Friday, January 25, 2008

living in BARCELONA

General information on Barcelona:
www.bcn.es

Telephone calls:
International code for Barcelona: 0034. To call from a foreign country
you must add this prefix to any telephone number in the city.
To make international calls you can use public booths, with coins or cards,
some of them with special costs for international calls.
• Medical insurance for Students Medical emergency: Dial 061
• The FPC organizes your medical insurance along with helping to get an ID
card from the University. The student medical insurance (offered through
the FPC/UPC by UNIPSA) covers only accidents.
• In case of emergency, students can use all State Hospitals (Seguridad
Social / National Health Service)
• For non-emergency medical assistance (a cold, headache, minor
accidents, etc.) use the health center in your neighbourhood.
There are two CAP (Centre d’Atenció Primària) near BAC:

CAP Gòtic
Ptge. Pau, 1
93 342 55 49

CAP Drassanes
Av. Drassanes, 17-21
93 329 39 12

Wallets, Passports and Safety:
• Photocopy everything you carry in your wallets. If you are robbed, you will have a photocopy of the content you’ve lost. Keep always an eye on your belongings and be careful. Like every major city, Barcelona is not free of thieves.
• In Barcelona carry only a photocopy of your passport. Leave your original passport in a safe place.
• On your Study Trips carry your original passport. You absolutely MUST have your passport with you to check-in to many of the hotels we stay in and to enter different countries.
• Always carry your UPC Identification card with you.

FOR REPORTING A CRIME (THEFT OR OTHERWISE) in English, 24hrs/day, GO DIRECTLY TO:
Guàrdia Urbana Ciutat Vella, La Rambla 43 (near corner with Nou de la Rambla)

You will not likely recover your stolen articles, but insurance claims will require a police report.

You can also report it by phone: 902.102.112
or internet mir.es/policia you have two days (48h) to go to your local police station and sign the required paper work



Daily costs in Barcelona

Transportation:
One ticket metro or local buses: 1,30 euros
Ticket for 10 trips (T-10): 7,10 euros
50 trips in one month: 28,60 euros
monthly unlimited pass: 44,35 euros

You can use the same pass for metro and buses. http://www.tmb.net

Food:
Baguette and regular drink: 5 euros
Daily prepared menu: 10 – 15 euros
Choosing at Restaurants: 15 – 20 euros

Aproximate costs of:
Photocopy: 0,10 euros
Movies: 7 euros
Theater: 20 euros
Museums: 8 euros
CDs: 20 euros
CD-R: 1’20 euros

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