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View all →Barcelona neighbourhoods by income, 143,505 to 31,137 euros
Seven neighbourhoods clear 100,000 euros a year per household and fourteen stay under 40,000, while the lowest census tract in the whole city declares 27,607.
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Barcelona art without the queue, and what each ticket costs
The CCCB charges 8 euros and lets you into two exhibitions at once, which is the best-value art ticket in Barcelona. The Tapies is the only large centre with no free day, and the 35 ArtBarcelona galleries never charge at all, with 34 of them open Wednesday to Friday and 23 on Saturday morning.
Barcelona beaches, the hours with no lifeguard on duty
Cover ends at 19.30 even in August, with the sand still full and the light still good. Outside those hours, and outside the season entirely, swimming is at your own risk and the only backup is 112. The flag colour is about currents, not crowds, and the yellow buoys mark where you must stop.
Throwing out furniture in Barcelona, 20.00 to 22.00 only
The collection costs 0 euros and comes to your door in under 36 hours if you cannot carry things down. What catches people is the window: 20.00 to 22.00, on the one day a week assigned to your street, and 2 kinds of zone where you must call 900 226 226 before putting anything out.
Barcelona Botanical Garden, open every day of the year
The only municipal site on Montjuic with no weekly closing day, which makes it the reliable Monday option when the museums around it are shut. The bonsai collection, though, opens only at weekends and holidays, and that is not stated on the general ticket. Entry is 5 euros, reduced 2.50.
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View all →Barcelona neighbourhoods by income, 143,505 to 31,137 euros
Seven neighbourhoods clear 100,000 euros a year per household and fourteen stay under 40,000, while the lowest census tract in the whole city declares 27,607.
Barcelona traffic accidents, which vehicle and which hour
Wednesday is the worst day with 1,319 collisions and Sunday the quietest with 655. The riskiest hour is 14.00, with 1,244 people involved, and the safest is 3.00, with 103.
Which Barcelona station gets you there faster by train
Which Barcelona station is faster for a train day trip? Sants going south, Plaça de Catalunya going north, and it is five or six minutes each way. The specific train matters more: the R2 Sud swings 16 minutes between the quickest service and the slowest. Manresa takes 82 minutes and Vilafranca del Penedès, 65.