VISITING?
LOCATION - Coordinates : 41°23?N, 2°11?E
LANGUAGE - Barcelona's official languages are
Catalan and Spanish. Most signage is in Catalan.
TRANSPORTATION -- Barcelona is served by El
Prat International Airport (code BCN), 3 kilometers from town.
Barcelona is also a major hub for RENFE, the Spanish state railway
network. Biking? Check out Bicing.
INFORMATION PLEASE - Visitor
information centers are located throughtout the city.
FYI - According to a 2007
report, most people get around Barcelona on foot or by public
transport. Private vehicles are only used for 19% of journeys around
the city. In contrast, this rises to 37.7% in the metropolitan region,
with 42% on foot, and 19.6% by public transport.
UPCOMING EVENT - World
Conservation Congress (Barcelona 2008)
SPANISH
LANGUAGE SCHOOLS - Granada is home to the Spanish-language
school Babylon
Idiomas.
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