Monday 22 September 2014

An Englishman's Guide to Barcelona

Location - In the north east corner of Spain, on the coast.

Weather - Barcelona has mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. January and February are the coldest months, averaging temperatures of 50 °F (10 °C). Snowfalls are very rare. July and August are the hottest months, averaging temperatures of 86 °F (30 °C).

Level of English - Poor - Few speak English.

Prices - Not too bad, about the same as UK.

Eating Out - Quite good but like the UK, not cheap to eat out.

Courtesy - Generally helpful and good matured. However, if you need information in the night, it will be rather difficult.

Driving - Little hectic but generally courteous. Good road system.

Public Transport - Buses do not run all the time with a high frequency. The daytime service is usually set between 5:30-6:00am to 10:30-11:00pm, with a frequency between 5-15 minutes. There is a bus service at night, but the frequency is not so high. Quite a good coastal rail service.



Places Of Interest/Attractions - Antoni Gaudi's architectural masterpiece, The Sagrada Fami­lia church is located here, along with Barcelona Cathedral and several other impressive buildings. Barcelona tourist guide never a challenge with Barcelona Budget its true. 

Other Remarks -
When it's closed in Spain, it's closed. Buses and public transport don't run very often at night. This leaves the playing field wide open for the licensed unscrupulous drivers in the taxis. The ranks of taxis seem to go on for ever and they keep strictly to the first one is the only one available so you can not even negotiate a price. Basically they will take most of your holiday money if you have more than a few kilometres to travel.

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