AN Apple shop opened for the first time in Barcelona on Saturday – and another is due to open this coming Saturday in Madrid.

The store, which is in the La Maquinista shopping centre, offers over 100 iPods, iPhones, Macs and iPads, and customers can try before they buy.

Free courses are also being offered on how to use the gadgets, and the store's One to One programme allows them to have private lessons and assessment without charge.

Also, kids can learn how to make their own music and films – free of charge.

The new store in Barcelona has created over 70 new jobs, and a similar number is expected for the shop in Madrid.

Apple has stores in 11 countries round the world, including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, and the USA.

So far this year, the shops have attracted over 150 million customers.