Tarragona

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Websites:

- Tourist info: http://www.tarragonaturisme.cat/english/infopractica.htm and http://www.costadaurada.org/en/index.asp

- Blog with info on Tarragona, traditions, events, activities, restaurants etc.: http://www.tarragonablog.com/

- Bus schedules and routes: http://emtanemambtu.cat/about/linies/ You can also download the Android & iOS app "Et mou"

- Guide to living in Catalonia: http://www10.gencat.cat/WebAcollida/AppJava/en/Catalunya/Catalunya.jsp?sub=0

- Town Hall’s website: http://www.tarragona.cat/

- Info on activities, current films at cinemas: http://www.tinet.cat/portal/index.do

- Public Library (lots of books, magazines&newspapers in English, internet access, CDs and DVDs to loan etc.): http://cultura.gencat.net/BPTARRAGONA/abwebp.exe/LL11/G0

- Accommodation:

• finding a flat for share:

https://www.pisocompartido.com/alquiler-habitaciones-tarragona_capital/?utm_source=alertas&utm_medium=email&utm_term=ver_resto_inmuebles&utm_campaign=alertas_diarias http://www.easypiso.com/tarragona/piso-compartido-tarragona

• Flats and rooms for rent: URV's database -> https://redotri2.urv.cat/habitatge/estudiants/index_a.html if you're a PhD student type your URV's username (the one you use to check your email) or else type bhoou

• Rooms for rent: https://www.pisocompartido.com/habitaciones-tarragona/ and http://www.housesforyou.es/index.php?lang=ES

• Flats for rent: http://www.fotocasa.es and http://www.enalquiler.com/

• Residència Sant Jordi (Students’ Hall of residence) http://www.resa.es/ or these Students' Hostels: "Casa Nostra" http://www.residenciacasanostra.com/cat/contactes.html and "Soler" http://es.geocities.com/residencia_soler

• Can MATT (Students’ & Professionals' Hall of residence) https://canmatt.com/en/

• Recommended estate agents: see section below

Other useful info

Life at the URV: useful links and info about Tarragona http://www.urv.cat/international/vivir-urv/en_index.html

• • • • • • Transportation:

- Buses (Tarragona): http://emtanemambtu.cat/

o You can buy your ticket from the driver (1.60€) but it's best to buy a rechargeable card "20/60" (20 trips, valid for 90 days from validation). If you aren't going to take the bus very often, it's best to buy a 10 trips, 1 zone ATM card because it doesn't expire (http://www.atmcamptarragona.cat/en/) and you can use it to travel outside Tarragona (Reus airport, AVE station, Reus, Valls etc). See info for schedules and passes at http://emtanemambtu.cat/about/ Take number 54, or alternatively 41 and walk (the bus stop is called "Escola d'Art" and it is right behind ICIQ), or 85 / 5 and walk (the stop is "Educacional")

o Where to buy tickets and cards: a) from the EMT ticket & info office at the bus station (CAC-Pl. Imperial Tarraco) Opening times: 9-20h Monday to Friday b) some newsagents and tobacconists recharge cards (not all of them, unfortunately, check link) http://emtanemambtu.cat/about/punts-de-recarrega/

- Buses to/from Barcelona Airport: The bus company is called "Autobusos Plana". Shuttle buses leave for Barcelona airport from the bus station next to the Hotel Ciutat de Tarragona, Plaça Imperial Tarraco. At the airport they leave from a poorly marked stand to the south end of the exit from Terminal B (i.e. heading towards Terminal A). The journey takes one hour. Check this web site: http://www.itenewebs.com/autocaresplana/ for schedules and updated information.

- Buses to/from Reus Airport (Ryanair): http://www.igualadina.com/index.php?idioma=eng In theory buses go/leave there in time for Ryanair flights. You can use the ATM card (see above).

- Buses to/from Estació del Camp (AVE station): service run by "Autobusos Plana", see schedules at: http://www.itenewebs.com/autocaresplana/ Buses leave from Tarragona Bus station, Plaça Imperial Tarraco. You can use the ATM card (see above) and take a bus to the bus station and then the bus to the train station, you'll only pay one trip if you take the second bus within one hour. You can use the ATM card (see above).

- Buses to/from Barcelona: http://www.empresaplana.cat/ (the website changes often and isn't easy to navigate).

- Trains: you can check schedules and destinations at http://www.renfe.es Trains to/from Barcelona usually take 1 hour 15 minutes and cost about 9€ one-way. There are several long-distance "AVE" trains every day to/from Madrid and fast trains and "AVE" (30€) and "AVANT" (19€) to/from Barcelona, when you check http://www.renfe.es/ select "Camp de Tarragona" as the origin/destination. There are buses to/from the AVE station ("Camp de Tarragona") see above.

