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lists and reviews accessible city tourist sights, hotels,
bars and restaurants.You can also book accommodation
– all inspected for suitability – and arrange airport
transfers and wheelchair-friendly guided tours.
Institut Municipal de Persones amb
Discapacitat Avgda. Diagonal 233, 1°, Eixample,
o Glòries T934 132 775, W www.bcn.cat
/accessible. Has information (some in English) on
most aspects of life and travel in the city for disabled
residents and visitors.
Water
Water from the tap is safe to drink, but it
doesn’t taste very nice. You’ll always be given
bottled mineral water in a bar or restaurant.
Women’s Barcelona
Ca la Dona, c/de Casp 38, Eixample,
o Urquinaona T934 127 161, Wwww
, is a women’s centre hosting
meetings for women’s groups, and with a
library and bar. The Ajuntament’s official
women’s resource centre, the Centre
Municipal d’Informació i Recursos per a
les Dones (CIRD), c/Camèlies 36–38,
Gràcia, o Alfons X T932 850 357, Wwww
.cird.bcn.cat (Mon–Thurs 9am–2pm &
4–7pm, Fri 9am–2pm), publishes a monthly
calendar of events and news (see the
website). Llibreria Pròleg, c/Dagueria 13,
Barri Gòtic, oJaume I T 933 192 425,
W is a bookshop
specializing in women’s issues. The
Barcelona Women’s Network (Wwww
is a social,
business and networking club for English-
speaking women living and working in
the city.
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