El Raval
El Raval (Catalan pronunciation:
An area historically infamous for its nightlife and cabarets, as well as prostitution and crime, El Raval has changed significantly in recent years and due to its central location has become a minor attraction of Barcelona. It currently has a very diverse immigrant community (47.4% of its population was born abroad, ranging from
Delimitations
The northern border of the neighborhood is marked by
Crime
El Raval is one of Barcelona's most dangerous neighborhoods, with frequent robberies. There is substantial police concern about drug crime and fighting.[2] The police have been struggling to control the use and sale of heroin in the neighborhood where it has taken a foothold among marginalized residents. 40% of the residents of the Raval live at risk of social exclusion.[3]
Landmarks
There are a few historical monuments such as the
In the southern part of the neighborhood an old wall and gate of the medieval city called
In the eastern part of the neighborhood, Antoni Gaudí's Palau Güell is located on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla.
Transport
Barcelona Metro
- Drassanes (L3)
- Liceu (L3)
- )
- Sant Antoni (L2)
Cultural depictions
- Josep Maria de Sagarra's 1932 book Vida Privada
- La calle sin sol
- Jean Genet's 1949 book, The Thief's Journal (Journal du Voleur)
- Joan Colom's photos of the neighborhood in the 1950s
- La verdad sobre el caso Savolta
- Terenci Moix's 1976 book La caiguda de l'imperi sodomita
- José Antonio de la Loma's 1977 film Las alegres chicas de El Molino
- Ivà's comic strip Makinavaja, started in 1986.
- Francisco Casavella's 1990 book El Triunfo
- Maruja Torres's 1997 book Un calor tan cercano
- Francisco Casavella's 1997 book Un enano español se suicida en Las Vegas
- Roberto Bolaño's 1998 novel The Savage Detectives
- José Luis Guerin's 2001 documentary En construcción
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón's 2001 novel The Shadow of the Wind
- Francisco Casavella's 2002-2003 book trilogy El día del Watusi
- En la ciudad
- Pau Miró's 2004 play Llueve en Barcelona
- Joaquim Jordà's 2005 film De nens
- Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club
- Mireia Ros's 2005 film El Triunfo
- Ferran Aisa i Mei Vidal, 2006 book El Raval, un espail al marge
- Antoni Verdaguer's 2006 film Raval, Raval...
- Fernando Gómez's 2008 book El misterio de la Calle Poniente
- Marc Pastor's 2009 book La mala dona
- Francesc Betriu's 2009 documentary Mónica del Raval
- Jo Sol's 2009 film The Runner's Salary
- Javier Calvo's 2009 novel Corona de Flores
- Maruja Torres's 2009 book Esperadme en el cielo
- Alejandro González Iñárritu's 2010 film Biutiful
- Javier Zuloaga's 2011 novel Librería Libertad
- Mathias Énard's 2012 novel Rue des voleurs
- Ciutat morta
People from Raval
- Enriqueta Martí, serial killer known as the Vampyre of Barcelona.
- Terenci Moix, writer.
- Peret, singer.
- Maruja Torres, writer.
- Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, writer.
- Andreu Jacob, film music composer
See also
- Carrer de Joaquín Costa, a street in Raval.
- La Paloma
- Pakistanis in Spain
References
- ^ "How Chinatown Became Barcelona's Coolest Area". Discovery. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Lizanda Herrera, Adrián (18 October 2018). "El Raval: Welcome to Barcelona's most dangerous neighbourhood". The Local. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "El crimen de Mohammed, una venganza entre ladrones en el Raval". www.metropoliabierta.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Keith Haring's Mural: Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA". Barcelona Lowdown. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.