Very fun street to hang out. The market here is amazing, the juices are only 1 euro. (That was my favorite part of the market, the juices!) There is a lot of shops and restaurants in this area as well. This street is very busy, so keep that in mind and keep your valuables close. read more

A must see when you visit Barcelona, even if it is just to people watch. There are some very interesting sights, from the human statues to the bizarre animal tricks, stunning flower stalls. There are the usual tacky tourist units but avoid them and just walk down soaking up the atmosphere and sight and sounds. read more

Worthy of a visit and nice to shoot the breeze, watching life pass by enjoying a bite to eat and drink but my friend has fell victim of pick pocketing during one visit (and it was his passport so the holiday was cut short sitting in the police station and British consulate). Another pain was the awful pestering of the gift shop owners selling tat. We had just come back from Nou Camp Stadium with replica kits, yet were being told that the poor quality fakes in their shops were genuine! My friend is a Liverpool FC supporter and we were having a good laugh at the welsh dragon like creature instead of a liverbird on the LFC shirts, the Indian shop owner became quite angry arguing it was genuine! Give these shops a wide berth, keep a tight hold of your belongings and enjoy the rest of what La Ramblas has to offer. read more

Stayed in this location while visiting Barcelona. If ou are looking for fun every night then this is the location. So many stores, restaurant, clubs, bars, whatever you are looking for it is here. read more

Kids really enjoyed doing "Mission: Barcelona" as we walked Las Ramblas. Street is as busy and energetic as others have written. Shops and food options have been slightly underwhelming compared with other world class cities. Haven't had a chance to see side streets yet. read more

One of the best areas to see the street performers and do a little shopping. It is tourist central. Also a great place to watch the pickpockets run their game so be aware. Grab a seat at one of the cafes and soak in the barcelona bustle read more

River of Humanity-Interesting to walk on the wavy tiles and take all the crowds of people in. There is a Carrefour for water and snacks near the end close to Plaça de Catalunya end. There are interesting buildings like the asian umbrella shop façade with the dragon, Miró's pavement mosaic, access to La Boqueria Market, Plaça Reial with Gaudí's lamps just off of Las Ramblas and where free walking tours start, mime and street performers are at the end near the Christopher Columbus Monument. Be very careful of pickpockets. read more

Horrible waste of time. Tourist trap. Food is overpriced and processed. So many better spots in Barcelona than this place try le born.

Definitely tourist central. This is a street that starts at the top of a hill and slopes down to the water. It's lined with a ton of restaurants and shops. It can get really crowded. We really tried to avoid this area when we could but it was inevitable. Take the time to eat somewhere else, don't buy the awful cheap souvenirs and watch for pick pockets. read more

An amazing and beautiful street essential for any visit to Barça. You can really get a feel of the city while wandering down Les Rambles with it's restaurants, cafes, shops, and so much more. Not only did I love observing the amazing Barcelona street fashion but it was also adorable to watch the old ladies with their little dogs who reminded me so much of my grandmother. read more

Las Rambles is a hugh street w/tons of local, tourist and just people in general walking around and looking at all of the stores/restaurant around. It can get pretty pack on the weekend so becareful of pick pocketer and pay attention to everything surrounding you. Beside that, I love coming here to hang out and just people watch. I am going miss this place! read more

The heart of Barcelona! This is where you'll find the action, the atmosphere, the flower markets and the food markets, some interesting little museums (erotic museum and jamon museum anyone?) as well as the street performers and adorable little restaurants set out in the street. When the sun is shining it's a really great place to check out and soak in the Spanish atmosphere and culture. Be careful of your belongings though, there are pickpockets about! Also, this is probably not the place to go looking for nightlife, it's a little quiet around there, head down to the beach (as far away as that is!) because that's where the party is at! read more

way too many tourists. same stores over and over again, same overprices "tapas" over and over again. I enjoy pedestrian streets - far better to turn right into El Born, or left, and just wander the side streets. read more

Went to Barcelona and was told by others that we should check out Las Ramblas. This place is definitely interesting, and people were selling so many different types of things. I enjoyed looking at what was being sold, but I did not purchase anything myself. I found that it was worth taking a look around here, but it's not a place I would spend hours at or keep coming back to. read more

