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Public transport in Barcelona is generally efficient and excellent value for money. Check up on the city's local public transport system on the website of Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona - a great way of finding tube maps, bus routes, prices and offers.

It is easy to find accommodation in Barcelona . There is a great variety of different types of accommodation, e.g. hotels, holiday apartments, bed & breakfast or rooms in shared flats. The online service offered by www.oh-barcelona.com helps you to find your perfect accommodation in Barcelona at the lowest price guaranteed. More than 300 hotels, 170 apartments with detailed descriptions, photos and client reviews are at your disposal. Accommodation can be booked online in 4 easy steps and a confirmation is sent instantly.

Barcelona 's temperate climate is just one reason why people choose to visit the city.

Although you can get quite a bit of rain in September or October (but not usually both months in the same year) and again around Marc h time you can consider yourself very unlucky if you don't see the sun at some stage. In July and August, it gets very hot and sun lotion is a necessity. For more information on the local weather forecast, visit The weather in Barcelona . Check the exchange rate and discover exactly how many euros you`ll get for your hard-earned money before you come. Although Barcelona has become more expensive of late with the introduction of the euro, it is still good value, www.x-rates.com provides idiot-proof graphs to show how the exchange rate has evolved and is evolving.

For those interested in sporting activities, a trip to the city is not complete without a trip to the fabulous Camp Nou stadium. The official site. The official site , informs you of all the latest groin strains and matchday information while the following site www.barcelonafootballtickets.com will even provide you with tickets and accommodation packages to see a game.

If you need to send letters you can buy stamps in any tobacconist's (estanco), in some hotels or in post offices. They can then be posted in any of the yellow postboxes spread around the city.