Day 573 - 09/05/2015 : Olot main square, shopping in the hearth of the city

Shopping in Olot stimulates the senses. Products that can traditionally be purchased in Olot include Catalan cold meats, aniseed cakes, suet pastries, Ratafia fortified wine and nativity scene figures, known as Olot saints.

Trade in Olot comprises over 300 establishments, offering quality products and services in the heart of the city all around the Main Square; some shops have more than one hundred years of history. The commercial hub of the city has become a large outdoor shopping area, offering quality goods and a friendly atmosphere, without excluding more innovative businesses and shops.

Opposite Passeig Miguel Blay (also known as the Firal) is the Plaça Mercat and the Olot shopping mall, which contain a variety of shops that are characterised in particular by their emphasis on handcrafted delicatessen products, such as Catalan cold meats and bread baked in firewood ovens.

Let's go shopping !