Tagged With "Ciutat Vella"
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Barcelona's new mayor: Maybe too many people like us!
Too many people rambling on Las Ramblas? Barcelona mayor things so. Photo: Jeffwarder / Wikimedia Barcelona's new mayor, Ada Colau, an anti-austerity and anti-eviction activist, has floated the idea that maybe...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 5, 2014: Tossa de Mar, Spain
The last fortified hill town remaining on the coast of Catalonia, Tossa de Mar is a beach town, popular with visitors from Girona and Barcelona. The old town (vila vella in Catalan) lies within 12th-century walls just adjoining the beach. The hill on...
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Barcelona gets serious about 'over-tourism'
Barcelona is enforcing rules on holiday rentals with fines on offending agencies. It's also banning Segways and groups in crowded spaces.
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Barcelona re-imagines La Rambla
With tourism gone for the moment, Barcelona takes some steps to take back its most famous space for locals.
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Barcelona bans 'bad taste' souvenirs
Barcelona wants its name off sexist and homophobic memorabilia