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go back to Main Page, Getting started, Everyday life at ICIQ and Tarragona
Websites:
- Tourist info: http://www.tarragonaturisme.cat/english/infopractica.htm and http://www.costadaurada.org/en/index.asp
- Maps and street finder: http://mercuri.icc.cat/website/mob_nf/mob1/mob2/inici2.htm
- Bus schedules and routes: http://www.tinet.org/~emt/
- Guide to living in Catalonia: http://www.fcri.cat/guia-investigador/defaultang.asp
- Town Hall’s website: http://www.ajtarragona.es/lajuntament/serveis_atencio/
- Info on activities, current films at cinemas: http://www.tinet.org/portal/sheet-showdir.do?id=16&ruta=16%7CCultura%20i%20oci
- 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: http://www.pisocompartido.com/ and http://www.easypiso.com
- renting or sharing: http://ihousing.iagora.com/index.html and the University’s database http://www.urv.net/serveis_universitaris/borsa_habitatge/index.html. 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
- recommended estate agents: Immobiliària Hàbitat Tel. nr. : 615 561 606 Tel/fax: 977 21 63 40 / 977 22 14 31 http://www.inmohabitat.com, email address: info@inmohabitat.com
Other useful info
Transportation:
- Buses (Tarragona):
o You can buy your ticket from the driver (1,20€) but it's better to buy a "Bono 20/60" (20 trips, valid for 90 days from validation). See info for schedules and passes at http://www.tinet.org/~emt/ Take number 54, or alternatively 14 or 24 and walk (the bus stop "Escola d'Art") is right behind ICIQ)
o Where to buy tickets and passes: a) from the ticket&info booth in C/Colom (9.00-19.00 check link) and the bus station (CAC-Pl. Imperial Tarraco) b) from some newsagents (not all of them, unfortunately, check link) http://www.tinet.org/~emt/cat/Venda.htm
- Buses to/from Barcelona Airport: Shuttle buses leave Barcelona airport for Tarragona at 08:00; 12:30; 17:00, and 22:00. They arrive in Tarragona (at the bus station next to the Hotel Ciutat de Tarragona, Plaça Imperial tarraco) exactly one hour later. Prices are about 11€ one-way, and 20 € return. The bus is called "ràpid aeroport" and leaves from a poorly marked stand to the south end of the exit from Terminal B (i.e. heading towards Terminal A).
These buses leave Tarragona for the airport at 5:30; 10:15; 15:45; and 20:00. The journey takes one hour.
This service is run by ALSA, check their web site: http://www.alsa.es for updated information .
- Trains: you can check schedules and destinations at http://www.renfe.es Trains to/from Barcelona usually take 1 hour 10 minutes and cost about 5€ one-way.
There are several long-distance "AVE" trains every day to/from Madrid and fast trains and "AVE" (30€) and "AVANT" (12€) to/from Barcelona, when you check http://www.renfe.es/ select "Camp de Tarragona" as origin/destination. There are buses to/from the AVE station ("Camp de Tarragona" about 10 km from Tarragona) check the schedules at http://www.empresaplana.es/ On the trip station-Tarragona you can ask the driver to stop for you when you see you're near ICIQ (it's best to mention when you get on the bus).
- ICIQ Mini-Buses: there're buses from Tarragona train staition and the AVE station (Camp) to ICIQ at 08:50 and 09:50 respectively. The buses from ICIQ to these stations leave at 18:40 (Tarragona) and 18:15 (Camp).
- Chemists': it's easy to find Chemists, the one with the best opening hours is "Farmàcia Fullana" in Rambla Nova (open from 9-21 Monday to Saturday). You can check which are open at night or at weekends/holidays here: http://www.coft.org/guardies/index.html
- Emergency phone numbers: http://www.tinet.cat/portal/sheet-show.do?id=2899
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Shopping:
- Food: Try these supermarkets: Mercadona, DIA, Carrefour Express -- 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: reasonably priced: Zara (women, men, children), Springfield (men), Pull&Bear (men&women), H&M (women, children), Pimkie (girls), Bershka (girls). More expensive: Cortefiel and shops in the Rambla area.
Leisure:
- agenda of cultural events, exhibitions etc in the Tarragona area: http://agenda.tinet.cat/portal/agenda-home.do?ch=16
- Theatre, concerts:
o El Magatzem http://www.elmagatzem.org
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 El Candil – Plaça de la Font
o La Vaqueria (concerts and more) – http://www.lavaqueria.com/
o Tapas: "Cañas&Tapas" C/Apodaca, any of the "Lizarran" (Pl. Corsini, Pl. de la Font) or "Gambrinus" (Ramón y Cajal, Rambla Nova) bars, "La Nau" and the popular "Mesón Andaluz" (Ponç d'Icart, 3)
o Istanbul: tea, kebabs and an exotic atmosphere. Carrer de Sant Domènech, just off Plaça de la Font
o Restaurant “El Passadís”, the groups’ “official” restaurant C/Estanislau Figueras http://www.tinet.org/~passadis/Inicio/Castellano/Bienvenidos.htm / "Pit i Cuixa" is very popular too (C/Cervantes)
o Pizzeria "La Madolina" C/Estanislau Figueras, near Rambla Vella
o Fondues: "Su-Ca" (C/La Nau)
o Restaurant "El Tiberi", serve yourself, eat as much as you like restaurant http://www.eltiberi.com
o Irish Pubs: "Highland" Rambla Vella http://www.highlandtarragona.com/comarribar.php and "Kennedy's" http://kennedystarragona.blogspot.com/ C/Natzaret 14, in the Old Town, off Plaça del Rei (English Corner every Thursday at 20.30)