La rambla,
the most
famous
street
which runs
through
the heart
of the city
centre of
barcelona,
begins
at plaça
catalunya
and goes
down to the
sea shore.
C
onsidering the vivacity of Barcelona today,
it’s hard to believe that only 25 years ago
it was filled with factories, warehouses and
scruffy beaches separated by railroad tracks.
During the years following the September
Revolution of 1868, Barcelona experienced
tremendous industrial growth. Even so, the
city continued to maintain a meaningful position as a hub for the
arts. After more than a century in which the Catalan city reigned as
one of the most dynamic centers of modernist art and architecture
in Europe, the city changed its face just before 1992, when it had
the opportunity to host the Summer Olympics. The railroad tracks
were removed and new hotels were introduced to the city. The
Catalan cuisine flourished and expanded, visitors re-discovered
the city’s mediev