Montjuic water features, Las cascadas de Montjuïc. (Barcelona, Spain)
The Maintenance and Services Area of the Barcelona City Council, commissioned GHESA with the refurbishment of part of one of the most emblematic historic works in the city - the Montjuïc Cascades, a group of luminous fountains and decorative illuminations designed for the great Barcelona Exposition of 1929. The improvements and refurbishment carried out by GHESA in the 4 cascades in a record time of 7 months, were centred in the renovation of the hydraulic system of the installations and the project and new installation of lighting components.
El Área de Mantenimiento y Servicios del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, encargó a la empresa GHESA, la remodelación de parte de una de las obras urbanísticas más célebres de la ciudad las cascadas de Montjuïc, conjunto de fuentes luminosas e iluminaciones decorativas de la gran Exposición Barcelonesa de 1929. Las mejoras y reformas efectuadas por GHESA en las 4 cascadas en el plazo record de 7 meses, se centraron en la rehabilitación hidráulica de las instalaciones y en el proyecto y nueva instalación de componentes de iluminación.
La Rambla (Las Ramblas) is a Famous Street in Central Barcelona Catalonia Spain (Tourist Guide)
La Rambla (Las Ramblas) is a Famous Street in Central Barcelona
La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. Wikipedia
Length: 1.2 km
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Province: Province of Barcelona
Major cities: Barcelona
Did you know: Las Ramblas is crowded with hordes of tourists and locals, around the clock, participating in the spectacle that is Barcelona.
Barcelona's most famous street is both a tourist magnet and a window into Catalan culture, with cultural centres, theatres and intriguing architecture. Set between narrow traffic lanes and flanked by plane trees, the middle of La Rambla is a broad pedestrian boulevard, crowded every day until the wee hours with a wide cross-section of society. A stroll here is pure sensory overload, with souvenir hawkers, buskers, pavement artists, mimes and living statues all part of the ever-changing street scene.
It takes its name from a seasonal stream (raml in Arabic) that once ran here. From the early Middle Ages on, it was better known as the Cagalell (Stream of Shit) and lay outside the city walls until the 14th century. Monastic buildings were then built and, subsequently, mansions of the well-to-do from the 16th to the early 19th centuries. Unofficially, La Rambla is divided into five sections, which explains why many know it as Las Ramblas.
The initial stretch from Plaça de Catalunya is La Rambla de Canaletes, named after a turn-of-the-20th-century drinking fountain, the water of which supposedly emerges from what were once known as the springs of Canaletes. It used to be said that a proper barcelonin was one who ‘drank the waters of Les Canaletes’. Nowadays people claim that anyone who drinks from the fountain will return to Barcelona, which is not such a bad prospect. This is the traditional meeting point for happy FC Barcelona fans when they win cups and competitions.
The second stretch, La Rambla dels Estudis (Carrer de la Canuda to Carrer de la Portaferrissa) is also called La Rambla dels Ocells (ocells means 'birds') because of its former bird market.
From Carrer de la Portaferrissa to Placa de la Boqueria, what is officially called La Rambla de Sant Josep (named after a now nonexistent monastery) is lined with flower stalls, which give it the alternative name La Rambla de les Flors.
La Rambla dels Caputxins, named after another former monastery, runs from Plaça de la Boqueria to Carrer dels Escudellers. The latter street is named after the potters’ guild, founded in the 13th century, the members of which lived and worked here.
The final stretch of La Rambla, La Rambla de Santa Mònica, widens out to approach the Mirador de Colom overlooking Port Vell. This section is named after the Convent de Santa Mònica, which once stood on the western flank of the street and has since been converted into the Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, a cultural centre that mostly exhibits modern multimedia installations.
Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Essential Guide and Advice
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This page will give you detailed information on the famous La Rambla (Las Ramblas as it is often referred to locally), including its main attractions, sights of interest and links to hotels on the Ramblas.
Las Ramblas is often the first landmark that most tourists identify with the city. It is the central most boulevard which cuts through the heart of the city centre and is a vibrant and lively promenade filled with Barcelona action at its best (and sometimes the worst. More later on this subject).
Orientation - Las Ramblas
Las Ramblas is approximately 1.2 kilometres long with Port Vell (near the cruise port terminal) at the Southern most end and Plaça Catalunya at the northern most end.
If you have your back to Port Vell and you are looking up towards Catalunya along the Ramblas on your left hand side is the Raval area and on your right-hand side is the Barri Gòtic (or Gothic Quarter).
Las Ramblas can also be roughly divided into seedy and non-seedy areas. This distinction between seedy and non-seedy becomes a lot clearer during the night time when the Southern most end of the Ramblas becomes something of a red light district and is frequented by night women (prostitutes).
In this article when I mention the northern most end of the Ramblas I mean north of the Liceu theatre (which is a mid way point along Las Ramblas) and the southern most end as being south of the Liceu Theatre.
Transportation along Las Ramblas in Barcelona
La Rambla is primarily pedestrianized with only two narrow one-way traffic roads which run on either side of the central Ramblas Boulevard.
Transportation along Las Ramblas in Barcelona
La Rambla is primarily pedestrianized with only two narrow one-way traffic roads which run on either side of the central Ramblas Boulevard.
Redescobreix el Gòtic: Carrer Portaferrissa, Cucurulla i Boters
Redescobreix el Gòtic: Portaferrissa, Cucurulla i Boters. Vine amb nosaltres a visitar l'emblemàtic carrer Portaferrissa, una via concorreguda i emblemàtica del casc antic de la ciutat de Barcelona. S'allarga des de La Rambla fins a la Plaça de la Cucurulla, des de la qual neixen el carrer de nom homònim i el carrer dels Boters.
En aquest emblemàtic carrer trobaràs tot tipus de comerç i podràs retrobar-te amb la història de la ciutat a través dels diferents punts d'interès del carrer com per exemple el Palau Moja o la font de la Portaferrissa, amb un mosaic que representa les muralles de la ciutat antigament. T'hi esperem!
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Edificio de oficinas situado en el emblemático Paseo de Gracia de Barcelona. Edificio clásico, servicio de conserjería, climatización centralizada, ascensor, accesos adaptados.
Parking en el sótano. Plantas diáfanas, luminarias empotradas, falso techo, cableado Red Ackerman. Aseos privativos. Aeropuerto a 15 minutos.