Every aspect of travel is covered in this, the largest travel bookshop in Europe. You can pick up guides to free eating in Barcelona, academic tomes on geolinguistics,...

This Caribbean cultural centre hosts exhibitions, publishes its own magazine (Antilla News) and offers classes to Latin dance enthusiasts. But when the sun goes down all...

Miró famously likes to cause a stir on the catwalk, using illegal immigrants and even local prisoners to model his wares. His clothes, however, for men and women, couldn't be...

The four Arena clubs are still packing them in every week with a huge variety of punters. The USP is that you pay once, get your hand stamped and can then switch between all...

Bagués is perhaps the city's most prestigious jeweller. Lluis Masriera, the original master jeweller of the house, created revolutionary pieces using a 'translucid enamel'...

Since opening in 1995, this mall, office and leisure centre has become a focus of local life. There's a seven-screen cinema (foreign films are mostly dubbed into Spanish) and...

A reputable company staffed by knowledgeable young people, Barcelona-Home aims to sort out accommodation problems and provides other services including guided tours, airport...

This well-stocked English-language bookstore has a wide range of learning and teaching materials for all ages. There's also a decent selection of contemporary and classic...

Still number one with the hirsute - despite the fairly stiff competition in the city - this late-opening, spacious and well-designed bar has a good-sized dancefloor with...

This temporary set-up, in operation only while the Sant Antoni market is being refurbished (it's due to reopen in 2012), houses tables packed with every manner of reading...

This small antiques 'mall' is one of the most convenient and safest places to shop for antiques in Barcelona (experts inspect every object for authenticity). Miró and Tapies...

Possibly the only café of its type left in the Eixample, with a delightfully dusty air, Modernista wooden banquettes, walls stained with the nicotine of ages and marble tables...

Mallorca-based eco shoe company Camper has sexed up its ladies' line in recent years. Each year, the label seems to flirt more with high heels (albeit rubbery wedgy ones) and...

Built for chocolate baron Antoni Àmatller, this playful building is one of Puig i Cadafalch's finest creations. Inspired by 17th-century Dutch townhouses, it has a distinctive...