Las Ramblas, Barcelona – Things To Do

Las Ramblas also known as La Rambla, is one of the most famous streets in Barcelona, Spain. Las Ramblas attracts millions of tourists every year.

Las Ramblas is a big landmark in Barcelona, and sooner or later everyone exploring Barcelona will end up walking along and enjoying this 60 feet wide walkway.

Here are some of my favorite ‘things to do’ in Las Ramblas, Barcelona:

• Visit one of the many cafes, bars & restaurants

There are countless of places to eat along Las Ramblas, so you can pick and choose as you like.

The prices along the actual streets of Las Ramblas are higher, so if you’re looking for cheaper options you just have to walk slightly off the main street on one of the many side streets to find cheaper but still great places to eat.

Cafe Del Opera is a nice café with history dating back to the 18th century, and a favorite among the locals. It is a nice cafe in dark wooden interior, and also has an outside seating on the streets of Las Ramblas.

For a drink in a funky designed bar, visit Bosque De los Fades, a pub designed like forest from the fairy tales. It’s part of the Wax Museum (which could also be worth a visit), and inside you will find big sleepy hollow trees, caves, waterfalls and fairy figures. It’s a special place with a great atmosphere!

If you just want to sit down and enjoy the ice cream while watching the world go by on the Las Ramblas in Barcelona, sit down in Patagonia. They’re famous for their delicious ice cream!

• Explore the St Josep Market, La Boqueria Mercat

This is one of the best markets in Europe, a market where people go not just to buy food, but to enjoy the atmosphere and simply wander around. La Boqueria market has a history dating back to 1701. Come here to look, sit down for a drink or buy some lunch for a picnic later in the day.

• Watch the street performers

There are street performers the whole way along the streets of Las Ramblas.

Most of them are human statues in the weird creative forms and some of the coolest costumes, but you can also find dancers, musicians, magicians and marionettes.

Every one of them wants to be the best and since the competition is so tough they have to be creative to get any attention at all.

As a whole this is a really cool experience, to be completely surrounded – it really blows “life” into the street.

• Shopping
  

Carrer del Carme and carrer del Hospital are two side streets of Las Ramblas in Barcelona where the shopping is more like a melting pot of all types of shops, everything from Halal butchers to wineries and scissor shops.

These streets are not as commercial as others, and could be a nice detour for those not looking to buy anything but just do some window shopping. There are shops from the most northern tip of Las Ramblas to the most southern tip, and all in between.

On Plaza De Catalunya square, where Las Ramblas begins, you’ll find El Corte Inglés, a huge 9 floor department store with clothes in most price ranges. Another fun shopping mall is Maremagnum, a shopping mall by the harbor in the end of Las Ramblas, which is also a really popular place to go clubbing at night.

• Placa Reial Square
  

Get away from the busy street in Barcelona’s prettiest square Place Reial. A beautiful 19th century square to escape to when the sun is high and the crowds are thick along Las Ramblas.

Sit back in the shade by an outside seating cafe and let your feet have a rest.

The square is even more fun to visit in the evening as the restaurants are busy and the clubs open their doors. The clubs here are among the most popular in Barcelona – Karma, Sidecar and Jamboree.

• Barri Gotic

Barri Gotic is a fantastic area of Barcelona, just off Las Ramblas main area. It’s the center of the old city of Barcelona.

The area is like a labyrinth, full of small, narrow streets and squares. Even though they have built new buildings in the area there are still many of them that date back to Medieval times, which makes it an interesting mixture. The old houses can stand right next to the new ones, and you can easily spend a long time just wandering around looking around.

• The Flamenco show

Spend an evening at Tablao Cordobes eating good food and watch a flamenco show. The Spanish and Calatan food is included in the price of the show, just make sure you can book a table online to confirm a spot – as it’s very popular.

• Placa de Sant Josep Oriol

Well there you go, hope you have fun exploring the beauty and fun which is Las Ramblas, Barcelona!