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[–] pao_is_a_tranny 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Many areas, such as the famous Las Ramblas or the area around the Sagrada Familia church, are in effect no-go areas for residents.

I lived there for 8 years and that's 100% true. "La rambla" (in singular, not plural) is one of the most unpleasant places that the city has to offer: restaurants selling disgusting food at 3x the price of a modest (but good) restaurant, people selling Mexican sombreros (wtf!?!?), pick-pockets and other people trying to rip you off.

Why someone would go there voluntarily is beyond me. Barcelona has a lot of nice places and stuff to see, it's where the tourists never go.

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[–] Empire_of_the_mind [S] ago 

curse of the tourist town. every city with high tourism has an area like this.