Streets with Perpendicular Distribution in Falset
In the town of Falset, located in the Priorat, the streets of the old walled enclosure unfold in a north-south perpendicular distribution. In addition, outside this walled enclosure, in the eastern area, there are two other streets with a similar layout, known as corridors. Despite having different official names, the population of Falsetsa knows them as the first corridor and the second corridor.
Carrers Muralla in Valls and Montblanc
In Valls and Montblanc, the streets that follow the old walled enclosures are called walls. This term, in addition to referring to a defensive construction, indicates that these streets run next to the wall. In Valls, we find the wall of Sant Antoni, the wall of the Castle, the wall of Sant Francesc and the wall of Carmel, all of them located outside the old wall. In Montblanc, in addition to the streets that follow the wall on the outside, such as the wall of Sant Jordi, the wall of Sant Francesc and the wall of Santa Tecla, there are also streets that follow the wall on the inside, such as the wall of Pere III , the wall of Alfonso I, the wall of James II and the wall of Alfonso III.
El Raval in Reus and Other Towns
In Reus, the term raval refers to a street that surrounds the historic core of the city. The set of ravals draws a circle, and the people of Reus use the expression ‘tomb de ravals’ to indicate that they are going for a walk and shopping. This use of the term raval is also found in other localities, such as Santa Coloma de Queralt and Garcia, where there are also streets that surround the historic center and are called raval.
Meaning of the Raval in Reus and Valls
It should be noted that, according to Enciclopèdia Catalana’s Great Dictionary of the Catalan Language, the term Raval means, among other things, ’roundabout street’ in Reus and Valls. However, in Valls the term wall is used to refer to the streets that follow the old walled enclosure.