- Cheap carpark if you're going to take an AVE: http://www.parkingestaciontren.es/estaci%C3%B3n/tarragona/parking/parking-ave-tarragona

- Cheap carpark if you're going to Barcelona airport: https://www.aparcandgo.com/en/barcelona-airport-parking-valet (ICIQ doesn't reimburse money if you use the airport's "official" carpark!)

• • • • • • Health

- Chemists': it's easy to find Chemists, only two open every day, all year round "Farmàcia Fullana" in Rambla Nova (open from 9-22) tel 977214517 and "Farmàcia Fermín Sanz" next to Cortefiel (near the Apple Store and Bar Motoclub). You can check when other chemists are open at night or at weekends/holidays here: http://www.coft.org/guardies/index.html or with the mobile app -> "FarmaGo" (Android, not sure if iOS too)

- Recommended dentists: Dr. Boronat (Rambla Nova 80, 1 º -1 ª, Tarragona, phone 977237718): 15% discount over fees. Just show ICIQ card for identification.

Another doctor also gives discounts to ICIQ staff: Tel. 977 24 99 66  - Av. Prat de la Riba 23-25, Tarragona (but this is word-of-mouth)

- Podiatrist (feet doctor): Anna Nadal, tel. 977 21 40 90, C/ Unió 2 (it's next to a shoeshop) no discounts

- Emergency phone numbers:

112 emergencies (all emergencies)

085 Firemen

062 medical emergencies

- ICIQ discounts: https://nuevaintranet.iciq.es/tu/

• • • • • • Shopping:

- Food: Try these supermarkets: Mercadona, DIA, Carrefour Express, Consum, Spar/Eurospar -- good prices and most products are labelled in many languages. For fresh fish, meat and vegetables & fruit you can go to the market (Plaça Corsini).

- Clothes: cheap (clothes and things for the house) Primark (Parc Central). Reasonably priced: Zara (women, men, children), Springfield (men & women, casual), H&M (women, men), Bershka (girls). More expensive: Mango, Cortefiel, Corte Inglés http://goo.gl/maps/nBIys and Parc Central: http://goo.gl/maps/vFKGL

• • • • • • Hair salons

ENZO https://www.google.com/maps/place/Enzo/@41.1161046,1.2519673,21z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x12a3fcd5a3c0e17f:0x7dc20f8d5cad0547!8m2!3d41.116124!4d1.2520107!16s%2Fg%2F11cmfs80h2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyMS4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D

K-ANUKA near the bus station: https://www.google.com/maps/place/K-ANUKA+TARRAGONA+1/@41.1161347,1.2443593,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x12a3fd2b98cc135f:0x9731b575912a3a57!4m6!3m5!1s0x12a3fd2b98b402ff:0x658b8af1f1fdf294!8m2!3d41.1161307!4d1.2469342!16s%2Fg%2F11fxw1ylzc?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyMS4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D

Leisure:

- agenda of cultural events, exhibitions, etc in the Tarragona area: https://www.tarragona.cat/la-ciutat/agenda you can also download the app

- Theatre, concerts:

Agenda of events: http://www.tarragona.cat/cultura/teatre-dansa-musica/teatre/programacio-estable

o Teatre Tarragona - Rambla Nova

o Palau de Congressos: programme here https://www.palautarragona.com/es/

o Teatre Fortuny (Reus) http://www.tfortuny.org/ (you can go and come back to Reus using the Hispano Igualadina bus services, also at night http://www.igualadina.com/index.php)

o Teatre Bartrina (Reus) http://www.reus.cat/teatrebartrina/tbr.htm (you can go and come back to Reus using the Hispano Igualadina bus services, also at night http://www.igualadina.com/index.php)

- Recommended bars, pubs & restaurants:

o Restaurant "El Tiberi", serve yourself, eat-as-much-as-you-like restaurant http://www.eltiberi.com

o Irish Pub: "Highland" Rambla Vella http://www.highlandtarragona.com/comarribar

o Totem (Pau Casals with Estanislau Figueres) and Totem café (Rambla Vella, 15)

Estate Agents

Núria V. has been working with these for years, they're reliable:

CAMBRA DE LA PROPIETAT info@cambrapropietat.org

MAREBENS: https://www.marebens.cat/es/, contact: Ms. Sole Gómez <sgomez@marebens.cat> (write "ICIQ" in the subject, you can tell her Núria Vendrell, recommended, she knows me)

IMMOBILIARIA HABITAT <info@immobiliariahabitat.com> (write "ICIQ" in the subject, you can tell them Núria Vendrell, recommended, they know me)

RV67 - contact: Marc - Rambla Vella 67, Tarragona <rv67tarragona@gmail.com> (write "ICIQ" in the subject, you can tell them Núria Vendrell, recommended, they know me)

IMPERI ASSESSORS IMMOBILIARIS - Contact: Carmen - Av. d'Estanislau Figueres, 5, 43003 Tarragona <imperi.assessors@hotmail.com>

Other:

https://finquesimperial.com/

info@finquesgrup.es - https://www.finquesgrup.es/pisos-apartamentos-tarragona-alquiler.html