Best flower shops in Barcelona

A gift for your granny, a floral centrepiece to add colour to a business meeting, a last-minute bouquet to make up with your partner... Navarro, one of the city's most reliable florists, has a huge catalog of products to fit all the needs and budgets of all kinds of clients. Sylvia Navarro represents the third generation of this floral empire, the mother of all flower shops, which is open 24 hours a day.

For years Joan Xapellí travelled the world buying flowers wholesale. So many that he got to know flowers better than anyone and it led him to imagine another business model, where flowers and plants live alongside art. He brought in Fátima Valldeperas and Marta Vidal to create the ideal Bornay team. Their creations are dreamy, exquisite and eclectic. A bouquet could evoke a Matisse painting, a centrepiece inspired by an old sci-fi film. They now sell their original creations retail in this historical space that over time will be covered with lush vegetation until it's among the most beautiful florists in the world.

La Rambla de les Flors has maintained the spirit of the 19th century, when La Rambla was the only place in Barcelona where flowers were sold. You’ll find hundred-year-old stands, like Flors María, that probably inspired the excursions of Ramon Casas and Jose María de Sagarra, as well as other colourful shops that freshen up their look with the changing of the season. In April, the 15 flower stands are painted red to celebrate the tradition of buying roses on La Rambla for Sant Jordi.  

At this small florist’s in Rambla Catalunya, they truly appreciate tradition. Maria Ponsà is the latest in a long line of  family of florists who worked for the Spanish kings Alfonso XII and Alfonso XIII. If you need advice on your garden, you’re intrigued by the art of Ikebana or you’re looking for a natural yet original arrangement, you’ll find inspiration in the displays at Maria Ponsà’s shop.  

Flora Miserachs has been recognised as one of the leaders in innovation of floral arts, a discipline they know well and have dedicated themselves to teaching and informing people about from the Escola d'Art Floral de Catalunya as well as from their studio in the Sarrià neighbourhood. In this space that combines a workshop with a small garden, all ideas come up in flowers.

Tiestö is where arrangements that adorn some of the restaurants in the Tragaluz Group are born. You'll also be able to get for yourself gorgeous bouquets that avoid the norm thanks to combining out-of-the-ordinary additions, such as aloe vera, for example.