Do you know what is the most trendy Catalan shoe at the moment?
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Many travel across Catalonia, without knowing its main products, or its most outstanding features. But what is clear, is that Catalonia, in terms of fashion and trends, has always been very pioneering and gave birth to great entrepreneurs and designers around the world; like Custo Dalmau, Andrés Sarda Sacristán, Antonio Miró or Sita Murt, among others.
If you have the chance to travel around Catalonia, you will be able to observe a multitude of landscapes, cities and places with which you will fall in love with, but if you want to integrate more into the culture and the traditions, you cannot miss something so typical in Catalonia; fashion!
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Catalan fashion is generally very important throughout Spain, and it exports it’s shoes all over the world.
The traditional Catalan shoe is a shoe called Alpargata, which in Catalan is called Espardenya. This shoe, comfortable and lightweight, has made an impressive leap in terms of fashion trends in recent years.
In a few years, this traditional Catalan shoe has increased its sales and therefore its popularity. Many entrepreneurs want to bet on this design and have created sneaker brands with stunning designs.
The Catalan espadrille is a shoe mainly used in spring and summer because its sole is made of hemp, jute or alfa, and is covered with a cotton base or a fabric with ribbons of cotton or linen.
This shoe, at its origins, was used by people who worked in the fields and its said it was worn by people of the lower class. Nowadays, we can see it on the feet of all social classes.
Wearing good shoes during a tour is essential.
When going on a free walking tour or a city bike tour we recommend that you do not hesitate to take comfortable footwear to enjoy your day of sightseeing in town.
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This shoe can be a good souvenir to buy if you come to Barcelona and want to bring something local and typical of Catalonia with you.
In Barcelona you can find shops where you can buy Catalan sneakers at a variety of prices.
If you want to see a typical place, do not hesitate to visit the Manuel Alpargatera,
www.lamanualalpargatera.es.
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