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5. LA RAMBLA DEL RAVAL
This palm tree-lined, pedestrian walkway started as an attempt by city planners
to spark a similar social environment to that of the city's famed La Rambla . The
striking, conical Barceló Hotel, with its panoramic rooftop terrace, and the sleek
Filmoteca, a film archive complete with café and bookshop, are signs of the area's
unstoppable gentrification. New shops, bars and cafés mean the Rambla del Raval
could well rival its cousin in years to come.
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6. CARRER NOU DE LA RAMBLA
In the first half of the 19th century, El Raval's main street was a notorious strip of
cabarets, brothels and other nocturnal dens. Today it still bustles with transactions,
but of a different sort. Frayed-at-the-edge local eateries, ethnic grocery stores, and
discount clothing and shoe shops dot the street. And nightspots, such as the atmo-
spheric London Bar, which have kept their age-old identity and fixtures, lure party-
ing visitors.
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7. CARRERS TALLERS & RIERA BAIXA
Looking for bootleg CDs of Madonna's European tour? Or vintage blue-and-white
French navy tops once favoured by the likes of Picasso? Dotting Carrers Tallers and
Riera Baixa, in the heart of El Raval, are many vintage music and clothing shops
selling everything from vinyl to the latest CDs, original Hawaiian shirts and Dickies
workwear. On Saturdays, Carrer Riera Baixa has its own market (11am-9pm), with
the stores displaying their wares on the street.
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