Turisme de Barcelona is a very active consortium of public and private entities created to promote Barcelona as a tourist destination. They operate, jointly with TMB, the very successful Bus Turistic, and many other interesting promotional projects. Following is a list of tourist information points:
Placa Catalunya
Pl. Catalunya, 17 underground
Tourist info, currency exchange, hotel info and reservations, BCN Original gift shop, entertainment ticket sales.
Tourist information: 906 30 12 82
Hotel information: 93 304-3232
Hours: daily from 9am to 9pm
Barcelona City Hall
Open Mon-Sat. 10am to 8pm, Sun and holidays, 10am to 2pm
Sants Rail Station
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat, Sun & holidays, 8am to 2pm. Summer daily 8am to 8pm
Barcelona Airport
Terminals A and B open 9am to 9pm
-"Red Jacket" street information officers
Pairs of tourist information officers in the following areas: the Gothic Quarter, the Rambla. And Passeig de Gracie. Hours: 10am to 8pm
Turisme de Catalunya
The Generalitat de Catalunya also has Tourist Information offices. The main office is in the Palau Robert on Passeig de Gracia. Hours are: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 7pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm. Closed Sundays and holidays. Te;. 93 238-4003. They also share the airport offices with Turisme de Barcelona.
Walking Tours
Discover Barcelona on foot, led by professional guides. Get to know the Gothic Quarter and admire its monuments and the charm of its streets and squares; or enjoy a walk through Picasso’s bohemian Barcelona (includes a visit to the Musue Picasso). Times" Gothic: All year Saturdays and Sundays at 10am in English and 12 noon in Catalan-Spanish. From April to September also Thursdays and Wednesdays at 10am in English. Picasso: Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 am in English and 11:30 in Catalan-Spanish. Departure: Turisme de Barcelona information office at Pl. Catalunya, 17S. Information and bookings: 34 933 689 730 (international calls) and 906 301 282 (calls from within Spain, price per minute: 0,39- including VAT).
