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La Rambla
Flanked by narrow traffic lanes and plane trees, the middle of La Rambla is
a broad pedestrian boulevard, crowded every day until the wee hours with
a cross-section of
barcelonins
(people of Barcelona) and out-of-towners. Dotted
with cafes, restaurants, kiosks and news stands, and enlivened by buskers,
pavement artists, mimes and living statues, La Rambla rarely allows a dull
moment.
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Catalunya, Liceu or Drassanes
La Rambla de Canaletes
The stretch from Plaça de Catalunya is La Rambla de Canaletes, named after an incon-
spicuous 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
barcelonins
'drank the waters of Les Canaletes'. People claim that anyone who drinks
from the fountain will return to Barcelona. Delirious football fans gather here to celebrate
whenever the main home side, FC Barcelona, wins a cup or the league premiership.
Església de Betlem
Just north of Carrer del Carme, this
church
was constructed in baroque style for the Je-
suits in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to replace an earlier church destroyed by
fire in 1671. Fire was a bit of a theme for this site: the church was once considered the
most splendid of Barcelona's few baroque offerings, but leftist arsonists torched it in
1936.
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