Three historic food markets and a run of shopping centers, from La Boqueria and the tiled Santa Caterina to Las Arenas in a converted bullring and the rooftop food halls of El Corte Inglés. Most are free to wander, air-conditioned, and double as a rainy-day or heat-escape stop with kids.
What’s in this collection
La Boqueria Market
Pick a fresh fruit cup or juice from the rainbow stands, then watch fishmongers and jamón carvers work the stalls.
Mercat de Santa Caterina
Watch fishmongers and grab lunch under a wavy roof of 325,000 colored tiles, calmer than La Boqueria.
Mercat de Sant Antoni
Hunt through a hundred Sunday stalls of comics, stickers, trading cards, and old video games under a restored 1882 iron dome.
Maremagnum Mall
Cross the floating Rambla de Mar bridge to a waterside mall with a kids play area, a food court, and marina-view terraces.
Diagonal Mar Shopping Mall
Barcelona's biggest mall by the sea: free kids' play areas, bowling, cinema and an open-air terrace, all air-conditioned.
L'Illa Diagonal
Big air-conditioned Diagonal mall with kids' clothing shops, a food court and a supermarket
Westfield Glòries
Open-air mall by the Agbar tower with a cinema, food court and 100+ shops, an easy rainy-day or heat-escape stop.
Las Arenas Mall
Ride the escalators to a free 360° rooftop walk over Plaça d'Espanya, then play on the light-up floor in the central square.
El Corte Inglés Plaça Catalunya
Ride the escalators to the 9th-floor food hall, grab paella or ice cream, and eat by windows facing the plaza and Sagrada Família.
El Corte Inglés Diagonal
El Corte Inglés flagship by Maria Cristina with a kids floor, a rooftop food court and serious air conditioning