Carrer d'Avinyó, Barri Gòtic
Shopping guide · Checked 8 October 2026

What to bring home from Barcelona.

From handmade espadrilles to Catalan design, Barcelona has more to offer than the brands you can buy at home. Eight things worth looking for, where to find them, and what to know before bringing them Home.

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Carrer d'Avinyó, Barri Gòtic
01The classics

Eight things, and where to find them.

Made here · Food

Casa Gispert roasted nuts

Almonds and hazelnuts roasted in a wood-fired oven since 1851, in the shop behind Santa Maria del Mar.

Price to checkCasa Gispert, Carrer dels Sombrerers 23
Local favourite · Food

Turrón

Almond nougat, soft or crunchy. Sold all year by the city's old confectioners, and everywhere in December.

Price to check[SHOPS TO VERIFY] to verify
Local favourite · Drink

Penedès cava

Catalonia's sparkling wine, made an hour from the city. Look beyond the two big houses to the small growers.

Price to checkCounts against your alcohol allowance to verify
Local favourite · Drink

Catalan vermut

The Sunday aperitif of the city. Bottles from Reus-area producers are sold in bodegas and delicatessens.

Price to checkCounts against your alcohol allowance to verify
Local favourite · Home & design

Trencadís ceramics

Mosaic-style ceramics in the spirit of Gaudí's broken-tile work, from small studios in the Gothic quarter and Gràcia.

Price to check[MAKERS TO VERIFY] to verify
Made here · Souvenirs & crafts

Caganer figurines

The irreverent Catalan nativity figure, in traditional dress or as this year's celebrities. The Santa Llúcia fair sells them in December.

Price to check[SHOPS TO VERIFY] to verify
Worth discovering · Design

Barcelona design prints

Graphic prints and posters from the city's illustrators, sold in the small galleries and design shops of El Born.

Price to check[SELLERS TO VERIFY] to verify
01Fresh & new

Newer names, and where to find them.

Newer labels, concept stores and makers: the side of Barcelona the classic guidebooks tend to miss.

Maker · Leather

Atelier Madre

Full-grain leather bags and small goods made where you can watch, in a workshop-shop that opened in 2021.

Price to checkAtelier Madre, Carrer del Rec 20 to verify
Maker · Sweets

Papabubble

Handmade boiled sweets in flavours that keep changing, from a brand born in Barcelona in 2004.

Price to checkPapabubble, Carrer Ample 28 to verify
Maker · Jewellery

Pithy Lab

Minimalist earrings and necklaces made by hand in a small atelier in Gràcia.

Earrings about €30 to €44Pithy Lab, Gràcia to verify
New label · Fashion

Thinking MU

Sustainable streetwear in organic cotton from a Barcelona label started in 2008. Its store opened in 2024.

Price to checkThinking MU, Carrer del Rosselló 220 to verify
Studio shop · Design

Hey Shop

The shop of Hey Studio: its own prints, books, bags and graphic tees, in El Raval.

T-shirts about €35Hey Shop, Carrer del Doctor Dou 4 to verify

Entries marked “checked” were confirmed against the shop’s own website on the date shown; those marked “to verify” have not been confirmed yet. Photos show the category, not the exact product.

02What’s on

When to go to Barcelona.

Sales, Christmas markets and fairs that fall around your trip, with the dates we have checked and the ones we are still waiting for.

Christmas fairExpected

Fira de Santa Llúcia

Usually late Nov to 23 Dec

The Christmas fair by the cathedral: nativity figures, caganers, trees and crafts. 2026 dates to be confirmed.

Source: Organisers
SalesExpected

Winter sales (rebajas)

Usually from early January

Spanish shops choose their own sale dates, so there is no single start day.

Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Shop announcements
SalesExpected

Summer sales (rebajas)

Usually from early July

Shops choose their own dates.

Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Shop announcements
Shopping eventConfirmed

Black Friday

27 Nov 2026

A date on the calendar, not a legal sales period. Each shop decides what, if anything, it discounts.

Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Calendar
Confirmed means the dates were checked against an official or organiser source for that year. Expected means it recurs and this year’s dates are not out yet. Checked 21 October 2026. Nothing here is sponsored.
03Point & know

Point it at the tag, right there in Barcelona.

Found something you like? Scan the tag and see the real price against Home before you reach the till.

  1. Point. Open the camera in the app and point it at a price tag or a barcode.
  2. Compare. Shopover finds the product and puts the Home price right beside it.
  3. Decide. The tax refund comes off and anything due at the border goes on, so you see one real price.
Shown with sample products. In the prototype the camera works from the barcode and the printed tag.
A hand holding a phone up to a price tag in a shop
04Compare

How does Barcelona compare?

Not near a tag? Type the product. Shopover shows what it costs in each guide city next to the price at Home, with the refund taken off and any border charge added on.

Two hands comparing prices on a phone at a cafe tableWhich looks cheaper in the shop is not always cheaper at the till: tax refunds, border charges and exchange rates all move the real price. That is the number Shopover shows.
Official list prices checked 8 October 2026. Shops differ, so on average expect these figures, not exactly these.
05Before you buy

The rules, in plain words.

Choose your Home to see the rules for your trip.

Sources: Agencia Tributaria (DIVA), GOV.UK personal allowances. Checked 8 October 2026.
Worked example · Nike Air Force 1

Choose your Home to see the sums.

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