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At the seaward end of the Rambla is a large ancient structure, the Atarazanas or Arsenals, which was finished about 1243, and partly demolished in the 19th century to give a better view to the promenade.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Tarragona and Barcelona, if containing no Moorish ruins of note, have all, in common with other neighbouring places, retained the Arabic name Rambla (rimlah, "sand") for the quondam sandy river beds which of late years have been transformed into fashionable promenades.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886
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Montevideo has a large riverside boulevard called the Rambla which, again, evoked memories of the Malecon in Havana.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Joan de Sagarra, the Spanish writer, said: "When I was young, the Rambla was a place of flowers and birds."
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The "Rambla" was traditionaly a shopping street, but today you are likely to find more restauarants than anything else, but I would suggest the you head up the "Calle Mayor", one of the oldest strrets in Alicante and in the heart of the old town.
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The "Rambla" actually means a flood escape which normally handle the rain water that comes into the city from the mountains after heavy rain storms called "La Gota Fria".
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On the famous La Rambla boulevard, Boqueria has nearly every piece of produce imaginable and a beautifully arranged fresh meat and fish market.
Michael Yarbrough: A Student's Guide to Backpacking: Barcelona Michael Yarbrough 2011
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On the famous La Rambla boulevard, Boqueria has nearly every piece of produce imaginable and a beautifully arranged fresh meat and fish market.
Michael Yarbrough: A Student's Guide to Backpacking: Barcelona Michael Yarbrough 2011
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On the famous La Rambla boulevard, Boqueria has nearly every piece of produce imaginable and a beautifully arranged fresh meat and fish market.
Michael Yarbrough: A Student's Guide to Backpacking: Barcelona Michael Yarbrough 2011
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On the famous La Rambla boulevard, Boqueria has nearly every piece of produce imaginable and a beautifully arranged fresh meat and fish market.
Michael Yarbrough: A Student's Guide to Backpacking: Barcelona Michael Yarbrough 2011
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