Elegant Catalan ladies have come to Alonso for those important finishing touches for their outfit for more than a century. Behind the Modernista façade lie soft gloves in...

The walls here are dripping with masks, crafted from papier mâché and leather. Whether gilt-laden or in feathered commedia dell'arte style, simple Greek tragicomedy styles or...

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...

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...

Soft leather handbags in cherry reds, chocolate browns and parma violet made by hand just upstairs by designer Lisa Lempp. Sizes range from the cute and petit to the...

A luggage shop that, in levels of service and size of stock, recalls the golden age of travel. Here you can still purchase trunks for a steam across the Atlantic, and ladies'...

The hippest trainers are presented here as if they're valuable pieces in a museum. You should be able to find an Adidas Originals or Vision Streetwear pair to suit even the...

This three-level mall at the sea end of Avda Diagonal has an airy marine theme and a sea-facing roof terrace filled with cafés and restaurants of the fast-food variety. As well...

The mother ship of Spanish retail, this giant white monolith sits on Plaça Catalunya and stocks all the major international brand names, along with plenty of Spanish labels....

You won't find anything as vulgar as a tourist sombrero at Chad Weidmar's tiny temple to the titfer. From raffia and tweed cadet caps, leather bucket hats to felt fedoras - by...

The style is Barbarella-at-the-boardroom in the boutique of one of Spain's most successful jewellery designers. Spare clean lines in gold or silver wrap around big, smooth...

Good-quality women's underwear and nightwear by Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, La Perla and others. Some larger sizes are stocked; alternatively, bras can be sent to a...

This is urban trainer heaven, with the latest models and limited editions from Nike, 555DSL, Vans, Adidas, Converse, Onitsuka Tiger, Diesel, Puma, Quicksilver and Roxy. There's...