Puigcerdà Orientation And Practical Information

Puigcerdà’s center is at the top of the hill. The train station is at the foot of the western slope. Buses stop at the train station and then Pl. Barcelona; get off at the second stop if you wish to arrive within the town itself. To reach Plaça Ajuntament from the train station, walk past the stairs in the station’s plaça until you reach the first flight of stairs between two buildings. To save your legs, take the free cable car, which leaves from a station about 50m straight in front of the train station (runs ­5:30 am-­12am, July and Aug. ­5:30am-­1am). At the top, take the elevator (in front of the station and to the left), up to level 2, the Pl. Ajuntament. From the plaça, walk one block on C. Alfons I to Carrer Major. Turn left on C. Major to Pl. Santa María. Reach Pl. Barcelona through the Pl. dels Herois, the end of Pl. Santa María farthest from the bell tower. If you are traveling outside of the month of August, note that most services and stores shut down on M (and Su, as in much of Spain).

• Tourist Offices: C. Querol, 1 Off Pl. Ajuntament, ahead and to the right as you step off the elevator. English, Spanish, and French are spoken. Open Tu-Sa ­10am-­1pm and ­4-7pm. Regional Comarcal tourist office (☎972 14 06 65) on the junction of the N-152 and N-160, about a 10min. walk down the highway towards Barcelona from the train station. Turn right as you exit the station. Walk this route with caution, especially during times of heavy traffic, as parts of the road have no sidewalk. Open M-Sa ­9am-­1pm and ­4-7pm, Su ­10am-­1pm.
• Police: Municipal police on Pl. Ajuntament, 1
• Hospital: Hospital de Puigcerdà in Pl. Santa María, behind the bell tower.
• Library: Pg. 10 d’Ábril, 2 Next to Eglésia de Sant Domènech, around the back of the building. Free internet access, and lots of helpful tourist info. Open M, W, F ­3:30-­8:30pm, Tu ­10am-­1:30pm and ­3:30-­8:30, Th ­10am-­1:30pm.
• Internet Access: Locutorio Corami, Pl. Cabrinetty, 10 Open daily ­10:30am-­1pm and ­5-10:30pm; €2 per hr.
• Post Office: Av. Coronel Molera, 11, 1 block down from Pl. Barcelona. (☎972 88 08 14; open M-F ­8:30am-­2:30pm; Sa ­9:30am-­1pm.), Postal Code: 17520.