Shopping in Barcelona
Shopping in Barcelona will satisfy your buying hanger. There are about 3500 of shops and a lot f outlets with the all year round discounts in the suburbs of Barcelona are attractive destination could be at the same level as Milan and Paris.What should you know?Tax free in Barcelona: Firstly, let's talk about good things. Remember that leaving the country you could take back your tax. For that you need tax free check Global Refund, which you will receive in every shop were you bought more than 90,16 euros. For Spain there are next rules of to make tax free (due to Global Refund web site):The period to receive the custom stamp on your check is about 3 months you received it.Check is valid for 5 years since the date of receiving it.The place where you could fill down all the applications for tax free: you can take it back in the office of Global Refund at the airport in Barcelona. You could do it in the others offices within the European Union with connecting flights or, in the presence of Customs seals in some bank branches.Custom stamp: Spain’s custom stamp or the customs office in the another country of European Union.Tax free check you have to show on the custom control together with the purchasing. If is it possible in the box with cash checks and passport.Secondly, don not plan the shopping in Barcelona on Sunday. During Sundays Spanish people do not not work, well a few of them. All the malls, boutiques and shops are closed all day.Thirdly, you should take into account that Spanish people are not workaholics. That’s why a lot of shops are closed foe siesta, break, lunch that is from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. till 5p.m. Fourthly, the prices on the La Rambla street are higher than in the others shops. Here you can buy souvenirs!Finally, mostly in the all shops credit cards are accepted, so be ready to be asked for passport or others documents.Despite all this facts, shopping in Barcelona it is a pleasure and some kind of good life experience.Sopping in Barcelona is the shops, boutiques and outlets.If you are kind of really lazy person, in Barcelona you will find 20 biggest shopping centers , where you could find everything at the same time and place, starting with simple cheese to linens. Here you can have a snack or a really good dinner.In the most of shopping malls there are children playgrounds for your children and massage chairs. You could find shopping centers in center of the city and in the other districts of Barcelona. One more option for the connoisseurs of shopping who are satisfied with going from shop to shop and make a shopping day like something special is boutiques. Boutiques are everywhere. In the
center you can find them everywhere too. Among them you can find really famous
brands, like Chanel, less famous shops
of young designers and local popular
ones Custo and Desigual. Along the center of the town lays like locals call it “shopping
line”. What is shopping line?! Sound interesting! Shopping line in Barcelona is
5 km boutiques, that are located along the pedestrian streets. It makes shopping
walk more pleasant.
