its mystique, with treasures waiting to be discovered.

In a medieval building in El Born quarter, 16 establishments feature culinary proposals ranging from Mediterranean market cuisine, Iberian charcuterie and Italian cooking to delicious Asian food.

On its 175th anniversary, this firm still maintains the high quality and innovation that has won it an international reputation for excellence.

With over 175 years of history, the classic 7 Portes is one of Barcelona’s foremost restaurants and Turisme de Barcelona even lists it among the city’s Top Attractions.

State-of-the-art technology, professionalism and experience at a pioneering centre in laser techniques and medical and aesthetic skin treatments.

It is probably one of the first words that tourists learn when they reach the city and one of the best memories they’ll take away on leaving.

Synonym of cultural wealth, Catalan cuisine is postulated, since 2012, to get recognition from UNESCO as intangible heritage of humanity.

The scene of historic and literary events, this district combines its medieval past with the best and most avant-garde art, fashion and cuisine.

In Catalonia there are lots of possiblilities for enjoing and learning more about it thanks to the many festivals, concerts and symposiums that are held here throughout the year.

The seasons set the pace for gastronomy in Catalonia. Indeed, seasonal foods are the healthiest and tastiest (their organoleptic quality is higher) and always offer magnificent variety.

This is one of the city’s chicest areas, bringing together the best shopping and where visitors can have a great time enjoying its restful beauty.

Two history-packed restaurants, emblematic of Barcelona for their striking design, absolute modernity, gourmet cuisine and perfectionist spirit.

Run by the fourth generation of the family, this emblematic Barcelona shop combines the latest trends in international fashion with a lasting tradition of quality.

The market halls are lively places with a fascinating commercial and social activity. To walk through them and purchase something is a fascinating gastronomic experience in Barcelona.

The Gràcia neighborhood boasts a blend of history, tradition, avant-garde culture and design that is all but unique in the city. This one-time farm town still has such a marked identity that its people say “I’m from Gràcia".