Sants Estacio in Barcelona

Sants Estacio is one of the two main railway stations along with Estacio de França in the city of Barcelona and provides daily transport for thousands of people. Although originally a railway station, in 1969 a metro station was opened along line 5 and later in 1975 another was opened this time on line 3. It serves the Barcelona Sants commuter train and main-line rail station as Sants Estacio is the city's primary train station. In addition to Renfe long-distance which connect Spain with the rest of Europe and regional services within Catalonia, the train station also serves Renfe Rodiales rail lines R1, R2, R3, R4, and R7. These lines only go as far as the areas surrounding Barcelona.

In addition to rail and metro transport, Sants Estacio has a bus station for companies offering national and European bus journeys to many different destinations.
You can find a great hoteles Sants if you just look online.

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Getting from Barcelona to Valencia

Getting from Barcelona to Valencia is relatively easy as there are various ways of making the journey. The cheapest means of travelling is by taking the autobus Valencia via the Bus Alta company. The journey costs €26 and takes 4 hours.
Another option is to take the Valencia Renfe train from your Barcelona accommodation which takes 3 hours if you take the fast train and costs €38. Also you can take the Valencia Renfe on the cheaper ticket at €32 to arrive at Estacion Valencia in 4 hours.
The trip is highly recommended as Valencia is the birthplace of the world famous dish, Paella. It is the 3rd largest city in Spain and many tourists flock to the city for the great weather as it is the sunniest city in Spain. Also there are many famous events which take place in Valencia including La Fiesta de Las Fallas and it is the starting point for the world famous Americas Cup Boat Race.
Famous landmarks to visit include; the Serranno Towers, Malvarrossa Beach, and in the new part of the city, the Parc Natural.

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Barcelona Metro Yellow Line Open Again

Finally the metro is back in operation along L4 yellow line! It has been a long couple of months but now everything is back to normal especially for tourists renting Barcelona accommodation near the beach.
From 26 de June a stretch of Line 4, between Ciutadella / Vila Olímpica and La Pau stations, were closed while work on the track took place. An investment of 7.1 million euros was put into the project which involved renovating the track between Bogatell and Selva de Mar, in order to reduce the vibrations caused by passing trains and stop water seepage. Work will also took place to improve the stations on this stretch.
A temporary shuttle bus was introduced to replace the closed metro stops which would travel the same journey as the metro normally would. This however still was not enough for those staying in Barcelona apartments and wanted to go to the beach, due to the fact that it was peak season for thousands of tourists flocking to the beach.

Typical!
Another fantastic piece of Catalan common sense to undergo such a huge upheaval in the middle of their peak tourist season.
However this lasted till 27 August and the affected eight stations are now thankfully, again in operation.

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