Advantages: Very convenient when shopping Disadvantages: Not exactly a scenic location but that is not why its there.
I ate lunch here with my wife and two friends in October 07 We were there because we were shopping at El Corte Ingles, which beyond doubt is the superior supermarket chain in Spain.
The service was quick, the waiter was attentive and the food was as good and comprehensive as the menu suggested. The menu itself consisted of typical Spanish fare, tenera (Calf) beef, various cuts of pork,a wide selection of fish, soups and salads, nothing that I remember in great detail, but what I do remember was the overall high quality of the food that was served up to me and my companions.
Do you ever get that feeling when the food arrives at the table and your mind says either "wow, I think I'm really going to enjoy this," or "Oh no, I wish I'd chosen to eat someowhere else."
Well they had the wow factor but not over the top. I recall my bass ...
Advantages: one-stop-shop Disadvantages: a bit expensive
El Corte Ingles ( the English Cut) is the only big department store in Spain present in most big cities. Barcelona has got two, one strategically located in the busiest part of the city – Placa Catalunya (7 floors) and the other situated in the main Business and Finance street – Diagonal (5 floors).
Compared to UK department stores I would say that El Corte Ingles could be at the same level as John Lewis, although some people might say that it would be closer to Selfridges.
Most of these department stores have the same layout:
Lower ground floor – Supermarket with a wide selection of top class meats, cheeses, wines, cava, etc
Groud floor – Accessories, Cosmetics, Perfumes, Souvenirs…
Then upwards, each floor is dedicated to a category only – menswear, womeswear, children, house & garden ...
Advantages: fantastic variety of high quality food Disadvantages: long queues, very expensive
El Corte Inglés is Spain's largest chain of department stores. Whereas they sell everything from cloth to computers, I fancy them particularly for their food section. If you want to prepare your own original Spanish Tapas, you will find all ingredients at Corte Inglés (and some Tapa recommendations in this review). To a wannabe gourmet and amateur cook like myself, El Corte Inglés is a dream come true.
A Portuguese friend of mine who runs a seafood restaurant in my German hometown drives twice a week to the fish market in Paris. If I was ever to go so far only to buy food, well, then it would be a flight to Madrid, with direct transfer from Barajas Airport to the next El Corte Inglés store.
So who am I to claim that this is Europe's best food store? The main supermarket in my small hometown was just voted best food store in ...
'Cortes' is an album by the pop-classical tenor of the same name. With a strong-yet beautiful voice that stands out from the crowd, this release is a must-have for fans of other pop-classical artists such as Katherine Jenkins. Includes the tracks 'Nessun Dorma', 'Hunting High And Low' and 'Luna'.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Nella Fantasia
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Hunting High And Low
3.
Luna - Cortes & Heather Small
4.
Love Is A Miracle
5.
Caruso
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Romanza
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Lontano
8.
Where The Lost One's Go - Cortes & Katherine Jenkins
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Nessun Dorma
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Granada
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Conte
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