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Last time I visited Barcelona I wasn't too sure of the geography of the city. Of course I used my favourite booking website and got a good deal, but I was quite a way from the main tourist spots. Luckily, Barcelona's Metro made it fairly easy to get to Ramblas.

I'm planning to stay in Ramblas on my next trip to make the night last a little longer. I've checked out Hotel barcelona ramblas

I recall strolling past this place last time  and thinking it looked fine but might be noisy being on Las Ramblas. However the reviews say  " as soon as you fall out of your front door you are in the middle of it, due to this we were worried about noise but being on the third floor we heard nothing. " 

My wife is a little concerned about theft, as her purse was stolen last time and street crime is widespread in Barcelona. We down the Ramblas before and spotted this hotel and I did think it would be better to be close to the Ramblas and leave everything in our handy hotel room, except for a few Euro of course! So this time I'll be staying in the Ramblas. And that makes it easy to get to the waterfront

Las Ramblas is easy to reach on the Metro . At the northern most tip of the Barcelona Ramblas you have metro stop Catalunya which is serviced by the Metro on both the (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1). Catalunya is also the point at which you can catch the Aerobus ( Express bus service to the airport) and the Barcelona Tours Bus (A Hop on Hop Off Tourist Bus) which will take you around 3 circuits of popular tourist attractions.


I also want to revisit the magic fountain of Montjuic, and I think I can get there on the Metro: Placa Espanya (Green Line, L3) and (Red Line, L1)



Sometimes you only discover places because you are away from the main tourist attractions. Other times you want to be in the center of the attractions! As this is my second visit to Barcelona I 'll head for Las Ramblas.