Barcelona's Busiest Street
Neighborhood: Gothic Quarter, Raval & La Ribera
Nearest Train: Catalunya / Liceu / Drassanes
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A series of streets, joined together one after the other, that lead from Plaça Catalunya to the sea. The word rambla comes from the Arabic term, ramla, which means a riverbed, and these streets actually used to be a riverbed that channelled the water coming down from Collserola hill. In the 13th century, convents and churches were built on both sides of the Ramblas and the streets were named after these religious buildings. During the course of the 18th century the medieval walls that separated the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter) from Raval district were pulled down, and in 1830 the convents and monasteries were closed.
Reviews
Fun but too commercial
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Reviewed by:markymarkvd from on Apr 01 2008
Fine if you are careful!
The Ramblas is the heart of downtown but is becoming very touristy. Beware con artists and anyone wh...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Asheville, NC on Jan 12 2008
From the eyes of a tourist.
If you're a tourist it is nice to walk down the street and see all the different sections of the...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 07 2008
