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Tourist Offices

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

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).

In Canada -- Contact the Tourist Office of Spain, 102 Bloor St. W., Suite 3402, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1M9, Canada (tel. 416/961-3131).

In Great Britain -- Write to the Spanish National Tourist Office, 22-23 Manchester Sq., London W1M 5AP (tel. 020/7486-8077).

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), Cybersp@in (www.cyberspain.com).

Also check out www.spaininfo.com, which has loads of practical tips on driving, destinations, bringing in pets, and even learning Spanish. More Catalonia-specific information can be found on www.barcelonaturisme.com. The official site of city hall, www.bcn.es, is slow to load but useful for things such as opening times and upcoming events (in English). The Barcelona Metropolitan, the local magazine in English (www.barcelona-metropolitan.com), is mainly aimed at expats, but will appeal to the visitor who wants more of an insider's 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.

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