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| Drinking Water |
All water in Barcelona has gone through several treatments that transformed it into drinking water, although its flavor got affected during this process. However you can purchase bottled water, in a very easy way and at an affordable price. |
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| Banks and Money Exchange Offices |
The opening hours of banks is from 8:30 till 14:00 there is a wide network of ATMs throughout the city regardless of where you are. The Money Exchange Offices are open during longer working hours, and most can be found in tourist areas near Ramblas. |
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| Electricity |
Electricity is 220 volt power outlets and there are only two round pads. |
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| Telephone communication |
To receive an international call dial in the country of origin (34) which is the country code of Spain, followed by phone number, in the case of the code of the Barcelona province (93). However it is customary to give the phone number with the code of the province where you are.
34 + 93 + 5463115
(Country Code + Area Code + Phone Number)
For Mobile you need to dial as follows:
34 + 662496515
(Country Code + Mobile Number)
For international calls dial 00, followed by the country code and the caller's phone number.
00 + XX + XXXXXXX
(00 + Country Code + Phone Number)
For a call to a landline within Spain, you must always dial the code of the province, followed by the phone number, regardless if you call from a landline or a mobile. For example.
93 + 5463115
(Code of the Province + Phone Number) |
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| Local Holidays
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January 1st
January 6th
March / April
March / April
May 1st
May / June
June 24th
August 15th
September 11th
September 24th
October 12th
November 1st
December 6th
December 8th
December 25th
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New Year
Epiphany
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Labor Day
Pascua Granada/Secunda Pascua
Sant Joan
Asuncion
National Day of Catalonia
Mercè (city holiday)
Día de la Hispanidad (National Day of Spain)
All Saints
Constitution Day
Immaculate Conception
Christmas
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| Transportation to and from the Airport |
To move from the El Prat airport to the city centre of Barcelona you can choose between three means of transportion: bus, train and taxi.
1. Taxi
The ride in a taxi from the airport to the city, typically costs on average about 25 euros, depending on the amount of luggage and the time of the journey. An average journey, depending on traffic, takes about 25 minutes to Plaça Catalunya. For a taxi ride in Barcelona, you can take it directly from the street because taxies can be easily identified by the green light signal when they are free. Anyway if you want to book a taxi (recommended for transfer to and from the airport at night or early morning), you can call the following numbers (They ask for your name, location or address, a phone where they can contact you and fro your destination ): |
| Radio Taxi |
93 303 3033 |
Accepts credit card payments |
| Taxi Class Rent |
93 307 0707 |
Accepts credit card payments and all their cars are Mercedes. |
| Taxi Amic |
93 420 8088 |
Addapted Taxis |
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| 2. Train
The cost of a trip is 2.20 Euros. The train from the airport is known as "Cercanías Renfe" and has a frequency of every 30 minutes on average. It takes about 25 minutes to the city center of Barcelona and is connected with the Barcelona subway in some of the stops in Barcelona, the most famous of which are "Station Sants and Passeig de Gracia". The train is equipped with screens indicating where the subway connection stops are as well as the other lines of metro and train "Renfe". Working hours are from 6:08 pm, when the first train starts functioning , and a train will pass by every 30 minutes until 23:28 h. The first morning train departs from "Passeig de Gracia station in Barcelona at 5:28 am, followed by another train at 6:02 pm and after this there are departures every 30 minutes until 23:02 h.
3. Airbus (Airport Bus)
The airbus is a bus that goes from the airport to Plaza Catalunya in Barcelona. There are several stops during the trip and it usually takes about 30 minutes all the way to Plaza Catalonia. The timetable from the airport is from 5:30 pm, with departures on average every 10 minutes until 24:30 h. The timetable from Catalonia Plaza is from 6:00 pm, with departures every 10 minutes on average, until 1:00 pm
The price of a trip is 4.25 Euros and 7.30 Euros for a return trip from the terminal 2. To Terminal 1 is 5 euros and 8.65 euros respectively.
This is the site of El Prat Airport (93 298 38 38)
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?SiteName=BCN&c=Page&cid=1045569607459&pagename=subHome |
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Barcelona transport |
To move around in Barcelona, it is advisable to use public transport including tram, metro, bus and train. The first three services can be used with the same card or ticket (a ticket "T10" (10 routes) costs 7.70 Euros. It is a transferable ticket and can be used for any of the three services), the suburban train service "Renfe Cercanías "can be used with the same ticket, but it depends on the area to which you are travelling, in the zone 1 can be used without any problem.
Information, Maps, Stations and Tour Bus, Metro, Tram at the following links (93 318 70 74):
http://www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp
http://www.emt-amb.com/Principales/Inicio.aspx Información para Tren “Renfe” (902 24 02 02)
www.renfe.es Información para Tren Cercanías “Renfe Cercanías” (93 205 15 15)
http://www.fgc.cat/eng/index.asp |
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