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More of Barcelona
Rambling Along Barcelona’s
La Rambla !
One of the most popular tourist activities in Barcelona is a stroll along La Rambla, Barcelona’s best known street; some say it's the most famous street in Spain. Like its counterparts the Champs Elysee in Paris, or Orchard Road in Singapore, a visit to Barcelona isn't complete unless you've strolled down La Rambla at least once.
Above : A wonderfull Fruitveggie-(Wall), in a shop
Las Rambla: A Little Background
La Rambla is a wide, tree-lined thoroughfare, about twenty blocks long, extending from the Placa de Catalunya down to the port of Barcelona. With only one narrow lane of traffic in each direction, the avenue is mostly a pedestrian walkway.
Properly speaking, La Rambla isn’t one, but five separate boulevards which run continuously one after the other, each with the ‘Rambla’ in their name and each with very distinct characters. A little history: centuries ago, a streambed ran over where the boulevards marched. More often than not however, the stream was dry and the locals used the streambed as a roadway. Eventually, the stream diverted and the bed was paved over to form a new road. The new road eventually came to be known as La Rambla, for the Arabic word for riverbed, but because there are five boulevards sharing the same name, it is also known by the plural form, Las Ramblas.
To walk La Rambla, it’s probably best to start at the northern end of the thoroughfare at the Plaza Catalunya for the simple reason that its downhill all the way from here. If you’re not up to walking, you can even take the tourist bus here; it's EUR 20 for a two day pass to hop on and off, and you even get a book of discount vouchers for various attractions! But best is to enjoy , and enjoy , enjoy all the way...
La Rambla !
One of the most popular tourist activities in Barcelona is a stroll along La Rambla, Barcelona’s best known street; some say it's the most famous street in Spain. Like its counterparts the Champs Elysee in Paris, or Orchard Road in Singapore, a visit to Barcelona isn't complete unless you've strolled down La Rambla at least once.
Above : A wonderfull Fruitveggie-(Wall), in a shop
Las Rambla: A Little Background
La Rambla is a wide, tree-lined thoroughfare, about twenty blocks long, extending from the Placa de Catalunya down to the port of Barcelona. With only one narrow lane of traffic in each direction, the avenue is mostly a pedestrian walkway.
Properly speaking, La Rambla isn’t one, but five separate boulevards which run continuously one after the other, each with the ‘Rambla’ in their name and each with very distinct characters. A little history: centuries ago, a streambed ran over where the boulevards marched. More often than not however, the stream was dry and the locals used the streambed as a roadway. Eventually, the stream diverted and the bed was paved over to form a new road. The new road eventually came to be known as La Rambla, for the Arabic word for riverbed, but because there are five boulevards sharing the same name, it is also known by the plural form, Las Ramblas.
To walk La Rambla, it’s probably best to start at the northern end of the thoroughfare at the Plaza Catalunya for the simple reason that its downhill all the way from here. If you’re not up to walking, you can even take the tourist bus here; it's EUR 20 for a two day pass to hop on and off, and you even get a book of discount vouchers for various attractions! But best is to enjoy , and enjoy , enjoy all the way...
Above-Art: A stone animal...
Above-art: Hi! Stone man...
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17 comments:
Hi blogvisiter,
we are Rambling around in Barcelona, its a joy to bee there, all little and narrow streets and 100th s of restaurants and more joy-able things to see, even the art is great:)
I'll continue soon more adventures I see in Barcelona:)
JoAnn D Eyes Blogauthor
Hi!
Beautiful! Love the top pictures of the castle. And all those shops in one place. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Sherrie's Stuff
Beautiful! Very Colorful Pics
The castle photos really grab my heart too...not something you see around here!!! Thanks for the virtual visual vacation:)
Have a good time! beautiful city, that's for sure!
Love Truus
Barcelona is brilliant.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
beautiful artistry on display. Great creative work you have presented JoAnn
WOW! Good for you. Barcelona is in my "To-go" list. Makes me want to go there right away after seeing your photos! Very nice! :)
Ik wens je hele fijne dagen toe.....en ben jaloers op je :-)
Uiteraard is het jullie van harte gegund.
Over een week begrijp je vast, waarom ik het jullie heb geadviseerd... en begrijp je ook waarom het heel hoog op mijn verlanglijstje staat.
Groetjes,
Marijke
Thanks a lot everyone for commenting yes, we are enjoying ourselves indeed, dankjewel voor je reaktie, we vermaken ons zeker.
JoAnn Blogauthor
Hé Joann
Wij zijn er vorig jaar ook geweest, sommige dingen herken ik wel. Bijzondere stad maar het blijft een stad en dat zijn niet mijn favoriete plaatsen.
Hi JoAnn! Barcelona is great, but Mexico waits for you at Blogtrotter 2. Have a great weekend!!
Thanks ,for your comments :)
.....back from Rambling along in Barcelona, soon i'll show here some pictures, just be patient,
JoAnn Blogauthor
Barcelona is ONE amazingly beautiful place! Thanks for sharing these lovely pictures!
Pixellicious Photos
Great pictures from an amazing city! Thanks for sharing!
Were the two pictures of La Sagrada Familia yours? They make a beautiful pair. Is the dragon also by Gaudi. Thanks for this visit. Any more?
A great tour! The final 'stone man' intrigued me!
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