City Council closes 6 of 11 old birdwatchers’ kiosks on Barcelona’s La Rambla

Barcelona City Council closed its doors on Wednesday. 6 of 11 Old Bird Watchers’ Stops on the RamblaThis is after obtaining judicial permission. Forced recovery of facilities.

The closure began at 10am and has continued for some time since then. The stalls were open. – Now ice cream and sweets are sold there – and the materials inside had to be removed. There was no need for action by the city guard.

From now on, the Council will study The best time to demolishWhich will be subject to the development of the Rambla area renovation works.

As for Five stations leftwhich all belong to the same owner, is Waiting for court permission Municipal sources said another court would be able to proceed in the same manner.

There are currently 11 active stops on Barcelona's Ramblas.
As of this Wednesday, there were 11 active stops on Barcelona’s Ramblas (Jordi Corbalan/3Cat)

The decision that comes from far away

The city council itself sought the eviction through the courts. It did so after the suspension officials refused to do so last July. Voluntary handover of keys From institutions.

“It’s a decision that comes from afar and that Responds to the public interest“The council says in a statement.

ancient birds They stopped selling animals in 2009. They were converted into kiosks selling ice cream, sweets, souvenirs and other products.

The Rambla’s special planning plan, approved in 2016, did not foresee the continuity of the facilities and In 2021, the licenses were officially cancelled..

Since then, he started a A judicial process that witnessed several casesAll for the benefit of the Barcelona City Council.

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