Spend some time at the...
by sheryl_tan
Spend some time at the Ramblas. Take a walk along La Rambla, a long street that streches about a mile lined with many shops and cafes. You also get to see buskers performing along the Ramblas. You can find lots of shops along the two sides of the Ramblas too. This is where you are going to get your postcards and souvenirs for your love ones at home. Entiendo?
This was a building located in...
by zizquark
This was a building located in a square a few blocks from The Hotel Colon. It was covered in small live potted pine trees. When you entered the square the first thing that hit you was the scent of pine. I can still remember walking into that square after having a couple of glasses of wine, seeing the dimly lit buildings and the smell of pine wafting in the wind.It's a great memory.
Turron (Almond nougat)
by Danalia
Very sweet, but very delicious! Turron exists in different variations. The almond nougat is in Barcelona and to be had all over the place.
650g unpeeled almonds
400g of powdered sugar
100gof liquid honey
3 proteins (stiffly beaten)
Give the almonds about 2-3 minutes in boiling water and take out. Remove the skin and place the almonds to dry on kitchen paper.
In a dry pan or in an oven about 200 degrees, roast the almond golden.
Put the most beautiful 20-30 almonds aside.
Now for the grind roasted almonds. Traditionally, these are crushed with a mortar.
Place honey in warm water bath so that it is liquid. Mix the sugar, honey and whole almonds to bring out the ground almonds and stir well. Stir the three proteins into the mass.
The mass then put at finger width into boiled paper or between two platen.
Leave to dry in a cool place (not a refrigerator) for about 10 days.
Barceloneta
by xaver
Barceloneta, the area with the harbour is known above all for the seaside, the harbour itself and the mare magnum, a shopping centre made by restaurant discos, discos and still discos.
In reality the Barceloneta is the old area where fishermen lived, and, if you just walk through the streets near the harbour, you'll find the old houses, smells and noises that the new olimpic area and the ramblas sure forgot.
This area is also full of delicious maresquerias(sea food restaurants) and simple bars where you can taste the best tapas in a really great atmospheare.
Spanish Leather
by nicolettart about Shoes / Clothes
You must buy leather in Barcelona! We found an incredible little shop near the Columbus Monument (down by the water). They custom-made their shoes, and they had bags, luggage, and everything was of course stitched by hand. I have a great brown leather knapsack that is the best souvenir I bought in Barcelona!