FESTIVALS:
Barcelona has a thriving music and festival scene. Everyone from Sam Smith to Bruno and Beyoncè are making stops in Barcelona over the summer. Concertful has your entire summer music lineup and ticket information. There are also neighborhood festivals, Gay Pride, film festivals and festivals for just about every interest.
TO DO:
Passeig Gracia, Barcelona’s most expensive street and chicest shopping district, runs as a main thoroughfare through the city center. Several of the renowned Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi’s buildings are located along this promenade, including Casa Mila, the last private residence designed by Gaudi and Casa Batallo, another Gaudi designed private residence that is now a museum.
El Cortes Ingles, the Spanish retailer that sells everything from household goods to haberdashery, has its largest flagship store along the Passeig Gracia, and their newly opened rooftop restaurant and terrace makes it worth a visit for the spectacular city views alone. Pop in some of the Spanish retailers’ flagship stores like Mango, and Salvador Batachiller. And since this is Spain, you’ll find Zara every few blocks interspersed along chic boutiques such as Louis Vuitton and Spain’s iconic Loewe.
Foodies won’t want to miss La Boqueria market, the city’s largest, where locals and restaurateurs alike rely on this market’s butchers and fishmongers for their fare. Merchants from Catalonia’s countryside sell fruits and vegetables alongside delicacies such as bamboo worms, cheese crickets, and Catalan cookbooks and souvenirs at this famous open air market located in the touristy La Rambla neighborhood.
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Art and architecture seamlessly and effortlessly converge in Barcelona with La Segrada Familia, arguably Gaudi’s greatest masterpiece. Expressing Gaudi’s belief in spiritual elevation through art and architecture, this massive church tells Christ’s story from the nativity to the crucifixion. Art aficionados will appreciate The Picasso Museum, which houses a permanent collection of over 4,200 of the artist’s works.
Barcelona and Ibiza Summer 2018: Wine Not? was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
