La Rambla Boulevard, Barcelona’s most renowned street, cuts right through the heart of the city center from Plaça de Catalunya down to the Port Vell area and it makes the border between the Gothic Quarter and El Raval neighborhood. The name “Rambla” is derived from the Arabic rimaal, meaning ‘sands’ and in its place there used to be a dried up riverbed before it became the most important promenade of Barcelona.