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Arenas de Barcelona

Name: Arenas de Barcelona
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.2

4.2 ·

Step inside a converted 19th-century bullring at Arenas de Barcelona. Browse the circular floors of shops and food stalls, then ride up to the rooftop terrace for sweeping views over Plaça d'Espanya and Montjuïc.

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Reasons to go

Housed in a former Moorish-style bullring converted into a shopping and entertainment complex
Rooftop terrace offers free 360-degree views over Plaça d'Espanya and toward Montjuïc

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Full description

Arenas de Barcelona occupies a striking Moorish-style building that originally served as a bullring before its conversion into a shopping and entertainment complex, and reviewers consistently call out the building's exterior and history as more memorable than the retail inside. Mainstream stores and a food court fill the circular floors, while a rooftop terrace offers sweeping views over Plaça d'Espanya and toward Montjuïc.

With a modest hidden-gem score and reviewers who describe the shopping itself as fairly average, it's best treated as a quick architectural curiosity paired with the view rather than a serious shopping stop.

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Address

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 385, Eixample, 08015 Barcelona, Spain · Eixample

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Ride up to the rooftop viewpoint even if you don't plan to shop, as it's one of the best free views in the area
combine with a visit to nearby Plaça d'Espanya and Montjuïc
expect fairly standard mall stores inside, not distinctive shopping

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Reviews

Lovely 360 degree views of the city from the top. We just stopped by on our way to the hotel on the last day after a tiring day out. It was quick to get to the top floor and we were back on our way in 20 minutes. There were quite many dining places on the top floor but it was a bit early for dinner.

Zeeshan Zuberi

3/5

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