It is La Rambla. It was rated as the seventh most famous street in the world by the specialized portal Architecture and Design. This blog, one of the most influential in the world in the field of architecture, elaborated the ranking of the ten most famous streets.
To make the list, he conducted a detailed study that compiled the most photographed streets on the planet. Thanks to this, the Catalan capital managed to occupy seventh place with La Rambla, which, in fact, is also the most popular in Spain and in all of Catalonia.
La Rambla: the seventh most famous street in the world
La Rambla is the best known street in all of Barcelona and Spain, as it is the only street in representation of all of Spain that occupies a place in the ranking.
It is well known for its stores, commercial and artistic stalls, for its promenade that goes from the city center to the sea and for the two squares at the beginning and at the end of the road.
La Rambla occupied positions in front of the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Los Angeles); London’s Abbey Road (famous for the Beatles’ crosswalk) and San Francisco’s meandering Lombard Street. These last three streets ranked eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively.
The ranking with the 10 most famous roads
You may wonder which street ranked first. The ranking is headed by France with the Champs Elysées, which was ranked as the most famous street on the planet. It is well known for hosting the last stage of the Tour de France every year, as well as the main protagonist of civil and military parades in France.
Second place went to the Las Vegas Strip, a street famous for its lights, colors and spectacular casinos.
On the other hand, the third place was occupied by the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, the street where Jesus Christ is believed to have walked carrying the cross.
As for the fourth position, the United States leads with four of the world’s best-known streets. This fourth place goes to New York’s Fifth Avenue, symbol of openness to the city’s financial district.
Places five and six are in Asia. Particularly in Thailand and Singapore.
Fifth place went to Khao San Street in Thailand, a tourist area with a wide range of food, bars, restaurants and businesses. A good place to enjoy a massage or an insect skewer.
Sixth place went to Singapore with Orchard Road. It is one of the most outstanding commercial areas of the city that ends in the botanical gardens that crown the area.
