page_title: La Rambla, Barcelona
section_title: Sights
hierarchical_section_title: La Rambla, Barcelona / Sights
caption_attribution_description: Català: Les Rambles, Barcelona. English: “Les Rambles”, Barcelona. Українська: Вулиця Ла Рамбла в Барселоні.
context_page_description: La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla forms the boundary between the quarters of Barri Gòtic, to the east, and El Raval, to the west.
  La Rambla can be crowded, especially during the height of the tourist season. Its popularity with tourists has affected the character of the street, with a move to pavement cafes and souvenir kiosks. It has also suffered from the attention of pickpockets.
  The Spanish poet Federico García Lorca once said that La Rambla was "the only street in the world which I wish would never end."
context_section_description: The tree-lined central promenade of La Rambla is crowded during the day and until late in the night. Its origins as a watercourse are reflected in the paving design, which appears to ripple like water. Along the promenade's length are kiosks that sell newspapers and souvenirs, other kiosks selling flowers, street traders, performers, and pavement cafes and bars. Several notable sights are also located within the promenade, including a mosaic by Joan Miró and the Font de Canaletes, a fountain and popular meeting point.
  Along the Rambla are historic buildings as the Palace of the Virreina and the Liceu Theatre (Spanish: Liceo), in which operas and ballets are staged. The La Boqueria market opens off the Rambla and is one of the city's foremost tourist landmarks, housing a very diverse selection of goods.
  One of the side streets, only a few metres long, leads to the Royal Square (Plaça Reial), a plaza with palm trees and porticoed buildings containing many pubs and restaurants and in which stamp and coin collectors gather on the weekends.
caption: Flower shop on La Rambla
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