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Barcelona Vintage: El Raval to Gràcia — A Mediterranean Trail

Vintage Travel Story · Barcelona · 1 days

Barcelona Vintage: El Raval to Gràcia — A Mediterranean Trail

Barcelona's vintage market has matured fast. Five years ago it was a handful of shops in El Raval. Now: dedicated kilo stores, designer archive boutiques in Gràcia, and a street market culture that rivals Berlin. The Catalan preference for natural materials — cotton, linen, wool, leather — means the secondhand quality here is unusually high.

Told with Pablo Picasso

The route

  1. 1

    Bar Marsella absinthe (since 1820)

  2. 2

    La Principal Retro archive

  3. 3

    Riera Baixa street market

  4. 4

    Modernista vermut at Casa Almirall

Where to stay

Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona GL

Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona GL

Editor's pick

Barcelona

Open since 1918 on Passeig de Gràcia — Picasso's Barcelona in one address.

Grand Hotel Central, Small Luxury Hotels

Grand Hotel Central, Small Luxury Hotels

Barcelona

Small-luxury calm in the Gothic Quarter, at the edge of El Raval.

Pack for it

Pieces for this journey

Vintage matched to the route, live from the market.