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An Insider’s Guide to Barcelona Sants Train Station—from a Local Who’s Lived next to it for 15 Years
Barcelona Sants is not exactly one of Europe’s more gorgeous train stations, but it effectively connects Barcelona to places throughout Catalonia and in Spain and France Barcelona Sants Station is unlovely but clean and well equipped with a range of services. It’s not huge, but can seem a bit bewildering to newbies. So let me …
What To Expect on Spain’s Renfe AVE Trains—Tips from My Travels
Yes, I wrote this article while riding AVE I’ve enjoyed AVE and love high speed trains generally in Europe. They offer an excellent, comfortable, low-carbon alternative to flying. For example, the Barcelona-Madrid trip on AVE is just 2.5 hours, which makes it much faster than flying when you figure in the time for getting to …