Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona

Start at Plaça de Francesc Macià, with a branch of El Corte Inglés, a quality department store that has become a national institution. Just next door is Pedralbes Centre, an exclusive shopping mall with brand-name shops, shoe stores, jewelers, perfumeries and high-quality accessories, as well as shops such as Pepa Paper and Items d'Ho, which sell arts, crafts and plenty of great gifts. Further down stands L'Illa de Diagonal, a huge shopping mall with an entire floor dedicated to gastronomic delicacies. As well as numerous shops, the avant-garde building houses a hotel, offices and several restaurants; Moncho's seafood cocktails are a favorite amongst their business clients. Head down to Les Glòries roundabout for Centre de les Glòries, the largest in the city, popular with Barcelonans, who appreciate the wide range of goods and affordable prices, not to mention the free parking.