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Communication Tips
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Public Phones
numbers all begin with
the code 93; the rest of
Catalonia is divided up
into the provinces of
Lleida (973), Girona (972)
and Tarra-gona (977).
For operator assistance,
dial 11818.
Post Office: Pl Antoni López
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Open 8:30am-10pm
Mon-Sat, noon-10pm Sun
&
Poste Restante
There are public
phones (
cabines
)
throughout the city. Use
coins or a phonecard.
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Phonecards
You can receive mail
at any post office, but
it's safest to have it sent
to the main one. Bring
your passport (or a copy
of it) to collect mail.
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Address letters to:
Lista de Correos, 08070,
Barcelona, Spain
Purchase a phone-
card from a newsstand,
phone centre or tobacco
shop (
estanc
). The
Telefónica phonecard
comes in denominations
of €6 and €12. Other
phonecards (BT, Fortune)
for international calls are
also available and tend
to offer cheaper calls.
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Phone Centres
Phone centres
(
locutoris
) provide a
more comfortable -
and usually cheaper -
alternative to public pay
phones. Phones are
hooked up to a digital
display showing the cost,
which is paid at the end.
Note that the more
central the location, the
more expensive the call.
Prices do not vary
dramatically, but
Telecomunicaciones
del Caribe offers some
of the best prices in the
city centre.
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Telecomunicaciones
del Caribe: C/Xuclà 16
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Open 10am-10pm daily
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Post
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Internet Access
Internet centres are
dotted all over Barcelona,
many around Plaça de
Catalunya and La Rambla.
Most are open until 11pm,
sometimes midnight. For
24-hour Internet access,
head to Workcenter and
for good deals, opt for
easyInternetCafé (until
2am).
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Workcenter: C/
Roger de Lluria 2; Diagonal
439
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easyInternetCafé:
La Rambla 31; Ronda
Universitat 17
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People
@ Web: C/Provença 367
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93 207 01 97
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Courier Services
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Long-Distance
Calls
To make an international
call, dial 00 followed
by the country code
(UK: 44; US/Canada: 1;
Australia: 61; New
Zealand: 64), the area
code and the phone
number. To call Spain
from abroad, dial the
international access code
then 34 for Spain plus
the full phone number.
For operator assistance
in making international
calls from Spain, dial
11825. This is also the
number to call if you
want to make an
international collect
call as well as for
international information
and directory enquiries.
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Local & Regional
Post offices (
correus
)
are usually open 8:30am-
8:30pm Mon-Fri and
9:30am-1pm Sat, though
hours may vary slightly.
Barcelona's main post
office is open longer
hours. It also offers
a range of services,
including fax and
express mail services
(
urgente
). The city's
mailboxes are bright
yellow, generally with
one slot for
ciutat
(city) and one for
altres
destinacions
(other
destinations). d
Main
Courier services
will pick up a package
and deliver it anywhere
in the world, usually
within 1-5 days.
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Federal Express: 902
10 08 71
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UPS: 902 88
88 20
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DHL Worldwide
Express: 902 12 24 24
Calls
The cost of a local call
from a phone booth to
a land line is generally
about 20 cents.
Barcelona phone
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Fax
You can send and
receive faxes at most
post offices. Many inter-
net centres also offer fax
services, at lower prices.
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