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Traveler Rating
64 reviews 59 travel blogs 82 photos Attraction Type:
Monument, Lookout
TravelPod Member ReviewsColumbus Monument (Monument a Colom) Barcelona
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full of life!
deepeshk 1 contribution Mumbai (Bombay), India May 1, 2011
I love this place, whole day you can sit and watch by passers! or you can admire nicely lined -up yatches...I loved this place
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Columbus Monument (Monument a Colom) Barcelona
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In Love With Barcelona
I have already fallen in love with Barcelona. The people, the weather, the beach, the food... it's simply wonderful. It is such a nice change from the chaos of the big cities. Everything and everyone here seem so easy going. We had a perfect day of travel, no delays for once. Our hotel is a block off of the Las Ramblas which is perfect. We have …
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Get-Set-Go!
Before this trip I had visited this place virtually through Google's StreetView and I was aware of the roads like a localite. Since this was my second visit, I was prepared and fully equiped...with information to utilize my time wisely!
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2nd Day in Barthe-lona
We had an awesome day today! We walked Las Ramblas which is a tree-lined boulevard full of vendors, restaurants, food markets and street performers. At one of the well-known food markets, La Boquería, we bought Jamón Ibérico, which is one of the tastiest hams you will ever eat! We also bought bread, fresh organic fruit, amazing smooth-like-butter …
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Countdown in Barcelona - dinner with Elena
Realizing our days in Barcelona are numbered we thought we should work through the things we haven't done yet.... walked down to the Columbus Monument at the bottom of La Rambla overlooking the marina. Went up the lift to admire the view.... very tiny area to walk around the top, but the view is beautiful, took lots of photos.
We then …
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Related BlogsColumbus Monument (Monument a Colom) Barcelona
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It's not Spain, it's Catalunya!
... churches, restaurants, and some more modern buildings. At the end of the Ramblas is the harbor and a huge 200 foot Christopher Columbus monument (where apparently King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel welcomed Columbus home from his voyage to the New World). ...
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Paella, Mopeds, & Nude Beaches
... however: dress rather conservatively (no short dressed for the women) and go during the morning hours when it is less crowded. Columbus Monument- located down by the harbor, we saw this tribute to the explorer on our 2nd day. The statue ...
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Barcelona - Wandering the streets
... of this while I had gone into a ceramic tile shop. We then headed down towards the port area and got some photos of the Christopher Columbus monument. We headed up the Ramblas - taking in the sights of the street performers - sidewalk artists ...
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125 Years In the Making and Still Not Complete
... At the end of La Rambla is the Monument a Colom (in Catalan) or the Mirador de Colón (in Spanish) or the Columbus Monument (finally, in English) dedicated to none other than Christopher Columbus. The monument lies where Columbus returned from his ...
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Barcelona!!!!
... he has done. Its so amazing. A lot of inspiration from obscure natural things. I cant wait to show you the pictures!! And We´ve seen the columbus monument, La Ramblas (let me tell you, not a good place to be at night by yourself. Not that i did it.... ...
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Barcelona / Catalunya
... ; (unfortunately we cannot upload pictures from this current location, but we will ASAP) We went to the top of Monument of Colon (Columbus Monument) which is pointing the wrong direction. We tried to go on the cable car, but there was a ...
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Greatest European Hotel...EVER!
... a jock shower in the bathrooms and a quick change of clothes), walk Las Ramblas, eat breakfast outside La Boqueria, see the Columbus Monument and the harbor, wander the Gothic Quarter, and enjoy the Picasso Museo all before we've been on the ground for 4 ...
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Gothic neighborhood & surroundings
... the most “fussy” place in Barcelona, full of vibrant people, while at the other end you will see the Christopher Columbus monument, that has become one of the symbols of the city. … and my life goes around these places everyday since I ...
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Barcelona, Spain
... offers a great introduction to the city. The boulevard runs from the main square, Placa de Catalunya, to the harbor at the Columbus monument. It is easy to spend all day on Las Ramblas because so many famous sights are either on the boulevard or ...
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Barcelona - Olympic Dreams and Bayside Beauties
... sat and watched the boats come and go for a bit and then walked back in towards Las Ramblas - taking notice again of the Columbus Monument with the sun setting behind it. A few more photos of my favorite monument will be included again today. ...
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