Living TRAVEL - SPAIN - 2019BARCELONA |
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Barcelona harbour, with the old Customs House |
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The boulevard is called the Ronda Litoral |
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Barcelona cityscape |
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Barcelona cityscape |
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Barcelona cityscape |
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Barcelona cityscape, with the Torre Glories 38 storey office building |
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Barcelona cityscape, wth the Cathedral and Sagrada Familia in the background |
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Barcelona cityscape, with close-up of the Cathedral, and Sagrada Familia behind |
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1888 Christopher Columbus Column (Mirador de Colom) near the harbour, at the lower end of La Rambla. We took a narrow elevator inside the column up to a viewing platform just below the feet of Columbus, from which the above views were taken of the city. |
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La Rambla - a wide, 1.2 km long pedestrian mall, stretching from the Christopher Columbus Column, to the large city centre square, the Plaza de Cataluna |
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Seen in La Rambla - a living statue, and a large drink promoting a
nearby cafe |
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A realistic wax image in La Rambla - promoting a wax museum |
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Above and below: Pedestrian malls branching off La Rambla |
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Coming into the Plaza de Cataluna from La Rambla |
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Plaza de Cataluna, Fountains and Sculpture by Enric Casanovas i Roy |
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Old city street with upper level bridge connecting buildings |
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The Museum of the History of Barcelona
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