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Fira Artesana,
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Plaça del Pi
The Plaça del Pi
(see
p37)
brims with
natural and organic
foods during the
Fira Artesana, when
producers bring their
goods to this corner
of the Barri Gòtic. The
market specializes in
home-made cheeses
and honey - from clear clover
honey from the Pyrenees to
nutty concoctions from Morella.
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Pl del Pi • Map M3 • Open 10am-2pm
& 5-9pm 1st & 3rd Fri, Sat & Sun of month
Caterina
Each barrio has its
own food market with
tempting displays but
this one boasts a
spectacular setting.
Opened in 2005, the
building was designed
by Catalan architect
Enric Miralles (1955-
2000).
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Av Francesc
Cambó 16 • Map N3 • Open 8am-2pm
Mon, 8am-3:30pm Tue, Wed & Sat, 8am-
8:30pm Thu & Fri
Cheeses, Fira Artesana,
Plaça del Pi
(
Mercat del Art de la Plaça
de Sant Josep Oriol
At weekends, local artists flock to
this Barri Gòtic square to sell their
art and set up their easels. You'll
find everything from watercolours
of Catalan landscapes to oil paint-
ings of churches and castles.
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Pl
de Sant Josep Oriol • Map M4 • Open
11am-8:30pm Sat, 10am-2pm Sun
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Fira de Filatelia i
Numismàtica
Spread out in the elegant Plaça
Reial
(see p72)
, this popular
stamp and coin market draws
avid collectors from all over the
city. The newest collectors' items
are phone cards and old
xapes
de cava
(cava bottle cork foils).
When the market ends (and
the local police go to lunch),
a makeshift flea market takes
over. Old folks from the barrio
and immigrants haul out their
belongings - old lamps, clothing,
junk - and lay it all out on cloths
on the ground.
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Pl Reial • Map L4
• Open 9:30am-2:30pm Sun
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Mercat dels Antiquaris
Antiques aficionados and
collectors contentedly rummage
through jewellery, watches, can-
delabras, silver trays, embroidery
and assorted bric-a-brac at this
long-running antiques market in
front of the Cathedral.
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Pl de la
Seu • Map N3 • Open 10am-9pm Thu
&
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Barceloneta
The striking Barcel-
oneta covered market
overlooks an expan-
sive square. As well
as produce stalls, there
are a couple of excel-
lent restaurants includ-
ing the Michelin-
starred Lluçanès.
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Pl
Font 1, Barceloneta • Map
F6 • Open 7am-3pm Mon
& Sat (& 5pm-8:30pm Tue-
Thu), 7am-8:30pm Fri
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For more on shopping
See pp50-51
