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Barcelona Sights

La Rambla

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Good for: pickpockets, hustlers, whoremongers, riots, I <3 Barcelona tshirts

Not good for: good food, chilling, good shopping, quiet

  • Address
    • La Rambla
  • Transport
    • Catalunya, Liceu or Drassanes

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Lonely Planet review for La Rambla

Flanked by narrow traffic lanes and plane trees, the middle of La Rambla is a broad pedestrian boulevard, crowded every day until the wee hours with a cross-section of barcelonins and out-of-towners. Dotted with cafes, restaurants, kiosks and news-stands, and enlivened by buskers, pavement artists, mimes and living statues, La Rambla rarely allows a dull moment. It takes its name from a seasonal stream (raml in Arabic) that once ran here.

 

Traveller reviews for La Rambla (2)

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    tourist trap number one

    reinardo does not recommend this,

    Tourist trap number one in town. Filled to the brim with tourist shops, tourists, hustlers, pickpocketers, hookers, it has lost its role as a meeting point for Barcelonins in the city. Especially on weekend nights on summers this is babylon. It's still a good orientation point in the old town, and when Barça wins crucial games, you can be sure that from midnight till 3 AM the upper part of la rambla transforms into pure chaos and/or a battlefield between drunk supporters and the police, one of the only times the Barcelonins reclaim this place from the tourist industry. For a more 'authentic rambla feel', check out rambla del raval nearby! PS/except for Maoz maybe, dont ever eat or drink at la rambla, very poor quality for outrageous prices!

    Good for: pickpockets, hustlers, whoremongers, riots, I <3 Barcelona tshirts, orientation

    Not good for: good food, chilling, good shopping

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    full of life

    Doyel recommends this,

    it is a magical circus continuously performing on that long narrow strip of land

    Good for: flowers, Birds, street performers, souveniers

    Not good for: quiet

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