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Where To Go
For high fashion, design, jewellery and department stores, the principal shopping axis
starts on Plaça de Catalunya, proceeds up Passeig de Gràcia and turns left into Avin-
guda Diagonal, along which it extends as far as Plaça de la Reina Maria Cristina.
Sale Time
The winter sales start after Reis (6 January) and, depending on the store, can go on
well into February. The summer sales start in July, with stores trying to entice locals to
part with one last wad of euros before they flood out of the city on holiday in August.
Some shops prolong their sales to the end of August.
Business Hours
In general, shops are open between 9am or 10am and 1.30pm or 2pm and then again
from around 4pm or 4.30pm to 8pm or 8.30pm Monday to Friday. Many shops keep
the same hours on Saturday, although some don't bother with the evening session.
Large supermarkets, malls and department stores such as El Corte Inglés stay open all
day Monday to Saturday, from about 10am to 10pm.
Many fashion boutiques, design stores and the like open from about 10am to 8pm
Monday to Saturday.
A few shops open on Sundays and holidays, and the number increases in the run up to
key consumer holiday periods.
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