STUDYING IN BARCELONA

STUDY IN BARCELONA

THE CITY OF BARCELONA

The city center is usually taken to be Plaça Catalunya and its surroundings, including La Rambla that connects Plaça Catalunya to the sea (Port Vell) and Portal de l’Àngel that leads to the Cathedral and to Plaça Sant Jaume, the location of the city government (Ajuntament de Barcelona) and also of the catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya).

This same area of Plaça Sant Jaume is considered to be the birth place of the city of Barcelona itself, as it coincides with the site of the ancient Roman settlement Barcino. An interesting visit here is the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat (City History Museum). Other museums and cultural centers are:

Museu d’Història de Catalunya

History of Catalonia

Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

MACBA, contemporary art

Fundació Tàpies

Temporary exhibits and Antoni Tàpies collection

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Temporary exhibits, often concept-centered: architecture, life, literature, cinema…

Palau de la Música

A unique concert room

CaixaFòrum

Temporary exhibits: art periods, modern artists

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

MNAC, good in catalan Romanesque Art

Fundació Miró

Temporary exhibits and Joan Miró collection

Museu Picasso

Temporary exhibits and Pablo Picasso collection

Museu Egipci

Art from Ancient Egypt

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Opera house

CosmoCaixa

Large, award-winning science museum

Interesting museums outside but near Barcelona are:

Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya

mNACTEC, science and technology museum in Terrassa

Museu de Montserrat

Almost hidden in the unique landscape of the Montserrat mountain, this museum has an often overlooked art collection, including masters of impressionism and archeology of ancient civilizations

THE CITY OF BARCELONA

The city center is usually taken to be Plaça Catalunya and its surroundings, including La Rambla that connects Plaça Catalunya to the sea (Port Vell) and Portal de l’Àngel that leads to the Cathedral and to Plaça Sant Jaume, the location of the city government (Ajuntament de Barcelona) and also of the catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya).

This same area of Plaça Sant Jaume is considered to be the birth place of the city of Barcelona itself, as it coincides with the site of the ancient Roman settlement Barcino. An interesting visit here is the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat (City History Museum). Other museums and cultural centers are:

Museu d’Història de Catalunya

History of Catalonia

Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

MACBA, contemporary art

Fundació Tàpies

Temporary exhibits and Antoni Tàpies collection

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Temporary exhibits, often concept-centered: architecture, life, literature, cinema…

Palau de la Música

A unique concert room

CaixaFòrum

Temporary exhibits: art periods, modern artists

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

MNAC, good in catalan Romanesque Art

Fundació Miró

Temporary exhibits and Joan Miró collection

Museu Picasso

Temporary exhibits and Pablo Picasso collection

Museu Egipci

Art from Ancient Egypt

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Opera house

CosmoCaixa

Large, award-winning science museum

Interesting museums outside but near Barcelona are:

Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya

mNACTEC, science and technology museum in Terrassa

Museu de Montserrat

Almost hidden in the unique landscape of the Montserrat mountain, this museum has an often overlooked art collection, including masters of impressionism and archeology of ancient civilizations

ACCOMMODATION

There are several university residences in Barcelona, for students, professors and research. For long term and short term stays:

Residència Torre Girona

At the Zona Universitària of Barcelona, close to the UPC School of Mathematics and Mathematics Departments.

Residència d’Investigadors

Close to the city centre, and to the School of Mathematics of the UB and its Mathematics Departments.

Residència Campus del Mar

Close to the city centre, by the beach.

La Vila Universitària

Apartments for rent for long term and short term stays, at the UAB campus, close to the Department of Mathematics of the UAB and close to the CRM.

If you wish to rent an apartment or share an apartment, these are the main web pages you can search:

RESA housing service

(for universities)

ACCOMMODATION

There are several university residences in Barcelona, for students, professors and research. For long term and short term stays:

Residència Torre Girona

At the Zona Universitària of Barcelona, close to the UPC School of Mathematics and Mathematics Departments.

Residència d’Investigadors

Close to the city centre, and to the School of Mathematics of the UB and its Mathematics Departments.

Residència Campus del Mar

Close to the city centre, by the beach.

La Vila Universitària

Apartments for rent for long term and short term stays, at the UAB campus, close to the Department of Mathematics of the UAB and close to the CRM.

If you wish to rent an apartment or share an apartment, these are the main web pages you can search:

TRANSPORT INFORMATION

Inside Barcelona

Barcelona has a wide net of public transport, which makes possible to get to any place in the city in a fast and save way. The main means of transport in and around Barcelona are:

Outsite Barcelona

If you need to travel outside Barcelona, there are several travelling options:

Plane

The International Airport: is located in El Prat de Llobregat, a town next to Barcelona

Barcelona – Airport transportation:

  • aerobus
  • by train
  • by taxi: there are taxi lines in front of every arrival terminal. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Barcelona, depending on the traffic. A taxi to the center of Barcelona costs aprox. 35 euros.

Train

There are three categories of trains: “rodalies” go at most 100 km around Barcelona, “regionals” go anywhere inside Catalunya and “llarga distància” go to any destination in Spain and outside Spain. It is recommended to make a ticket reservation  to go to the rest of Spain or to go abroad.

Bus

From the station Barcelona Nord it is possible to get a bus to any national and international destination.

TRANSPORT INFORMATION

Inside Barcelona

Barcelona has a wide net of public transport, which makes possible to get to any place in the city in a fast and save way. The main means of transport in and around Barcelona are:

Outsite Barcelona

If you need to travel outside Barcelona, there are several travelling options:

Plane

The International Airport: is located in El Prat de Llobregat, a town next to Barcelona

Barcelona – Airport transportation:

  • aerobus
  • by train
  • by taxi: there are taxi lines in front of every arrival terminal. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Barcelona, depending on the traffic. A taxi to the center of Barcelona costs aprox. 35 euros.

Train

There are three categories of trains: “rodalies” go at most 100 km around Barcelona, “regionals” go anywhere inside Catalunya and “llarga distància” go to any destination in Spain and outside Spain. It is recommended to make a ticket reservation  to go to the rest of Spain or to go abroad.

Bus

From the station Barcelona Nord it is possible to get a bus to any national and international destination.

CATALAN LANGUAGE

Catalan is Catalunya’s national language, though the official languages of Catalunya are both Catalan and Spanish, and most of the population understands both of them.

The universities in Catalunya use mainly Catalan as communication and working language (though everybody speaks Spanish and most speak English), and Catalan, Spanish and English as teaching languages.
 Each University has a Language Service which offers Catalan courses at very low prices, a wide variety of multilingual resources and more information about the language situation in Catalunya.

CATALAN LANGUAGE

Catalan is Catalunya’s national language, though the official languages of Catalunya are both Catalan and Spanish, and most of the population understands both of them.

The universities in Catalunya use mainly Catalan as communication and working language (though everybody speaks Spanish and most speak English), and Catalan, Spanish and English as teaching languages.
 Each University has a Language Service which offers Catalan courses at very low prices, a wide variety of multilingual resources and more information about the language situation in Catalunya.