LA RAMBLA
Famous passage in Barcelona, overcrowded day and night and invaded by tourists
La Rambla, which connects Plaça Catalunya and Port Vell, is without a doubt the most emblematic avenue in the city. It would be unthinkable to leave Barcelona without having walked along this pedestrian street of more than a kilometer long, lined with trees (planted in 1836) and filled with stores, restaurants and street entertainment. Did you know that La Rambla was originally the bed of a temporary river, the Sant Miquel, which ran alongside the city in Roman times? In the Middle Ages, the construction of the city walls was undertaken and the water of La Rambla was diverted so that it could be used constantly as a passageway. From the 15th century onwards, La Rambla became a place where the city's inhabitants liked to stroll. The Ramblas are often referred to in the plural because this avenue is divided into six sections. Near the Rambla de Canaletes, you can visit the MACBA and the Centro de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona; on the Rambla de los Pájaros, also called dels Estudis, you will see the church of Belén and the Palau Moja, former home of the poet Jacint Verdaguer; rambla Sant Josep or de las Flores is home to the Palau de la Virreina, the Palau Nou de la Rambla and the Museu Erotica; on Rambla dels Caputxins you will find the Gran Teatre del Liceu, dating from 1847, and not far from there, the Plaça Reial and the Palau Güell; on Rambla de Santa Mònica, you will see the wax museum and the royal arsenals. The modern part, the Rambla de Mar, is a space dedicated to leisure.
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