You will wonder across Las Ramblas at least once on your visit to Barcelona, and so will all your touristy friends. Plenty of stalls with food and souvenirs (probably the same ones that the guy 2 doors down has). Behind the stalls are more eateries and souvenir stores, so knock yourself out. Mind your purses and wallets, as the pickpocketers can hang out here. Enjoy it while you can! read more

Nice vibe. But every European city has this same sort of place with 'street vendors' and over-priced food and drink. But this one was fun

Morning or night... it doesn't matter what time of day. This place is happenin'!!! Tapas bars, restaurants, shops, cafes, college hang outs... you name it. This is the place to see and to be seen! Tourist beware of pick-pocketers. Otherwise enjoy Barcelona! read more

This was a fun tourist area to visit (during a trip in early September 2009). It's like walking along the Embarcadero/Ferry Building/Fisherman's Wharf in SF, but I think it's even more dense with people and street performers Yes, watch and keep close your personal belongings when standing watching the street performers, smelling the flowers, and at night. I would visit here again just to take in the scene and people watch with a gelato in hand. read more

Great place to walk through or sit and people watch. The only funky thing is that pick pocketers are well known to target and victimize tourists. So everyone walks around with their backpacks in the front as if they're all pregnant. Better safe than sorry! :-) read more

IMHO, one of the coolest places for people watching in the world. Just take a lazy stroll, watch people, enjoy the human statues, dodge the street vendors, and gawk at the 'nude' pedestrians :-) read more

So crowded! A sea of humans shopping, drinking, and eating. Tourist trap for sure. Ventured out, during daylight of course, to the various alley ways. If you hate crowds beware! No such thing as personal space. read more

Has to be seen when in town but beware of pickpockets and do not eat or drink there unless you want to pay a fortune.

The only reason to come here is to go to the Mercat de la Boqueria. Otherwise it has nothing but shops offering fake shirts, pick pocketers, overpriced shops. Waste of time! read more

i love it. a must in my eyes. yes there are pick pockets, but lets face it, they're no different than in the centre of London. Why should you act any less wary just because you are visiting somewhere else? Ok, Rant over. Ok. So. Sitting on la rambla to eat is a lovely experience but it is quite pricey. You can eat round the corner where the food is just as yummy. Its one of those things. If you have the money then try to eat on la rambla just this once. It really is worth it just for the atmosphere. It truely does have something special for everyone. There are some glorious colours on all the buildings. It makes you really feel special as you walk down there, especially if its a beautiful evening and your having a nice romantic walk and holding hands down towards the dock. read more

Lots of people, artists and sellers. classical tourist trap, but a lot of impressions. A have to, when u are visiting barcelona. If u want to, u can explore the streets nearby, with small shops and big market-halls. Something for everybody read more

It is true that every person who goes to Barcelona should walk up or down Las Ramblas - but do it once and get it over with. It has become too touristy and too packed, not to mention that you're almost guaranteed to get pick-pocketed (this is true in most of Barcelona, but the likelihood of it happening increases 10 fold on this street). There's very little which is authentic about the Las Ramblas anymore - the best part is being able to stop into the Boqueria, which is still very fun and authentic the further you venture to the back - but has been over run with bad souvenir shops (they even sell sombreros) and thieves. So go and see it, but get out fast... read more

Very busy street, lots of nice boutiques and just OK shops. It is a touristy area, therefore you get lots of crowds and not necessarily the finest merchandise, but you certainly get a feel for the city. All-in-all I was happy to have checked it out. read more

Las Ramblas is THE place to be in Barcelona in the evening. A magnificant long boulevard filled with mini cafes/restaurants, bars and street performers. It's infamous for the various performers, who actually have to have a licence to set up there, providing entertaining acts from juggling, statue-ing, contortionists, musical talent and so on. Think South Bank times twenty. It's a perfect way to enjoy to funky culture of Spain and Barcelona. Plonk yourself down for some tapas and enjoy the shows. read more

La Rambla is a real shock, nothing like we were expecting. I think the one thing that saddened us the most was the selling of live birds like chickens and ducks etc in very small cramped cages all squawking and trying to escape, poor things. We're veggies so it made it even more distressing for the kids. But we did enjoy the rest of the market and the street entertainers. read more

