New direct flight from Barcelona to the US

Since April 5th there will be another direct flight from Barcelona to the United States of America, US Airways offers a daily flight between Barcelona airport and Philadelphia.

Direct flights from Barcelona to US
Origin Destination Airline
Barcelona Atlanta Delta Airlines
Barcelona Chicago Pakistan Airlines
Barcelona Philadelphia US Airways
Barcelona New York (JFK) Delta Airlines
Barcelona New York (JFK) American Airlines
Barcelona New York (Newark) Continental Airlines

Barcelona Open Godó

Best tennis in the world has arrived to Barcelona. From the 16th to 25th of April the “Real Club de Tennis of Barcelona” celebrates the 58th Trophy of Conde Godó (Barcelona Open BancSabadell).

Barcelona Open has a very good reputation within the ATP Tennis circuit and it usually has the best players participating. This year will feature world-class players such as:

Rafa Nadal (winner of the last 5 editions is missing this edition due to leg injury), Juan Martín del Potro, Nikolay Davidenko, Robin Söderling, David Nabaldian, Fernando González, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer or Radek Stepanek among others.

Last Editions
Year Winner Semifinalist
2009 Rafa Nadal (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP)
2008 Rafa Nadal (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP)
2007 Rafa Nadal (ESP) Guillermo Cañas (ARG)
2006 Rafa Nadal (ESP) Tommy Robredo (ESP)
2005 Rafa Nadal (ESP) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
2004 Tommy Robredo (ESP) Gastón Gaudio (ARG)
2003 Carlos Moyà (ESP) Marat Safin (RUS)
2002 Gastón Gaudio (ARG) Albert Costa (ESP)
2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Carlos Moyà (ESP)
2000 Marat Safin (RUS) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)

Clay courts season has started and Barcelona Open is once more a compulsory stop for tennis fans. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick which makes the ball bounce higher and slower than in any other surface, therefore points are usually longer and enjoyable for the spectator.

Barcelona Open Godó

Tickets go from 8 to 13€ during the preliminary matches and from 23,50 to 75€ for the playoffs and they can be bought in any of these options:

Phone: 902 332 211 / +34 933 268 918

Internet: www.servicaixa.com

Information: www.rctb1899.es – Tel. (34) 93 203 78 52

Real Club de Tennis is located at BOSCH I GIMPERA street, 5-13, 08034 BARCELONA (metro Palau Reial Green line click on Barcelona Metro Map).

Adapted Taxis

There are not many adapted taxis in Barcelona, however there is a taxi company (Taxi AMIC) that exclusively offers service with adapted vehicles so if you require an adapted we would recommend that you contact TAXI AMIC (amic = friend in Catalan).

TAXI AMIC S.L.
Telephone: (+34) 93 420 80 88
Fax: (+34)93 224 04 82
E-mail: info@taxi-amic-adaptat.com
Website: https://www.taxi-amic-adaptat.com/ (in Spanish, Catalan and English)

* Same fares apply as any other taxi.

Snow in Barcelona

Although it may sound incredible, there was a heavy snowfall in Barcelona just yesterday (08.03.2010) causing chaos all over Barcelona and Catalunya.

This was the Camp Nou just yesterday so you can get an idea of how much it actually snowed.