For the best in Ramblas Area accommodation, enjoy luxury from USD$157.00 at the Real GL Hotel Santander, located at Paseo Pérez Galdós, 28 39005 - Santander.

International standard rooms with service is available from USD$90.00 at the Feel Good Gothic Apartments Barcelona, which can be found at C/. Boters 13 Barcelona 08002.

For travellers seeking a balance of comfort and value for money, accommodation starts at USD$69.00 for a room at the Plaza Catalunya Studios Barcelona, conveniently situated at c/ Jovellanos, 7 (from Plaza Catalunya take Pelayo street and turn the first on your left)..

And for just USD$24.00, discerning visitors looking for budget accommodation can base themselves at the Sun & Moon Hostal Barcelona which is located at Ferran 17 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

Lastly, for the family or group travellers you may prefer a Ramblas Area apartment, starting from USD$69.00 at the Raval Apartment Barcelona, the building has 2 entrances: - Ronda St. Pau, 42 (apointment here) - c/ de la Reina Amàlia, 12 .

Barcelona – Ramblas Area in Review

The Ramblas, Spain’s most famous and lively boulevard, cuts right through the heart of Barcelona’s city centre. Strolling along the 1.2 km long promenade, the most interesting places to visit are the Wax Museum, the Erotica Museum and the Christopher Colombus Monument at Port Vell. The centre of the Ramblas is decorated with a lovely tile mosaic by the famous painter Joan Miro. Thousands of visitors walk over an original Miro every day without even knowing it.

The museums are well worth visiting and you can admire wonderful medieval architecture walking up and down the promenade, but the Ramblas is particularly famous for its great variety in street performance and most people come here for eating, drinking, shopping and socializing.

Visiting Barcelona, the Ramblas is often the first stop. Cafes, market stalls, street performers, shops, tapas bars, living statues, fortune tellers, nightclubs, restaurants, galleries, dozens of tourists and more shops and entertainment make this the most cosmopolitan street, regularly and rightfully referred to as the soul of Barcelona.

- From our editor V.White – United Kingdom