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93 302 15 98;
www.larca.es
;
Carrer dels Banys Nous 20;
11am-2pm &
4.30-8.30pm; Liceu)
Step inside this enchanting shop for a glimpse of beautifully crafted apparel from the past,
including 18th-century embroidered silk vests, elaborate silk kimonos, and wedding dresses
and shawls from the 1920s. Owing to its incredible collection, it has provided clothing for
films including
Titanic, Talk to Her
and
Perfume
.
ARTS & CRAFTS
SALA PARÉS
93 318 70 20;
www.salapares.com
; Carrer del Petritxol 5;
4-8pm Mon,
10.30am-2pm & 4-8pm Tue-Sat; Liceu)
In business since 1877, this gallery has maintained its position as one of the city's leading
purveyors of Catalan art - with works from the 19th century to the present.
FOOD
PAPABUBBLE
93 268 86 25;
www.papabubble.com
; Carrer Ample 28;
10am-2pm &
4-8.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-8.30pm Sat; Liceu)
It feels like a step into another era in this candy store, which makes up pots of rainbow-col-
oured boiled lollies, just like some of us remember from corner-store days as kids. Watch
the sticky sweets being made before your eyes.
HOMEWARES
CERERIA SUBIRÀ
93 315 26 06; Baixada de la Llibreteria 7;
9.30am-1.30pm & 4-8pm Mon-
Fri, 10am-8pm Sat; Jaume I)
Even if you're not interested in myriad mounds of colourful wax, pop in just so you've been
to the oldest shop in Barcelona. Cereria Subirà has been churning out candles since 1761
and at this address since the 19th century; the interior has a voluptuous, baroque quality.
JEWELLERY
LA BASILICA GALERIA
93 304 20 47;
www.labasilicagaleria.com
;
Carrer Sant Sever 7;
noon-3pm & 4.30-8.30pm)
A pure wonderland for the senses, La Basilica Galeria is a whimsical jewellery store with
artful displays set among crystal- and flower-covered mannequins. In addition to eye-catch-
ing necklaces, delicate rings and fairy-tale-esque pendants, you'll find a few original paint-
ings for sale, though there's more artwork a few doors down in Basilica's gallery (and per-
fume shop).
