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ELECTRIC CURRENT
220 volts (50 cycles) is commonly used in Spain. Two round prong plugs are used in all outlets. Standard American plugs will not fit into Spanish outlets. Adapters may be purchased at any hardware store.
Public telephones take coins as well as prepaid phone cards which can be bought at post offices (Correos) and tobacco shops (estancos). In the cities, the phone company, Telefónica, also operates public phone sites (locutorios) where you can pay the attendant at the end of your call.
Stamps are available in post offices (Correos) which are usually open from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday and usually Saturday mornings, although some are open uninterruptedly from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. The cost of the postage to the US of a regular postcard or letter up to 20 grams is 0.75 Euros. Stamps can also be purchased at tobacco shops (estancos).
Conecta 2000
Avda. Icaria, 148INFOBAR
C/ Consell de Cent 213
E-Mail: ANGELOSO@infobar.comEl Balconet
Recinte del Poble Espanyol
Marquès de Comillas, s/n
balconet@poble-espanyol.comE-mail from Spain
Ramblas 42
Hours: Open from Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 8 pmBCNET internet gallery cafe
Barra de Ferro, 3 (in front of Picasso Museum)
Hours: Open every day from 10am to 2:30am.Comunicat Ramu
c/ Tigre 22
Hours: 10-14 & 15 21easyEverything
la Ronda Universidad número 35
metros de Plaza CataluñaConectate Zona Internet
C./ Aragon 283 (esq. Pau Claris)MAGMA Music Bar
Rossello, 478
Hours: 19:00 PM to 2:30 AM Monday is closedNetrunner
C/ Gabriel y Galan, 24
Price/Hour: from 1.3 up to 3 euros
Hours: 11:00 - 23:00 weekdays 24 hour on weekendsCHATS & GAMES
Rosello 76
Price/Hour: Euros 1.20
Hours: monday to saturday - 10am to 10pm sunday 4pm to 10pm
Metro - Blue Line - Hospital ClinicBlackhole
Carrer Irlanda, 9
Barcelona's location on the shores of the Mediterranean means that it enjoys a warm, welcoming climate and pleasant temperatures all year round. On summer you can enjoy 10 hours sun a day and the weather could be very hot and damp.
January February March April May June July In any season of the year, Barcelona basks in the sun. You can eat in open-air restaurants or have a drink on the terraces, by the shores of the Mediterranean sea.
August September October November December
In Barcelona, as in the rest of Catalonia, there are two official languages: Catalan, the language of the region, and Spanish, the official language of Spain.
CATALÀ CASTELLANO ENGLISH FRANÇAIS Hola
Hola
Hello
Bonjour
Adéu
Adiós
Goodbye
Au revoir
Bon dia
Buenos días
Good morning
Bonjour
Bona tarda
Buenas tardes
Good afternoon
Bonsoir
Bona nit
Buenas noches
Good evening
Bonsoir
Si us plau
Por favor
Please
S'il vous plaît
Perdoni
Perdone
Sorry
Pardon
Gràcies
Gracias
Thanks
Merci
De res
De nada
You're welcome
De rien
On està ...?
Donde está ...?
Where is ...?
Oú est ...?
Quant val?
Cuánto cuesta?
How much is it?
C'est combien?
Voldria ...
Quisiera ...
I would like ...
J'aimerais ...
On puc ...
Dónde puedo ...
Where I can ...
Où est-ce que je peux ...
Quina hora es?
Qué hora es?
What time is it?
Quelle heure est-il?
Esmorzar
Desayuno
Breakfast
Petit déjeuner
Dinar
Almuerzo
Dinner
Déjeneur
Sopar
Cenar
Supper
Souper
Em podria ajudar?
Me podría ayudar?
Could you please help me?
Pouvez vous m'aider?
Esquerra
Izquierda
Left
Gauche
Dreta
Derecha
Right
Droit
Obert
Abierto
Open
Ouvert
Tancat
Cerrado
Closed
Fermé
A prop
Cerca
Close to
A côté
Lluny
Lejos
Far to
Loin
Carrer
Calle
Street
Rue
Plaça
Plaza
Square
Place
The Euro (€) is the currency of the European Union. The banknotes circulate in denominations of € 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500. Coins are minted in the following denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent or € 1 and € 2. You can change money at the city's banks and savings banks as well as at the exchange booths located in the city center and at tourist sights.
BANKNOTES COINS 500 euros 2 euros 200 euros 1 euro 100 euros 50 cent 50 euros 20 cent 20 euros 10 cent 10 euros 5 cent 5 euros 2 cent 1 cent
Currency can be exchanged at banks and saving banks throughout the city.
