La Rambla? Les Rambles? Las Ramblas?

The name LA Rambla is derived from Arabic, signifying a dry riverbed - which is what this spot was until 14th century, when Barcelonas began to populate the area. The stream was soon paved over, and it developed into a pedestrian-only promenade

Victor Hugo proclaimed La Rambla " the most beautiful street in the world " while the Spanish poet Federico Gracia Lorca said it was the "only street he wished would never end"

The tree-shaded, pedestrian-only promenade stretches nearly 2 km down gentle slope from the city's hub, Placa de Catalunya to the waterfront. To the left (as you walk down it) is the Barri Gotic, to the right is El Raval, an emerging artsy neighborhood.

From Plaza Catalunya

This place is famous for street performers including human statues

Streets Artist

Mirador de Colom, marking the end of the Rambla and the start of the waterfront is a statue honoring Christopher Columbus

Portal de la Pau 

The Rambla del Mar is a wooden walkway connecting the Portal de la Pau at the bottom of La Rambla with the Moll d'Espanya, which is home to the Maremagnum leisure and shopping complex, the Imax cinema and the sailing clubs.

Designed by Helio Pinon and Albert Viaplana, who also created the maremagnum building.

Passeig de Josep Carner