Barcelona Shopping

  1. Altaïr

    If you need any encouragement in planning your next trip, these travel specialists will give you a nudge in the right direction. The range of local-interest books, guides to everywhere and maps is impressive.

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  2. Antinous

    An extensive bookshop with his-and-hers gay literature, Antinouswww.museocerabcn.com is also a centre of gay culture. Out the back is a relaxed café, which doubles as an exhibition space and stage for book presentations.

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  3. Casa del Llibre

    This chain of general bookstores is among the best stocked in town. The 'home of the book' covers a broad range of subjects and has decent sections devoted to literature in English, French and other languages. It also organises readings and book presentations.

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  4. Elephant

    This bright bookshop is off the main tourist tracks but is a helpful haven of books in the Queen's English. Stock ranges from fiction to kids' stuff, with a smattering of reference works and a healthy secondhand section.

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  5. Laie

    A leisure complex for the mind, this bookshop combines a broad range of books with a splendid café (; - Mon, to Tue-Sat), an international outlook and accommodating staff.

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  6. Norma Comics

    The largest comic store in the city (indeed the biggest comic-store chain in Europe) has a comic gallery, an astonishing international collection that stretches from Batman and Tintin through to Manga comics and more-or-less porn items such as Kiss . Kids will love all the comic hero toys, too.

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