Visitor Information

Tourist Offices

You can begin your info search with Spain's tourist offices located in the following places:

In Canada -- Contact the Tourist Office of Spain, 102 Bloor St. W., Suite 3402, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1M9 (tel. 416/961-3131). Online details and information can be found at www.spain.info/en_CA/index.html.

In the United Kingdom -- The Spanish National Tourist Office is at 22-23 Manchester Sq., London, W1M 5AP (tel. 020/7486-8077). Visit online at www.tourspain.co.uk.

In the United States -- For information before you go, contact the Tourist Office of Spain, 666 Fifth Ave., Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10103 (tel. 212/265-8822). It can provide sightseeing information, events calendars, train and ferry schedules, and more. Elsewhere in the United States, branches of the Tourist Office of Spain are located at 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 956, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (tel. 323/658-7188); 845 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 915E, Chicago, IL 60611 (tel. 312/642-1992); and 1221 Brickell Ave., Suite 1850, Miami, FL 33131 (tel. 305/358-1992). Check online for more details of the above offices and general information on Barcelona at www.okspain.org.

Websites

You can find lots of great information at the following sites: Tourist Office of Spain (www.okspain.org), All About Spain (www.red2000.com), and CyberSp@in (www.cyberspain.com).

Find Catalonia-specific information online at www.barcelonaturisme.com, www.hotel-barcelona.com/tours.html, and www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com. The official site of city hall, www.bcn.es, is useful for details such as opening times and upcoming events written in English. The local English-language magazine Barcelona Metropolitan (www.barcelona-metropolitan.com) is aimed mainly at expats, but will appeal to the visitor who wants more of an insider look at the city. For one-stop tour, hotel, and activity booking try www.barcelona.com. If you want to pre-book train tickets, www.renfe.es is the official site of Spain's rail network.