Location
   
 
  9th May 2003, 19.00 h
El Raval Sports Pavilion (Poliesportiu El Raval). C/ Sant Pau, 83*85, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Spain.		  
     
  Getting there:  
     
  By plane (cheap flyes):  
 
 From: all direct to BCN:
 London  Go-Fly and Easy Jet
 East Midlands and Bristol  Go-Fly
 Liverpool, Amsterdam and Geneva  Easy Jet
 Brussels  Virgin Express
 Cologne  Germanwings
 Berlin  Airberlin
 Madrid  AirEuropa
 From: to Gerona:
 Frankfurt, Milan and London  Ryanair
 
 

Taxis from the airport to the city centre cost about 20 euros.
Aerobus leaves every 15 min. to the centre (Plaza de Catalunya), takes about 15 min. and costs 3.30 euros.
Trains from the airport leave for Sants, Pl. Catalunya, Arc de Triomf and Arago/Clot stations; they take between 20 min. (Sants) and 31 min. (Clot), and cost about 2,50 euros.

 

  
  By train:  
 

Nearly all trains from Spain and the rest of Europe arrive at Sants station. Some also stop at Passeig de Gracia. Both stations link to the green metro line (closest stops to the show are Parallel, Drassanes or Liceu).
A taxi from either station should cost 3-6 euros.

 

  
  By bus:  
 

Eurolines' web page is www.eurolines.com, Phone no. for information and reservations in Spain: 902 40 50 40

 

  
  Once in Barcelona:  
     
  By car:  
  There are several car parks near 25hrs, such as:
- Aparcament Riereta, Riereta 35
- Parking Avenida Drassanes, Av. Drassanes, 12
- Parking Novell Boher, Av. Drassanes, 27
See Map+info
Municipal parking lots tend to be reserved for residents of the area. However, it is not difficult to find parking spaces in the area. You should take care not to leave anything in your car and not to park it in a yellow or blue zone without paying the fee - the "grua" (tow truck) costs 170 euros and is the fastest-moving vehicle in BCN...		  
     
  Metro:  
  Line L3: Liceo or Paral.lel stations.
Line L2: Sant Antoni or Paral.lel stations		  
     
  Bus:  
  Lines 20, 220, 37, 64,24: Ronda Sant Antoni.
Lines 36,91,157,221,57: Paral.lel.
Lines 14, 38, 59, 91: Ramblas, Liceo		  
     
  Nightbus:  
 

Line N0: Paral.lel
Line N6: Paral.lel and Ronda Sant Antoni
Lines N9, N12 and N15: Ramblas, Liceo
(Frequency - N0 leaves every 20 min; N6, N9, N12, N15 leave every 30 min)

  
     
  For more information:  
 

There is a lot of information (in Catalán, Spanish and English) and a useful street map to be found on the City Council website www.bcn.es
The Barcelona tourist office is in Plaça Catalunya and is open from Mon-Sat, 9-21h, Sun 9-13h.

To find out what's going on in BCN apart from 25hrs:
- www.guiadelocio.com/barcelona
- Metropolitan, monthly magazine in English.

  
     
  Barcelona transport web sites:  
 

Metro de Barcelona
Autobuses diurnos de Barcelona
Autobuses nocturnos de Barcelona

  
     
  Accommodation:  
  TheVideoArtFoundation will be providing a cheap lodging service in private homes to help visitors to the event out. For more info go to lodging@thevideoartfoundation.com