For more than 30 years, La Carpa (the name pays homage to the fish that live in the river Onyar, which passes just below the shop's windows) has shown children how to play and also excite the senses of grown-ups with their vintage-style, but still challenging, toys. Games, mobiles, puppets, lights for wall projections and perhaps the prettiest toy ever seen, a small wooden shoe with strings for learning and practising how to tie your laces so that you can go out running. Everything's well-ordered and arranged in this small, historical shop on C/Ballesteries. If you go in, not only will you find the perfect gift for the youngest members of your family, but also for the inner child that we all have and all too often lose from sight. They also have an online shop, which isn't the same of course, but might work as a consolation prize - following them on social media means you can enjoy a non-stop show of fun and colour.