General banking times:
Mon-Fri: 8.30-14h.
Savings banks time:
Mon-Fri: 8.30-14h.
There are also a number of exchange booths, open daily, located in the city centre at the main points of tourist interest. The city's main railway stations and coach terminals -the Sants Railway Station and the Barcelona-Nord coach terminal- also have exchange booths with special opening times. Automatic exchange machines, mainly located in the city center, complete the range of exchange facilities.
Pl. Catalunya
Pl. de Catalunya, 17-S
Tourist information about Barcelona, bureau de change, booking service for hotel rooms, BCN Original shop, Internet machine and and e-mail terminals available to the public.
Sants Railway Station
Ciutat, 2 (Ajuntament de Barcelona)
Tourist information about Barcelona.
Pl. Sant Jaume
Pl. Països Catalans, s/n
Tourist information about Barcelona, booking service for hotel rooms and BCN Original shop.
Conference Center
Av. Maria Cristina, s/n
Tourist information about Barcelona. Open during main events. Times vary according to the event.
Airport
Terminals A and B
Tourist information about Barcelona and Catalonia and booking service for hotel rooms
Infopista Montseny
Montseny-Sud service area, Km 117 Motorway E15 (A7)
Tourist information about Barcelona and booking service for hotel rooms.
Turisme Total
Oficina de Promoció Turística de la Diputació de Barcelona
(Barcelona County Council's Tourism Promotion Bureau)
Tourist information about Barcelona province.
www.totbarcelona.orgSummer:
· Information booth: located in the city's main sightseeing areas, from the end of March to the end of September.
· "Red Jackets" information service: tourist information service in the street provided by young information officers working in pairs around the city's main sightseeing areas at the busiest times of the year.
Airport
932 983 838
City Hall
934 027 000
Road conditions in Catalonia
938 890 460
900 123 505
FGC (local train service)
932 051 515
Municipal police
092
Iberia
902 400 500
Citizen information
010 Ayuntamiento de Barcelona (City Hall)
012 Generalitat de Catalunya (local Government)
Lost property
010
Catalan Parliament
932 212 000
National Police
091
RENFE (Spanish Railways)
902 240 202
Credit cards
Visa Nacional, Eurocard, MasterCard Nacional, Mastercharge and Servired
933 152 512
Visa Internacional
900 974 445
MasterCard Internacional
900 971 231
Diners Club
915 474 000
American Express (*)
915 720 303
Thomas Cook
900 122 886
Public transport
010
Complains
933 187 074
933 186 927
Offices
932 987 000
Trasmediterránea (ferry to Balearic Isles)
932 959 100
Catalan cuisine is mainly based on products from the land which adapt to the different seasons and the region's cultural and religious traditions. Olive oil, aromatic herbs, dried fruit, nuts and fresh produce are the basis of "market cuisine" which uses products found in the market during a particular season of the year in its dishes. The Boqueria, on La Rambla, is the city's flagship food market. Its colourful stalls, with their abundance of fruit, vegetables and fresh fish, are well worth stopping to admire.
Catalan cuisine is also one of the happiest expressions of the Mediterranean diet. Dishes are painstakingly prepared using natural ingredients; they are also nutritious, healthy and really delicious.
We should also give a special mention to tapas: small portions which allow you to combine fish, meat and vegetable dishes. In recent years, tapas have established themselves as a different way of eating a varied light lunch or supper. They are usually accompanied by a good red or white wine, or the sparkling wine of the region, cava.
And to finish, dessert. You will find it hard to resist the crema catalana -a type of crème brûlée-, coca -a flat sponge cake-, turrón -a type of nougat- and the wide variety of sweets and cakes, made from cream and chocolate.
Barcelona has a complete and varied choice of restaurants, ranging from the most sophisticated -many of them in the Michelin Guide- to small establishments with the taste and know-how of expert chefs, and also those specialising in fish, international and ethnic cuisine
Citizens from European Union countries, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and the US can stay for a period of up to 90 days with a valid passport without a visa. Citizens of South Africa are among the nationalities who do need a visa to enter Spain, and this can be obtained from the Spanish Embassy in those countries. If you are in doubt as to whether you need a visa to enter the country, you should contact the Spanish Embassy in your home country.
TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT:
BCM
C/ Balmes, 74 1er 1ª, 08007 Barcelona
TEL 34 93 318 57 34 FAX 34 93 342 41 47
ottawa@bcmedic.com
www.bcmedic.com
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