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Neighborhood :
Gothic Quarter, Raval & La Ribera
A series of streets, joined together one after the other, that lead from Plaça Catalunya to the sea. The word rambla comes from the Arabic term, ramla, which means a riverbed, and these streets actually used to be a riverbed that channelled the water coming down from Collserola hill. In the 13th century, convents and churches were built on both sides of the Ramblas and the streets were named after these religious buildings. During the course of the 18th century the medieval walls that separated the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter) from Raval district were pulled down, and in 1830 the convents and monasteries were closed.
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Very basic hotel in central location
by griffithsgang on 2009-02-19
Arrived late at night and the security guard who was hilarious welcomed us. Room was claustrophic with one tiny internal window which faced a b...
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bad breakfast
by Awokja on 2009-02-10
We just returned from a 4-day trip to Barcelona. The location of the Hotel Ramblas is very good and the service at the reception was also good....
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