Ramblas Barcelona
The
Ramblas is Barcelona's main road for every possible activity
of the city. Surrounded by beautiful palm trees, the nearly 1,5 km
long ramblas road connects the Placa de Catalunya with the
Placa Portal de la Pau at the harbor. Alongside hundreds of little
stands and shops the ramblas to me is the place where you
can buy nearly everything.
Ramblas divided
into four areas
What looks at
first hand as one ramblas is actually a combined street of different
sections. Starting with the ramblas de canaletes where newspaper
stands sell everything from international and national press up
to post cards, it leads to the ramblas de les flors where little
flower booth dominate the scene. The ramblas dels Ocells follow
it with stand where animals (mostly birds) are sold. Finally the
ramblas de Santa Monica which lead to the harbor area, small hand-made
jewelry stands sum it all up.
Bars and Restaurants
along the Ramblas
On both sides
of the ramblas you will find many bars and restaurants to have
a break or even an extensive evening dinner. Most of these bars
offer the famous tapas - little snacks which go along very well
with a little drink. You should try them.
Artists at the
Ramblas
Particularly
during summer time the ramblas are the heart of Barcelona. Artists
and musicians from all over the world transform the ramblas of
to a big "open air" theater. This makes the ramblas so special.
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