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This name comes from the Arabic word for riverbed. It was originally just a path beside a stream that was running through the centre of the old city.
Today it is a famous avenue that is the bustling centre of all kinds of activities. You can find almost anything here. Las Ramblas runs from Placa de Catalunya, a main square full of shops, restaurants, and banks, located at the centre of the city, down to the monument of Columbus on the waterfront.
The avenue is broken up into five sections, each with its own name and characteristics. The first one is La Rambla de Canaletes, which was named after the fountain Font de les Canaletes. Legends says that whoever drinks from this fountain will forever keep returning to Barcelona.
The next area is named after the Estudi General (university) and is called La Rambla dels Estudis. But some also call it La Rambla dels Ocells (avenue of the birds), because of its many places selling birds and small animals.
Next is La Rambla de les Flors, where you can buy all kinds of flowers. This is also where you find the century-old Boqueria Market. Inside this market you can find the freshest produce, meat, fish, and dried fruits.
Then there is the La Rambla del centre and La Rambla de Santa Monica that brings you to Barcelona’s harbour. At the seafront is La Rambla de Mar where you can find the beach, an aquarium, restaurants, movie theatres and popular nightclubs. Leave a Comment
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The Ramblas is Spain’s most famous street, a boulevard lined with trees, which is almost 2km long and is dotted with hotels, cafes, restaurants, news stands. It stretches from the harbour, down to Plaça Catalunya. The word Rambla, derived from the Arabic word ‘ramla’, serves as a reminder that in earlier times, the street was a gully that ran parallel to the medieval wall, and carried rainwater down to the sea. The Ramblas is split into sections as you walk down it, one section where you find street artists doing drawings and caricatures, known as the Rambla de Santa Monica, Rambla del Centre comes next, followed by Rambla de les Flors, where there are many colourful flower seller stands, next is La Rambla dels Ocells, where you can find sellers of birds and baby animals in cages and lastly La Rambla de Canaletes. All along you can find street performers and living statues. This street never has a dull moment and is crowded at all times of the day, but you can’t visit Barcelona without experiencing it. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro: Catalunya, Liceu, Drasssanes
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I recommend that any trip to walk down La Rambla begin up at the northern end by the Plaça de Catalunya. From there you can embark on that flow of humanity down to the sea (no joke, it's crowded!). The best advice is to plunge in, go with the flow and enjoy the constant weird and wonderful activities taking place around you. Let yourself be carried past lottery ticket booths, shoe shiners, cheap pensions, human statues (performers), and people of all types. Let your senses be assailed by the squawking of caged birds, the perfumed air of the flower stalls, the chatter of the gossips and the shrieks of the fruit markets.
There are a number of things to see both on La Rambla and off. So if you're really looking to get to know it, expect to spend some time there. La Rambla is broken down to the Rambla de Catalunya, Rambla de Canaletes (which by the way gets it's name from the Font de Canaletes), Rambla dels Estudis, Rambla de Sant Josep, Rambla dels Caputxins, Rambla de Santa Mònica., down to the Monument a Colom and the waterfront.
Oh and please, please be aware of pickpockets. With such large groups of people, they inevitably prey on such a bountiful crowd. As should be a norm anywhere you go, being aware and strapping cameras and bags tightly to your body is usually enough to deter thieves. Leave a Comment Directions: Find the Plaça de Catalunya on any map and it is the avenue heading south of it. Hard to miss.
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La Rambla is a popular iconic and busy street in central Barcelona connecting Catalonia square (Plaça de Catalunya) and the Columbus monument. It's full of street theatre, cafés and market stalls as well as various performances and street vendors. "Las Ramblas" are divided into different sections, as Rambla de Canaletes, Rambla dels Estudis (study), Rambla dels Caputxins, Rambla de Santa Mònica and Rambla de les Flors (flowers). There are several interesting buildings here, as the ones I show you in my pictures. One of the funniest is the Bruno Quadros House or the Umbrellas' house, because his owner became very rich selling this article and some umbrellas decorate the façade. This building also has a Chinese dragon in the corner. The Main Theater (Teatro Principal) was the oldest in town, coming from the 16th Century. It's not a theatre any more but it still overlooking La Rambla with a collection of busts depicting actors of long gone eras.
