Where to travel, travel and route planner » la rambla http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Barri Gotico, Barcelona http://www.dankuna.com/blog/barri-gotico-barcelona.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barri-gotico-barcelona http://www.dankuna.com/blog/barri-gotico-barcelona.html#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 07:42:54 +0000 Mio http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=657 [...]]]> The (‘Gothic Quarter’ in Catalan) is the centre of the old . It stretches from to Via , and from the Mediterranean seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere. Despite several changes undergone in the 19th and early 20th century, many of the buildings date from Medieval times, some from as farther back as the Roman deciding of Barcelona.
Barri Gotico, Barcelona

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Remains of the squared can be seen around Tapineria and Sots-Tinent to the north, Avinguda de and to the westerly and Carrer de la Palla to the south. El Call, the medieval Jewish quarter, is located within this area too. The Barri Gotic retains a complex street plan, with many diminutive streets opening discover into squares. Most of the quarter is closed to regular traffic although unstoppered to service vehicles and taxis. Barcelona is best for fun holidays.
GPS tourist coordinates:  41° 23′ 5″ N, 2° 10′ 24″ E

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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/barri-gotico-barcelona.html/feed 1 Las Ramblas, Barcelona http://www.dankuna.com/blog/las-ramblas-barcelona.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=las-ramblas-barcelona http://www.dankuna.com/blog/las-ramblas-barcelona.html#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:38:56 +0000 Tom http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/europe/las-ramblas-barcelona/ [...]]]> Officially, is a series of shorter streets, each differently named, hence the plural forms Las . From the Placa de Catalunya toward the harbor, the street is successively the Rambla de Canaletes, the Rambla dels Estudis, the Rambla de Sant Josep, the Rambla dels Caputxins, and the Rambla de Santa Monica. Construction of the Maremàgnum in the early 1990s resulted in a continuation of La Rambla on a wooden walkway into the harbor, the Rambla de Mar.
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When walking down La Rambla one can visit its many small shops or enjoy watching the various performances (actors, mimes etc.). There are also several vendors trying to sell paper figures they claim are capable of dancing. Cafes and restaurants on La Rambla often charge steep prices. La Rambla can be crowded, especially during the “prime-time” tourist season. Mostly there are much more tourists occupying then local inhabitants, which as well has changed the character of the commercial offers in the shops and the character of the street in general. For this reason, it has become a prime target for pickpockets. Lots of unwary tourists have had their wallets stolen on this street. Most recently robbery has also become an issue, even during daylight hours. Spanish poet once said that La Rambla was “the only street in the world which I wish would never end”. The name La Rambla means, in Spanish and Catalan, an intermittent water flow, and is derived from the Arabic ‘’ which means ‘sandy riverbed’.
Travel direction: 41° 22′ 53″ N, 2° 10′ 23″ E

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