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Ciutat Vella
 On
the other side of Las Ramblas lies the historical and popular
quarter of El Raval. Since the Olympics, a lot of private and local
government money has been invested to clean up this notorious part
of Barcelona, once home to the city’s colourful low-life – however a
few rather seedy and unsafe areas, like the Barrio Chino, remain. As
well as building renovation, improvements include the opening up of
broad avenues which now run through the centre of the neighbourhood.
Home to a large immigrant population, El Raval has been described as
the world’s most ethnically diverse urban space and the district
offers a range of Indian, Arab, Moroccan, Chinese and Pakistani
restaurants, among others. There are around 2,000 shops, most of
them traditional family-run businesses, with the various streets
given over to specific trades – the Carrer Tallers for music,
second-hand goods on Carrer Riera Baixa, clothing and shoes on
Carrer Nou de la Rambla and so on. At the centre of this bustling
quarter is La Boqueria, the best-known food market in Barcelona with
the city’s magnificent opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, close
by on Las Ramblas. Bus, underground and train lines provide
efficient connections to the rest of the city. Antoni Gaudi, the
famous Catalan Moderniste architect, built one of his first Art
Nouveau creations here in El Raval, the Palau Guell. In 1995, just a
few blocks south of there, the Museum of Modern Art, MACBA, designed
by Richard Meier, was constructed as part of the programme to
renovate this somewhat down-at-heel part of town.
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