The Art Escudellers shop, located in Barcelona's old town, brings together a variety of Spain's artisan pottery makers and vineyards under one roof, offering a wide range of styles to suit many tastes. A good spot for anyone who doesn't have time to shop around, although they will end up paying more for the privilege.

Art Escudellers displays a very wide range of artisan pottery from all over Spain on two floors. Labels inform of the originating area for each of the different makers of pottery, with over 19 areas represented. The styles reflect this diversity, with anything from traditional Spanish type pottery to more modern styles on display.

If you want to buy Spanish-style bowls, plates, cups, jugs, salt and pepper cellars etc. this is the place to come. There are also pottery letters for door plaques, tiles, plant pots, Gaudi memorabilia, money boxes, clocks and ornaments, amongst others.

My personal favourite style was a cobalt blue pottery manufactured by Graupera in between Barcelona and Girona that managed to tread carefully between the potential pitfalls of being too 'artisan' for my taste (i.e. of poor quality) and being too formal. There were also one or two other styles which I recognised from my own kitchen, and of course several styles which were truly hideous.

There is also a workshop where you can watch pottery being made, or if you're feeling adventurous can try yourself, which is functional for free most mornings and some afternoons, depending on staffing arrangements for the day.

The shop comes in two levels, with the first (entry) level being dedicated principally to kitchen type pottery, with the lower floor displaying more ornamental pottery and also wines from all around Spain. The wine cellar has 24 regions or varieties represented, with a bar which offers a limited range for sale by the glass.

Be very wary about what you buy here - I looked at a wine gift box that had three bottles of wine for 8,225 pesetas, with two of the three bottle available in supermarkets for between 600-700 pesetas. The third may have been worth the 7,000 peseta difference, but it would seem a strange combination! Individually, a bottle of Torres Sangre de Toro cost here 1,005 pesetas, and 640 pesetas in my local shop. A visitor with little time may not mind paying the difference, but you won't find locals shopping for their wine here.