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THE TEXTILE MAGAZINE
AUGUST 2011
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re you travelling to Barcelona to at-
tend ITMA 2011? If so, here are
some useful tips about the city, com-
muting to the Expo center, Indian restau-
rants and important contact points.
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain, in both
size and population, and is also the capital of the state
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has a population of roughly 16 lakhs with a majority of
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age of Jews, Buddhists and Muslims.
During the exhibition, the weather is expected to be
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a lot of rainfall during the period. Hence it is advisable
to carry an umbrella or a jacket to keep yourself from
getting wet.
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Barcelona airport ?
There are two main ways to get to the conference
centre from the airport – Aerobus (Express bus ser-
vice) and Metro. You catch the Aerobus outside any of
the two terminals and get off at Plaza Espanya. There
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station to Europa/Fira. Travel time is approx 45 min-
utes. Price of Aerobus 5.30 euros. 1.45 euros for Metro
ticket. Total 6.75 Euros.
There is a large taxi rank service directly outside the
airport. The price to the convention is around 20 Euros
(there is a minimum charge of 20 euros for taxis from
the airport) plus a small supplement for each suitcase
that you have. Travel time approx 15 minutes.
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TRAVEL GUIDE TO
vISItOr’S GuIde tO ItMA 2011
By Ganesh Kalidas