Wow what an amazing place. I visited here a few years ago and totallyu loved this place. My hotel was on a side street from La Rambla making it very accessible. The street stretches through what could be described as the centre of Barcelona. There are many shops set out actually on La Rambla such as newsagents and from top to bottom there are shops and markets right down the sides, with loads more to investigate on the side streets leading from it. On one side the streets take you off to what is known as the old town and it is just beautiful. At the top of La Rambla there is a huge paved park and the bottom you come to the beach and the quay with loads more trendy shops, bars and restaurants. At the top is a huge il corte ingles which is a fantastic shopping centre selling allsorts and with a gorgeous bar at the very top, overlooking Barcelona. La Rambla itself is completely pedestrianised making it easy to amble up and down at your leisure taking in the sights and the street entertainers. There are always human statues lining the street and they are very good. A fntastic place to walk up and down with something for everyone and great shopping read more

Busy, energetic street lined with art, street entertainers, cafes and bars. Lovely to see but hold on to your handbag!!

The time square of Barcelona, crowded, touristy but a Barcelona must!!

Tourist trap lots of stores for souvenirs but also a lot of florist shops with cacti I don't understand if this is popular to bring home as a souvenir maybe idk. Also guys selling duck whistles which as you know sell themselves. Couple of good places to eat if you go to the boqueria right off las ramblas read more

Most of the bars/restaurants along Las Ramblas are tourist traps. When we were there it was late following a long days travelling and with the children very tired and hungry, searching for that back street tapas bar was out of the question. We dived into the nearest restaurant to Las Ramblas and Placa Catalunya were served some frozen pizzas and micro chipsI'd recommend avoiding the majority of restaurants along here. We then spent half and hour wandering down the very, very busy Las Ramblas. I'm not sure I entirely like this area if I'm honest. In fact it's quite possible best avoided (once you've 'been there, done it' at least). It's dark, it's paving design a relic from the 70's and the entertainment is best ignored completely. How many 'people statues' can one take in an evening? Such acts litter the place up and down the mile long stretch. Slotted in between these are the expensive and not particularly decent bars and cafés. A slight diversion and you would find much better streets and squares to have a drink and take the city in. Every forth shop seems to be a tourist trinket place selling the ubiquitous mug, Barcelona FC shirts and Gaudi memorabilia. During the day Las Ramblas is a little more interesting: the sight of many kiosks selling all manners of pets is pretty bizarre to our UK high street eyes. You can also see where you're going during the day lighting really is a problem in the evening (and of course Barcelona has a reputation as a pick pocketers paradise). By all means take a wander down this famous street but you'd be wise to spend your euro's elsewhere. read more

Spent 5 days in Barcelona recently and thouroughly enjoyed my 1st visit. las Ramblas was a great place to wander and people watch, the only thing I would say is that if you have a beer in one of the sidewalk cafes it is really expensive it cost me 15 euros for a beer and a fanta orange. read more

Fantastic long street with lots of street entertainment. Different market areas as you walk down the street including a bird market and a flower market.Near the port end is a craft market. Be very careful when watching the entertainers, pickpocketing is rife. Do not get involved in find the lady type scams. read more

La Rambla is probably the most famous street in Barcelona, grab a drink at one of the many street bars (although they are quite expensive because of their location) and watch the world go by. The street is lined with shops, bars and restaurants. What I didn't like was the vast array of caged small animals on the street ready to be sold. read more

Ive been to 'la rambla' on two occasions and both times it was enjoyable. The street is long, starting from not too far from the train station up to the harbour. The street is packed with market stalls and street entertainers. Shops line the outside of the market stalls. The down side is that the place is notorious for pick pocketing and sells animals such as birds and ducks in very small, crampped conditions which can be upsetting to see. read more

Wonderful taste of the Barcelona flavor! Vendors, people, food and sangria- this place has it all. We spent hours just wandering and tasting. This is an absolute must-see for visitors! read more

We had fun here for a few hours walking and taking in the sights. So nice I hardly minded Iced Tea for 20 euros!