Carrer de Pelai (official
Catalan name; sometimes called, in Spanish, ''Calle de Pelayo'') is a major shopping street in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, one of the busiest in the city at daytime. It forms the border between the districts of
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella (, meaning in English "Old City") is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ''Ciutat Vella'' is nest ...
and
Eixample
The Eixample (, ) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia, Sant Andreu, etc.), constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at ...
in the center of the city, and runs from the intersection of
Plaça de Catalunya
Plaça de Catalunya (, meaning in English "Catalonia Square"; sometimes referred to as Plaza de Cataluña, its Spanish name) is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be both its city centre and the place where the ol ...
with
La Rambla and the
El Triangle shopping centre to
Plaça de la Universitat. It is named after
King Pelagius of
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
. The current Catalan-language name was approved in 1980 by the city council, though it also bore that same name before 1900.
Transport
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Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro (Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a rapid transit network that runs mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system ...
stations
Catalunya
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
(
L1,
L3,
L6 and
L7) and
Universitat (
L1,
L2).
See also
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List of streets and squares in Eixample, Barcelona
This is a full list of streets and squares in Eixample, L'Eixample, a district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
List A
*Carrer d'Aldana, Aldana, d'
*Carrer d'Alí Bei, Alí Bei, d'
*Carrer dels Almogàvers, Almogàvers, dels
*Jardins d'Anaïs Na ...
*
Avinguda de la Llum
References
External links
Pictures at Pueblos-espana.org
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Streets in Barcelona
Pelagius of Asturias