Shopping - Barcelona - page 89

SHOPPING MALLS
Barcelona has no shortage of shopping malls. One of the first to arrive was L'Illa Diag-
onal ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 93 444 00 00; www.lilla.com ; Avinguda Diagonal 549;
10am-9.30pm Mon-Sat; Maria Cristina), designed by star Spanish architect Ra-
fael Moneo. The Centre Comercial Diagonal Mar ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 902 530300;
www.diagonalmar.com ;Avinguda Diagonal 3; El Maresme Fòrum)by the sea is
one of the latest additions.
The city's other emporia include Centre Comercial de les Glòries ( MAP GOOGLE MAP
; 93 486 04 04; www.lesglories.com ; Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 208;
Glòries), in the former Olivetti factory; Heron City ( 902 401144;
www.heroncitybarcelona.com ; Avinguda de Rio de Janeiro 42; Fabra i Puig), just
off Avinguda Meridiana, about 4km north of Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes; and the
Centre Comercial Gran Via 2 ( GOOGLE MAP ; 93 259 05 22; www.granvia2.com ;Gran
Via de les Corts Catalanes 75; FGC Ildefons Cerdà)in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.