Getting There By Water

Barcelona

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Located close to the city centre, to the west of Montjuïc and below Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter), the Port de Barcelona, run by Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (tel: (93) 306 8800; website: www.apb.es), has re-established its status as one of the major Mediterranean maritime destinations in recent years. In addition to being an important cargo port, it is the second largest Mediterranean cruise centre after Athens. In 2005, the port handled over 700 liners and over 1.2 million passengers.

Crueurs del Porte de Barcelona (tel: (93) 412 7914) runs five cruise ship terminals (two at Moll Adossat, two at Moll Barcelona and one at Moll Espanya) and the Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona (tel: (93) 306 8800) runs the Port Vell terminal. All the terminals have tourist information centres, travel agencies, a flight connection service, bureaux de change, first-aid facilities, duty-free and souvenir shops, bars, restaurants and international newspaper stands. Taxis and shuttle buses provide transportation to the city centre. Parking and car hire services are also available.

Ferry services: For ferries to Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, the Estació Marítima Balears (Balearic Maritime Station) is located at Moll de Sant Bertran 3 (tel: (93) 295 9100). The nearest metro stop is Drassanes (line 3). Acciona Trasmediterránea (tel: 902 454 645 or (93) 295 9100; website: www.trasmediterranea.es), runs ferries to Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza in the Balearic Islands. It also operates a fast ferry service between Barcelona and Palma.

Transport to the city: The TMB (tel: (93) 298 7000; website: www.tmb.net) metro links the port to the centre of Barcelona.

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