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First, thank you to all of those who have given such great insight to traveling! Since this is my first post - a quick history of me - I am moving to Barcelona Spain this summer and am curioius if anyone knows of gluten-free milk and yogurt products out there. I will be living there for at least a year and plan on doing a lot of cooking and I've read that some superkmarkets carry gluten-free bread and pasta, but I haven't come across anyone saying if there are issues with the dairy. Many thanks to all responses!

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There are a lot of gluten-free food options in Spain. El Corte Ingles has a gluten-free section and there are even little stores that sell mostly gluten-free food. I found at least 2 little shops in Barcelona that had stuff. I can't answer about the dairy since I am a vegan, but you can always contact companies like you would in the US. I called a Spanish jam company. If you go for regular milk, you should be fine, though. I spent a summer in Spain, so, feel free to message me if you want.

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There are a lot of gluten-free food options in Spain. El Corte Ingles has a gluten-free section and there are even little stores that sell mostly gluten-free food. I found at least 2 little shops in Barcelona that had stuff. I can't answer about the dairy since I am a vegan, but you can always contact companies like you would in the US. I called a Spanish jam company. If you go for regular milk, you should be fine, though. I spent a summer in Spain, so, feel free to message me if you want.

Thank you for the reassurance! I'll figure it out more once I get there but I'm trying to pre-plan as much as possible. It would be easiest to call the company after seeing what is available.

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This may help you (celiac disease association in Barcelona):

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