{"id":52459,"date":"2015-05-05T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T10:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=52459"},"modified":"2020-08-01T23:18:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T21:18:20","slug":"just-landed-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Landed Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you just land in Barcelona? Or are you planning to come to Barcelona soon? Here you can find some tips and pieces of advice that may help you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/#Spanish_or_Catalan\" title=\"Spanish or Catalan?\">Spanish or Catalan?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/#Public_transport\" title=\"Public transport\">Public transport<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/#Parking_places\" title=\"Parking places\">Parking places<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/#Bicing\" title=\"Bicing\">Bicing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/#ATM_and_banks\" title=\"ATM and banks\">ATM and banks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-barcelona\/#Dinner_and_lunch_times\" title=\"Dinner and lunch times\">Dinner and lunch times<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spanish_or_Catalan\"><\/span><b>Spanish or Catalan?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m sure you\u2019re aware by now that in Catalonia there are two official languages that coexist: Spanish and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalan_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Catalan<\/a>. You\u2019ll see all signs in the two languages, and in Barcelona in many places English or French is also included. Don\u2019t panic, Catalan is also a romance language and it\u2019s close to Spanish and French. Here are some key everyday words and phrases in the two languages:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/just_landed4.png\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-52470 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/just_landed4-300x177.png\" alt=\"just_landed4\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a>English -Spanish &#8211; <i>Catalan<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hello &#8211; Hola &#8211; <i>Hola<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Bye &#8211; Adi\u00f3s &#8211; <i>Ad\u00e9u<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Thanks &#8211; Gracias &#8211; <i>Gr\u00e0cies<\/i> (in Barcelona you\u2019ll also hear locals say Merci, but it\u2019s not Catalan)<\/p>\n<p>Good morning &#8211; Buenos d\u00edas &#8211; <i>Bon dia<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Good afternoon &#8211; Buenas tardes &#8211; <i>bona tarda<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The bill, please &#8211; La cuenta, por favor &#8211; <i>El compte, si us plau<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Sorry &#8211; Perd\u00f3n &#8211; <i>Perd\u00f3<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Public_transport\"><\/span><b>Public transport<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona and its surrounding towns have a \u00a0good network of public transport: metro, train, buses, trams\u2026 You can find information in the TMB (Transports Metropolitans of Barcelona) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">website<\/a>, where you find all the routes, timetables, combinations\u2026 The most used ticket is the T10, that gives you access to 10 trips in all forms of transport within the area (zone 1 is the metropolitan area and includes also some towns on the outskirts). You can change the means of transport using the same trip on the ticket if you do it within 75 minutes. This means you can travel by metro and change to train or bus with the same trip from the ticket if you do it in this time limit. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/metro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">metro<\/a>, the most used public transport, runs from 5am to 12 at midnight from Mondays to Thursdays and to 2am on Fridays. On Saturdays it runs all night. Be careful with pickpockets, especially in the centre area and when the metro is crowded!\u00a0You also have night buses that run from 22:30 until 4:30am every 20 minutes.\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgc.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FGC<\/a> trains are also integrated in the network.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parking_places\"><\/span><b>Parking places<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/just_landed3.png\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-52469 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/just_landed3-201x300.png\" alt=\"just_landed3\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Parking your car in the centre is expensive. To park in the street you have blue and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.areaverda.cat\/en\/the-barcelona-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">green areas<\/a>, and the cost per hour is around 3\u20ac. Green areas are designed for neighbours, so you can only park in limited areas. If you come by car, the easiest solution may be to buy a pack in a private parking, there are lots around the city. If you want to do that before coming, <a href=\"https:\/\/parclick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">parclick<\/a> may be a good idea to find a parking near your rental and it may save you time and money. If you only want to park during the weekend it may be easier, some green and blue areas are free on the weekends (in the centre only on Sundays) and you can also park on the left lane in most of Eixample streets after 22h and during the whole weekend. You should check the parking signs though. There\u2019s also an application to pay for the green and blue areas with your smartphone without having to go to the machine and insert coins to get a ticket.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bicing\"><\/span><b>Bicing<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll see lots of public bikes around the city and people using them. The Bicing system is getting really<br \/>\npopular, and there are lots of bike lanes, especially in Eixample and the Vila Olimpica area. To be able to use it you need a year pass, that costs less than 50\u20ac, with an extra charge to be able to use electric bikes. There\u2019s a 30 minutes time limit to leave your bike at the next station with no charge. You can download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/just_landed2.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-52468 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/just_landed2-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"just_landed2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a>the application to check the state of the different stations: at certain times and in certain places finding a bike can be a nightmare! To be able to use this service you need a DNI or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/job-nie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIE<\/a> number and a local bank account.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATM_and_banks\"><\/span><b>ATM and banks<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of banks and ATM all around the city, look for the sign \u201cCajero autom\u00e1tico\/Caixer Autom\u00e0tic\u201d. One of the most popular and common banks is La Caixa (its sign is a star designed by the Catalan artist Mir\u00f3). Again, to be able to open an account in a Spanish bank you need a NIE number. Banks open from Monday to Friday and only in the morning (they typically close around 2pm) except for Thursdays, when they open also in the afternoon (not during the summer period, though).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dinner_and_lunch_times\"><\/span><b>Dinner and lunch times<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spaniards tend to have lunch and dinner later than other Europeans, especially during the weekends. You won\u2019t have any problems to be served early though, Barcelona is a very touristic city and restaurants and bars are quite flexible, serving food almost all day and usually until midnight. But don\u2019t expect to find locals having dinner at 6!<\/p>\n<p>If you still haven&#8217;t found accommodation, remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShBarcelona<\/a> offers lots of rentals in different areas of the city!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"52459\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you just land in Barcelona? 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