Description

The Raval is the neighborhood to the right of the Ramblas, if you face the ocean. In the past, this was the area beside the river, and constituted the city limits. A while ago, it was a relatively poor area and much of the city's immigrant population lived here. There is plenty of cultural variety; the street-life gives it color and character. Once considered unsafe, the Raval is now undergoing sustained urban regeneration. The local government, in an attempt to clean up the neighborhood, has demolished many old buildings, widened streets, and opened new squares for people to congregate in. The result is an area in which old and new are mixed.