I just spent a three-day weekend in Barcelona  for the first time ever - and one thing I was really  looking forward to was the shopping ! In case you don’t know, many places in Europe offer tax refunds of 10–14%  for non-EU residents - which is amazing. On top of that, prices are often lower to begin with, so the deals get even better. I had a full day to myself and mostly window-shopped, but I couldn’t help mentally adding a few things to my cart. Here are my favorite finds