Barcelona is an ideal city for a shopping spree. Its streets are lined with modern and traditional stores, international brands and, above all, a clear inclination to fine design and good taste. Shopping is a recognised part of the city's life and the tourist office provides a map of the BSL (Barcelona Shopping Line), a five kilometre stretch including shops of every kind imaginable. Take time to explore the different areas, from Pedralbes, with its elegant and luxurious shops, the Diagonal, an avenue of shops and businesses of all types, to the old city centre, where souvenirs, specialist food outlets and small antique shops, and on to Las Ramblas, with its flowers and books, and the port with its purpose-built shopping mall.