A place made for kids and teens but still fun for adults, where you can spend hours discovering the marvels between the covers of a book. You can ask for help from the bookseller, listen to recommendations from other customers or just explore freely, picking up whatever catches your eye. There’s a hardcover section, one for those that haven’t yet learned to read, another full of well-loved stories, right next to a small selection for adults – with only titles that the owner likes – and a section for fiction, music, theatre, poetry and art, sitting opposite the educational books, games and books about books. But the apple of Casa Anita’s eye is hidden in a bunch of wine boxes – the picture books, with fiction separated from non-fiction, of course. Self-edited books, origami and puppets have also found a place here.
Boutiques that make you fall in love with spectacular designs, secret gardens in the middle of the neighbourhood, family bookstores, eco-friendly shops... For the Botigues amb encant (Shops with Charm) competition, organized by the Barcelona city government and Time Out, we asked you to tell us the most special places to shop and, with your votes and your photos, you selected the best shops the city has to offer. These are your winners.