Rambla del Raval

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Barcelona, Spain - June 17, 2015: The always crowded, La Rambla in Barcelona is one of the more popular tourist draws to the city and is always filled with interesting characters and vendors.

This broad boulevard was laid out in 2000 as part of the city's plan to open up this formerly sleazy neighborhood, with some success. Now with palm trees, terrace cafes and a weekend craft market, it is presided over by the glossy Barceló Raval hotel and Fernando Botero's 7m-long, 2m-tall bronze sculpture of a plump cat, El Gat de Botero.

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