La Rambla es un icono popular del centro de Barcelona, conectando la Plaza de Cataluña con el Monumento a Colón. Está llena de teatro callejero, cafés y mercadillos, asñi como varios espectáculos y vendedores callejeros. "Las Ramblas" están divididas en diferentes secciones, como la Rambla de Canalete, la Rambla de los Estudios, la Rambla de los Capuchinos, la Rambla de Santa Mónica y la Rambla de las Flores. Hay algunos edificios interesantes aquí, como los que muestro en las fotos. Uno de los más divertidos es la Casa Bruno Quadros, o de los Paraguas, porque su dueño se hizo rico vendiendo este accesorio y algunos paraguas decoran la fachada. El Teatro Principal era el más antiguo de la ciudad, viniendo del siglo XVI. Ya no es un teatro pero continua mirando a La Rambla con una colección de bustos representanto actores de hace tiempo. Leave a Comment
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There is nothing else like The Ramblas! This stretch of road runs 1.4 kilometers, from the heart of Barcelona (Plaza Catalunya) right down to the ocean. Along the way you will see street performers, stalls selling birds, florists and all sorts of other crazy stuff. There is a wide pedestrian walkway that is always packed, and narrow single lanes of traffic on either side. There are TONS of restaurants along the Ramblas, as well as some cute shops and many hotels. There is no way you can avoid this street on your trip, so embrace all the hustle and bustle and go with the flow!
At the bottom of the Ramblas, there is a giant monument to Columbus. You can ride the elevator right to the top for 360 degree views of the port and Ramblas! Leave a Comment Address: From Placa Catalunya to the OceanDirections: Metro Placa Catalunya or Liceu.
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The tourist centre of Barcelona is formed by the Ramblas. The famous street that runs from the Plaça Catalunya to the statue of Columbus close to the waterfront. The Ramblas and especially the walkway in the middle, which is filled with market stalls and street artists, is always busy, from early morning till late at night.
Although the tourist guides often describe the Ramblas as a very long street with different sections, my experience was that it is not THAT long. I would say that a relaxed stroll from the statue of Columbus to the Plaça Catalunya will take you about 20-25 minutes. To one side of the Ramblas you will find the historic part of the city, the Barri Gòtic and the Plaça Reial. Halfway the other side of the Ramblas you will find La Boquería, the famous covered foodmarket.
Plaça Catalunya houses the Tourist Office (underground), El Corte Inglès (THE department store) as well as other stores. There is a rather cheap shuttle bus service between the airport and Plaça Catalunya.
The Passeig de Graçia, the shopping street, starts at the other side of Plaça Catalunya. Leave a Comment
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The Font de Canaletes is one of the 'symbols' of Barcelona. There's not much to say other than there is a small brass plaque at the foot of this 19th-century cast-iron fountain that confirms the legend that all those who drink its waters will be enamoured with Barcelona and always return. I don't know if the legend is true, but at the time of this post, I already went back for a second trip. Must be true I guess! Leave a Comment Directions: Located at the northern end of La Rambla just by the metro stop.
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All along this street you will find plenty of street entertainers. Many of them posing as living statues, only moving when you give them some coins.
The one you can see on the picture was very popular, especially with the kids. Maybe because he was sitting on a toilet, with his trousers around his ancles... ;) But with so many other streetperformers in one street you really have to come up with something a bit different to draw the attraction to you. Leave a Comment
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You have to walk down Las Ramblas at least once during your trip to Barcelona. This is a very interesting street. Not only are there tons of places to shop and eat, but there are ALWAYS tons of people...interesting people of all sorts. Enjoy your stroll...stop and watch the artwork being created with the spraypaints...watch the strange actors in their unusual costumes...do some window shopping...enjoy! Leave a Comment
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The main artery of Barcelona isn't one that anyone needs to tell you to go and see. If you're in town you'll eventually wind up there one way or the other. So far as what it's good for, I'd say really just the occasional stroll to soak in the most packed-with-life part of town. Yes, it's very touristy, of course. Yes, some of the "performance art" is a little silly. (I just never quite got the facscination with those guys who paint themselves silver and stand motionless, but to each his own, right?) But on the positive side it's a very pretty street, tree-lined and with surprisingly little motorized traffic. And it's capped at either end with a lovely and prominent plaza; Placa Catalunya to the north and Colombus to the south, where you also run into the bustling main port. You may also find it useful as a place to buy anything and everything you need or want, eat an overpriced meal when you're desperate and hungry, catch a metro train, or as a meeting place to hook up with friends or other travelers. And of course there's always the popular pasttime of 'people watching'. Leave a Comment Address: Las Ramblas, center of old Barcelona.Directions: You can't miss it.
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