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When you stay in Barcelona, you will be pleased with the wide variety of arts and culture destinations which include Opera Theater, concert hall, museum, and music festival. The Gran Teatre del Liceu, Palau de la Musica, National Museum of Catalonia and Sonar Music Festival are the best places to visit.In Barcelona, you will fully appreciate the beauty of architectural structures as shown in churches and monuments greatly influenced by Roman Art and Humanities.
Shopping in Barcelona is one of the best things to do to aside from visiting many of the cultural and heritage sites the Mediterranean city has to offer. Shopping malls and small winding alleyways filled with shops are the hub of the centre of the city - the old town, or Casc Antiguo - and there are certainly some bargains to be had if you know the right places.
The major shopping areas in Barcelona are located around La Rambla - Passeig de Grcia-Avenida Diagonal, El Triangulo, around Plaa Catalunya, L'Lilla on Avenida Diagonal, and the Maremgnum in the Moll de Espanya in Port Vell
It's a fact that leather is very cheap in Spain, and Barcelona is no exception, so the ladies can take advantage of great prices for belts, bags and shoes. Cross over the Plaa Catalunya and drink from the fountains of Canaletes if you wish (legend has it that if you drink from the fountains you will one day return to Barcelona) and meander up Carrer Pelai, to the Plaa Universitat.
If you are right in the centre of Barcelona, then this is a pedestrian thoroughfare in the Ciutat Vella (downtown) district beginning at Plaza Catalunya and running to the cathedral. You will find the department store El Cortes Ingls at its start and the street also boasts names such as Benetton, Massimo Dutti, Camper, H&M and Zara.
