| Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona |
Interactive maps and transport seach facilities. Metro-maps, airport bus schedule and much other usefull information.
Try writing the address of the apartment and point anywhere on the map and the system will tell you how to get there the most efficient way.
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| Timeout's "What's on this week" |
| Have a look at Timeout's updated website for this months happenings. It also contains much other usefull tourist stuff like a small list of updated restaurant recommandations. However this is just a small appetizer of what their paper-guide contains. |
| The official tourist website of Barcelona |
| The official website of Barcelona - of cause in English - with tourist information, transport guidelines, and what have you. Who said the Spanish where unorganized? |
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| Barcelona by bike |
The city is doing a lot to promote cyclism as a way to reduce traffic and make it more traffic friendly. It is not yet Amsterdam or Copenhagen but it is indeed one of the ways to see the most and get around the quickest. If you are planning to rent a bike for several days a collapsible bike may be your best option, as they can be kept safe at night in the apartment. It is not advisable to leave rented bikes out at night - even if they are securely locked.
| Car rental |
Getting out of Barcelona for going skiing in the mountains or seing the countryside is best by car. Car rental is very affordable and Pepe.com has good offers. The earlier you book - the cheaper it gets. Pickup is at the airport and in the centre by Plaza Catalunya..
| Car parking in Barcelona |
| Like many other big metropols carparking in the street is as easy as winning a lottery. But if you have set out to enjoy Barcelona by car you need to know the closest parking houses. Just key in your address and an interactive map comes up with all the parking possibilities in the vicinity. |
A sneak peak at Barcelona |
A fantastic web site if you want to see how a specific adress looks in Barcelona. You just type in the street (calle) and street number and sim-sala-bim a picture (or two) of the facade pops up.
| Tapas tour of Barcelona |
| United by their mutual love of Barcelon'a culinary delights and their dislike of the usual city tours, Tara Stevens and Kirsten Foster, founded food-lovers' tour company Saboroso. Friendly chat about the history of Catalan food makes this an especially sociable way to the see and taste the city. |
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