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viernes, 25 de enero de 2013

BARCELONA: LA RAMBLA

La Rambla is one of the most lively and nice places to walk along in Barcelona. Walking along this boulevard is the best way to go from Plaça Catalunya to the Port Vell and the beach.

Artists, interesting buildings, florist's and kiosks give a colourful and bright look to this boulevard, which is also a perfect starting poing to discover two beautiful medieval districts in Barcelona: the Gothic Quarter and El Raval.

Star sights along La Rambla:

Plaça Catalunya
Canaletes Fountain
Liceu Grand Theatre
Mercat de la Boqueria
Pla de L'Os
La Plaça Reial (Royal Square)
Palau Güell designed by Antoni Gaudí
Monument to Columbus

Plaça Catalunya

Red flowers in Plaça Catalunya in Barcelona

Plaça Catalunya in Barcelona is usually crowded

Canaletes Fountain

Next to Canaletes fountain supporters of FC Barcelona celebrate the victories of their team

La Rambla

La Rambla is a really lively boulevard in Barcelona. There is always a lot of people walking along

There are some florist's along La Rambla in Barcelona

Tourists near a florist's in La Rambla

Many artists amuse the tourists along La Rambla in Barcelona

As well as florist's and artists, there are also many newspaper kiosks and drinks and ice-cream stands

Liceu Grand Theatre

Next to La Rambla is El Liceu, the most important theatre in Barcelona

Main staircase of Liceu theatre in Barcelona

Mercat de la Boqueria (Boqueria Market)

Main entrance to La Boqueria in Barcelona

Modernist detail of La Boqueria in Barcelona

Fresh fruit in La Boqueria

These peaches have a delicious look

Pla de L'Os

Work of Art of Joan Mirò on La Rambla in Barcelona

La Plaça Reial

Plaça Reial beside La Rambla in Barcelona

Next to La Rambla is the Plaça Reial (Royal Square), a really lively place daylight and at night

A detail of the fountain in the middle of Royal Square

Palau Güell

Dome of the central hall of El Palau Güell in Barcelona

Coming back to La Rambla

La Rambla near the marina of Barcelona

Monument to Columbus at the end of La Rambla. The marina begins there

Below you have some fashion stores you can find in La Rambla:

Casas Internacional (La Rambla, 125)
Desigual (La Rambla, 136 and 140)
Felgar (La Rambla, 132)
Casa Gimeno (La Rambla, 100)

Beside La Rambla, in the old city of Barcelona you can also visit other beautiful places:

Finally, clicking on the next link you will find links to more beautiful and interesting places of Barcelona.

viernes, 9 de septiembre de 2011

BARCELONA: BEWARE OF SCAMS

La Rambla is one of the most beautiful and lively streets in Barcelona, where you can discover its Mediterranean life but, unfortunately, you can also be a victim of a scam.

La Rambla is not only full of actors who are playing an interesting performance, but also there are a lot of restaurants which offer you an economical menu, such as a paella and sangria for 15 euros pro person or pizza and two tapas for only 13 euros.

However these advertisements are only a way to attract the customer, because drinks are not included in the menu. Moreover you have to be aware if you order a beer because waiters don’t ask you for the size and they serve you the biggest one. Obviously the prize is extremely expensive, such as 12 euros for a 1,5l beer.

Therefore, I recommend you that, before ordering in a restaurant located in La Rambla, you ask to the waiter for the prize of drinks.

La Rambla is probably the most lively street in Barcelona

Besides, trileros are another scam that you can find in La Rambla. They try to cheat tourist people playing a game. The game consists in moving three recipients fast during less than a minute after having hidden a small ball under one of them. A person wins when he points the recipient where the small ball is hidden.

It seems really easy to win because one of the trileros starts betting and he always wins money. It is done to caught the attraction of the tourist. I want to say that the more you bet, the faster he moves the recipients and so it is impossible to know where the small ball is.

jueves, 15 de enero de 2009

BARCELONA: CATALUNYA SQUARE

Plaça Catalunya is a really lively square in Barcelona. Some of the most important shopping streets leave from this square, like Passeig de Gràcia, La Rambla de Catalunya, Portal de l'Ángel or Pelayo Street.

Beside Plaça Catalunya you also can find shopping centers like El Corte Inglés or El Triangle as well as exclusive stores like Apple Store.

Plaça Catalunya