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At Christmas there are many things to do in Barcelona. The streets in the city are beautifully lit up with the lovely festive lights put up for Christmas and there are many traditions celebrated over the festive season. Make sure that you go for a wander through the colourful and bustling Christmas markets in Barcelona where you can find some original gift ideas or get what you need to eat or decorate the house. These are the most important ones:

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In times of crisis, we have to tighten our belts a little and change our shopping habits in line what we can afford. However, that doesn’t mean that we have to completely forget about shopping for new clothes. There are many outlets in Barcelona where you can find clothes from last season, as well as stock and samples at scandalously low prices.

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One of the main things that tourists look for when they come to Barcelona is the Boqueria Market, famous for its polychromatic range of colours distributed throughout its multiple fruit and vegetable stalls, as well as for the freshness of the products on sale, whether it’s meat, fish, fruit juices, or nuts etc. However, the variety of the markets in Barcelona is not limited to just this one. There are other very popular markets in Barcelona that tourists don’t know about. Thus, here is a little guide of the best markets in Barcelona.

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If you like antiquities and/or vintage articles and accessories, then head down to the 44th edition of the Brocanters Trade Fair, that located on Paseo de la Diagonal is also offering discounts and lower prices this year in comparison to previous years due to the crisis.

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As mentioned previously, Barcelona wanted to celebrate its own Fashion Night Out thus, the first Barcelona Fashion White Night has been organised. The event was initially organised to be held on the 4th of November on Barcelona’s major high street, however given that Christmas is fast approaching it was decided that the date be moved to the beginning of the festive season.

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Halloween is just around the corner, and it is a holiday that is celebrated on the 31st of October all over the world whether you call it the “Day of the Dead” in South America or “All Saints Day” in Spain. The internationalisation of the American culture has led to the expansion of their traditions of this event, thus today many countries celebrate Halloween as if we were in the United States as well.

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For those of you who just couldn’t get enough of Fashion’s Night Out last month celebrated in Madrid, we bring you good tidings! Because, Shopping Night Out will be taking place in Barcelona on the 4th of November, or what is their version of the Fashion’s Night Out that is being celebrated in cities all over the world such as Madrid, London, and New York, promoted by Vogue magazine.

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Do you remember our first edition of Brands of…..? We talked about brands in Barcelona and we mentioned two popular brands of shoes in this exciting city, Munichs and Maians. The first brand will be holding a special event in honour of the Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival and will be kicking off on the 7th of October and not only collaborating and sponsoring the event, but celebrating with a special edition.

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Following years of constant rumours about these immense constructions works coming to an end, we can finally be the bearer of some long awaited news that none other than the Arenas Shopping Centre in Barcelona, located in the former Bull Ring right in the centre of Plaza Espanya will be opening its doors to the public. To be more precise, this huge complex will be opening on the 15th of March 2011, according to the project Manager Santiago Gutierrez, which is great news for shopping fanatics or any other visitors interested in the activities that this immense complex has to offer.

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Following the recent opening of two Apple stores in Spain at the beginning of September, one in Barcelona and one in Madrid, Apple fans will be thrilled to found out that Apple will be opening yet another still in Barcelona but this time right in the centre of the city, happy days for Apple fans

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A few weeks ago we started talking about unique brands that have emerged in cities such as Barcelona, London, etc. The Catalan capital is characterized by a very active creative fertility and as such it deserves more space in our blog on brands, what make us re-direct our attention to Barcelona in order to talk about two very well-known fashion brands that have catapulted the fashion scene in this city; they are Custo Barcelona and Desigual.

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Catalonia is one of the most creative and productive regions of the peninsula, and as such has given rise to some of the most Spanish international brands, such as Chupa Chups, Danone or its very well-known football team, Barcelona Football club. But its frenetic inventiveness is not limited to the examples given above, but is also reflected in fields such as fashion and more specifically shoes. If we want to understand this creativity, we have to go back to the creation of the typical espadrilles. These sandals have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of rope or rubber material and are original from the Pyrenees. All this mastery is embodied in two legendary brands from Barcelona, the Munich and the Maians.