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BARCELONA - USEFUL
INFO
Tourist
Information
Barcelona City Tourist Office
906 301 282
 www.barcelonaturisme.com
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(Between June and September red-coated Information Officers are to
be found in the
streets providing guidance to the visitor)
Available Magazines in the English language for Tourists
Barcelona Metropolitan – Outsider Magazine – B-Guided
Emergencies
National telephone number
National Police
Guàrdia Urbana
Special Tourist Theft Centre
24 Hour Hospital Service |
112
091
092
933 441 300
061 |
Consulates
UK
USA
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Ireland |
933 666 200
932
802 220
933
309 496
64 -
932 090 399
932
042 700
934
915 021 |
Avinguda Diagonal
Passeig Reina Elisenda, 3
Gran Via Carles III, 98
Travessera de Gràcia
Carrer Elisenda de Pinós, 10
Gran Via Carles III, 94 |
General
Banking hours – Weekdays normally from 08.00 to 14.00 hrs – there
are exceptions.
Barcelona for Tourists – Any month but August when many interesting
places are closed
Cash Dispensing Machines – Check prior to departure that your PIN
works abroad
Commercial & Shop Hours: 10.00 to 14.00 hrs, and 16.30 to 20.00 hrs.
Tipping – Taxis and most restaurants are about 5%. Stylish
restaurants 10%.
Transport
Bicycles
The city is very bicycle aware and has provided over 73 kms of Bike
Lanes for cyclists. Hiring of bicycles can he obtained at several
specialized shops and maps detailing the Lanes can be obtained from
the Tourist Office.
Buses
The city Bus system is comprehensive and the bus stops are clearly
marked with the destination indicated on each bus. There are some 15
special Night Bus Routes for party goers most of which pass through
Plaça de Catalunya. Bus routes and details can be obtained by
visiting :
www.tmb.net
FGC (Railway)
This is local railway system for out of town commuter belt serving
northern and eastern Barcelona region. A number of the stations
coincide with that of the Metro and it maintains the same hours of
operation during the week. Further details can be obtained by
visiting :
www.fgc.catalunya.net
Metro
The city has an efficient Metro system which is inexpensive, fast
and easy to use. At every Metro station there are machines
dispensing tickets for the journey. It operates from 00.50 to 24.00
hrs from Monday through to Thursday. From 05.00 to 02.00 hrs on
Fridays and Saturdays, and from 06.00 to 24.00 hrs on Sunday. For
further details visit :
www.tmb.net
Taxis
The taxis are painted yellow and black and can be hailed on any
street. They have a green light lit on the roof of their taxi to
indicate when they are available for hire. Although there charges
are inexpensive there is a minimum charge applied. The central
booking telephone number for Taxi Radio Móvil is 933 577 755.
Disabled Transport
Barcelona has very thoughtfully compiled a computer database of all
the streets in their city which are disabled friendly from a
wheelchair point of view. This information is available by
telephoning
010 or by contacting Informació Transport Adaptat on
934
860 752. The following accommodate wheelchair users.
• Airport Bus
• Metro - Line 2
• Some city buses
• Major FGC stations
• Taxi Amic - 934 208 088
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