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Accessible Barcelona Apr 22, 2015 23:17:02 GMT -8

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Post by Lαrα on Apr 22, 2015 23:17:02 GMT -8

Thinking of visiting Barcelona?

At all the tourist attractions you can find these signs that indicate wether the attraction is wheelchair accessible or not. If it isnt accessible, they don't charge for wheelchairs!

Accessible Beach with accessible bench for the shower and rest room





Wheelchair shoppers! We have these here in the UK too, i would imagine many shops do worldwide.



walkways and ramps are indicated where accessible




Subways show clearly which stations are accessible

Barcelona airport


Barcelona is definitely on my list!

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Accessible Barcelona Dec 3, 2015 9:28:33 GMT -8

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Post by boo on Dec 3, 2015 9:28:33 GMT -8

Lαrα That sounds great! Has anybody ever tried using a disability travel agency to arrange a trip?
I have heard there are a bunch of them and they offer independent and group travel. Able2Travel apparently is a United Spinal Association program so it offers free membership www.unitedspinal.org, found out about this one and a bunch of others here www.facebook.com/TrustedMobility/?fref=ts
Has anybody tried yet?

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Accessible Barcelona Dec 3, 2015 14:13:26 GMT -8

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Post by DJ on Dec 3, 2015 14:13:26 GMT -8

boo I was just wondering, do you have a spinal cord injury? I don't recall seeing anything about it anywhere. I'm asking because I was wondering if you've gone on vacation anywhere if you have a disability. I'll be looking into accessible vacations in the future so it'd be good to know!

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Accessible Barcelona Dec 5, 2015 10:21:25 GMT -8

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Dec 3, 2015 14:13:26 GMT -8 DJ said:

boo I was just wondering, do you have a spinal cord injury? I don't recall seeing anything about it anywhere. I'm asking because I was wondering if you've gone on vacation anywhere if you have a disability. I'll be looking into accessible vacations in the future so it'd be good to know!

DJ no, I actually found out about all of this while planning trips with my friend. She has muscular dystrophy and cannot really walk up or down the stairs or walk long distances, so we were checking out all the accessible places in Europe. She might need a power wheelchair next year, as walking gets too hard and painful, so we were looking for activities she could do on it, she is super active and wants to keep up with all the hobbies. That's how I stumbled upon this forum in the first place, I was looking at the chats about hobbies, and then decided to join in and share what I have found on the topic. In terms of where we have gone, Central Europe: Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic - was great because they have cheap taxis and Central Europe funding program by the EU as well as Pubtrans4all made sure that their public transport is accessible. So it was fun!

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Accessible Barcelona Jan 4, 2016 2:39:04 GMT -8

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Post by laura on Jan 4, 2016 2:39:04 GMT -8

Lara that is brilliant (and reassuring) information about wheelchair travel in Barcelona as i am going there in March. Ive not really travelling since being in a wheelchair as i had a bad experience not long after having the accident but this year me and a friend are going. If you or anyone has any tips or suggestions of places to go in Barcelona that would be great. I feel so much better seeing those photos, thank you. My friend and i used accessible Barcelona to book our holiday but had tried another disabled travel agent before but were disappointed as they wouldn't send me photos of the bathroom of hotels they were suggesting (i wanted to see what the facilities were as I've been let down before when 'trusting' peoples idea of wheelchair accessible). When the travel agent did finally send me a photo of one bathroom the shower was a cubicle with a step up into it, despite me telling them i was confined to a wheelchair and needed a wet floor shower room with level access!

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Accessible Barcelona Jan 4, 2016 7:26:16 GMT -8

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Jan 4, 2016 2:39:04 GMT -8 laura said:

Lara that is brilliant (and reassuring) information about wheelchair travel in Barcelona as i am going there in March. Ive not really travelling since being in a wheelchair as i had a bad experience not long after having the accident but this year me and a friend are going. If you or anyone has any tips or suggestions of places to go in Barcelona that would be great. I feel so much better seeing those photos, thank you. My friend and i used accessible Barcelona to book our holiday but had tried another disabled travel agent before but were disappointed as they wouldn't send me photos of the bathroom of hotels they were suggesting (i wanted to see what the facilities were as I've been let down before when 'trusting' peoples idea of wheelchair accessible). When the travel agent did finally send me a photo of one bathroom the shower was a cubicle with a step up into it, despite me telling them i was confined to a wheelchair and needed a wet floor shower room with level access!

Sorry to hear about the bad experience laura! I've been looking at accessible vacations to Cuba and I found that Cayo Santa Maria might be the best place to go. Any of the hotels that are 4.5 star and up are apparently accessible. Now all I need is pictures to confirm!

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Accessible Barcelona Feb 1, 2016 7:48:39 GMT -8

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Post by nikkim58 on Feb 1, 2016 7:48:39 GMT -8

My hubby is a Munster Rugby fan and we try to follow them abroad when ever we can afford it.
We try to go for a weekend, watching the match 1day and then sightseeing for me the other day.
We look for hotels on line that advertise accessible rooms and then we always ring them up to check.
Most times we have been in France and have found that starting the conversation with "Bonjour" goes a very long way!
You'd be surprised at how fluent many of the hotel staff are in a variety of languages.
We always ask if there are any steps to the dining room, for instance. Are there grab rails in bathroom and is there a shower?
My husband always writes up a review for Trip Advisor and explains all the good an not so good bits.
It's worth looking up the hotel in Trip Advisor first, if it looks promising, then ring them.
Airports are now quite efficient at getting you from Departure lounge to the aircraft seat.
Your seat is nearly always reserved so you don't have to rush onto the plane.
Ryanair really do cheap flights and land just outside popular cities but there is nearly always a good bus service from airport to the cities.

Put together your own itinerary and see if you can fit it all together and don't forget travel insurance.q

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Accessible Barcelona Nov 18, 2017 7:02:17 GMT -8

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Post by delboy on Nov 18, 2017 7:02:17 GMT -8

I was there 2 years ago and stayed at the Alimera hotel in barcellona. Its was very accessible especially the bathrooms.can book hotel directly by calling reception. Undergound is just round the corner, its very very accessible. it can can take you anywhere around the city. After midnight a taxi service is available 15 euro from anywhere in the town. Must visits are the dancing fountain, les ramblas road, the football stadium and also the sagrada familia church. the sea side resorts are nice and so is a the visit to montserrat. The latter is a 2hrs train ride.

My next visit is ireland i'm looking forward to visit the birthplace of my grandparents. From child all i did was dream about Ireland and my family roots which has Crom-a-boo embedded in our family surname coat of arms..

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