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Tourist guide and leisure information of Barcelona
English Speaking Doctors
Main Spanish banks
Schools / Babysitter
Embassies and Consulates
Transport in Barcelona

Tourist guide and leisure information of Barcelona

 Know all the museums, leisure activities, bars, restaurants and shops of Barcelona

 www.barcelona-on-line.es/eng/barcelona-entertainment.aspx

English Speaking Doctors

Name
Dr. M. de la Iglesia

Child specialists

Travessera de Gracia, 10
tel.: 932 006 585

Dr. Vilallonga

Dermatology

c/ Calvet, 15
tel.: 932 006 720/932 096 121

Dr. A Anguita Mateu

General Practitioner

c/ Londres, 70, esc. A
tel.: 934 105 812

Dr. Santiago Dexeus

Gynecologist

Clínica Dexcus
Passeig Bonanova, 67
tel.: 932 274 700

Dr. Mary McCarthy

Internal medicine

c/Aribau 215
tel.: 93 200 2924/ 607 22 0040

Dr. Jorge Campamà

Internal medicine

Passeig Bonanova, 44 bajos
tel.: 934 188 818

Dr. J.E. Basilio Bonet

Surgeon

Clínica Sagrada Familia
c/ Torras i Pujalt, 1
tel.: 932 122 300

Dr. J. Puig Lacalle


Surgeon

c/Roselló, 283
tel.: 934 571 929 / 659 333 235

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Main Spanish banks

 
Citibank

Avenida Diagonal, 446
08037 Bcn 
www.citibank.es

BBVA

Tel: 

Web: www.grupobbva.com

Sabadell Atlántico

Contact: 
Ernesto Huerta
Sabadell Atlántico
Calle Balmes ,195
Tel. 93 217 46 17
Web: www.bancsabadell.com/es/
Offers  special conditions for students and clients of Centro Humboldt when opening a bank account.

Grupo Banco Popular

Web: www.bancopopular.es

La Caixa  (Sparkasse)

Web: http://portal1.lacaixa.es/Channel/Ch_Redirect_Tx?dest=5-23-10-00000003#

Caixa de Catalunya (Sparkasse)

Web: www.caixacatalunya.es

Bank hours

Monday-Friday: 9am-2pm

Saturday: 9am-1pm

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Schools / Babysitter

The British School of Barcelona

Ginesta, 26
08860 Castelldefels
Tel. 93 665 15 84

Nursery (3 years old )
-
Year 13 ( 18 years old)

ESCAAN International School

Passeig de les Acácies,
s/n Urb. Vallpineda
08870 Sitges, Barcelona
Tel 93 894 20 40

Maternal (1-3 years old)
Early Years (3-5 years old)
Primary (7-11 years old)
Secondary (12-15 years old)

Kensington School

Carrer de Cavallers, 31
08034 Barcelona
Tel. 93 203 54 57

Nursery (3 years old)
-
Year 13 (18 years old)

Oak House School

San Pedro Claver, 12
08017 Barcelona
Tel. 93 252 40 20

Nursery (3 years old)
-
Year 9 (14 years old)

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Embassies and Consulates

Australia

Gran Vía de Carlos III, 98, 9º
08028 Barcelona
Tel: 93 330 94 96

Belgium

Diputación, 303, 1ª
08009 Barcelona
Tel: 93 467 7080

Canada

Elisenda de Pinós, 10
08034 Barcelona
Tel: 93 204 27 00

Czech Republic

Provença, 273
08008 Barcelona
Tel: 93 272 04 32

Denmark

Rambla Catalunya, 33, 3º 1ª
08007 Barcelona
Tel: 93 488 02 22

Finland

Puig y Xoriguer, 17
08004 Barcelona
Tel: 93 443 1598

France

Ronda Universidad, 22B, 4º
08007 Barcelona
Tel: 93 270 30 00

Hungary

Av. Diagonal, 477, 19B
08036 Barcelona
Tel: 93 405 19 50

Ireland

Gran Vía de Carlos III, 94, 10º 2ª
08028 Barcelona
Tel: 93 491 50 21

Italy

Mallorca, 270
08037 Barcelona
Tel: 93 467 73 05

The Netherlands

Avenida Diagonal, 601, 4º D
Barcelona
Tel: 93 410 62 10

Norway

Balmes, 184, 5º 2ª
08006 Barcelona
Tel: 93 218 49 83

Poland

Avenida Diagonal, 593-595
08014 Barcelona
Tel: 93 322 72 34

Russia

Avenida Pearson, 34 Torre
08034 Barcelona
Tel: 93 280 10 51

Sweden

Mallorca, 279, 4º 3ª
08037 Barcelona
Tel: 93 488 25 01

United Kingdom

Edificio Torre Barcelona, Avenida Diagonal, 477
08036 Barcelona
Tel: 93 366 62 00

United States of America

Paseo Reina Elisenda, 23
08034 Barcelona
Tel: 93 280 22 27

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Transport in Barcelona

 
Metro

TMB - Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

Web: http://www.tmb.net/es_ES/home.jsp

Timetable Line 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5:
- Monday bis Thursday.: 05 - 24 h.
- Friday., Saturday: 05 - 02h.
- Sunday and Feiertage: 05 - 24 h.

Price: 1,05 Euro/journey

By far the best value ticket to buy is a ticket called a T10 (Zone1 ticket). A T10 will give you 10 journeys on the metro, FGC (FGC run train lines similar to the metro around the city centre) buses, tram and RENFE all Zone 1 areas. The main city centre areas are all in Zone 1.

S-Bahn

FGC - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

Web: http://www.fgc.net

Timetable:
- Monday to Thursday: 5:45 - 0:00 h.
- Friday, Saturday: 5:50 h - 2:15 h
- Sunday: 5:50 h- 0:00 h.

Barcelona Tourist Bus

TMB - Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

Web: http://www.tmb.net/es_ES/turistes/busturistic/rutesiparades.jsp

Price: 18 Euro/day

Timetable: from 9 am to 9 pm (it starts at Plaza Cataluña)

Taxi

many different companies

Tel. 93 225 00 00
Tel. 93 490 22 22
Tel. 93 330 08 04
Tel. 93 212 22 22
Tel. 93 358 11 11
Tel. 93 300 38 11

Handicapped adapted Taxis:

Tel. 93 358 11 11

Prices:

1,30 Euros plus charge / km (0,69 Euros to 0,88 Euros).

Price from Plaza Cataluña to the airport: around 18 Euros.

Car Hire

Avis

Carrer de Córsega 293-295
08008 Barcelona
Tel 902 135531, 93 237 56 80
Web: www.avis.es

Europcar

Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes 680
08010 Barcelona
Tel 902 105030, 933 020 543
Web: www.europcar.es

Hertz

Carrer d´Aragó 382-384
Tel 902 402405
Web: www.hertz.es

Pepecar

Carrer de Béjar 68
Tel 807 212121
Web: www.pepecar.com

Bike Hire

Biciclot

Passeig Maritím 
Tel: 93  221 97 78
Web: www.biciclot.net

Un Cotxe Menys

Carrer de l´Espartería 3
Tel. 93 268 21 05
Web: www.bicicletabarcelona.com

The purple Bike

Tel. 661891356
Web: www.thepurplebike.com

Intercity Transport

Train

RENFE

Stations: Plaza Cataluña, Metro: Passeig de Grácia

Web: www.renfe.es

Catalonia and the rest of Spain

 

Bus

Sarfa

Web: www.sarfa.es

Catalonia ( Tossa del Mar, Cadaques, Port de la Selva

 

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