Look for the Barcelona wifi signs to log on

Free Wi-fi is not difficult to get hold of in Barcelona – your hotel here might offer it or, if not, there are many cafés that do (click here for our reviews of some of the best).  But things just got a whole lot easier with the introduction of the Barcelona Wifi scheme, a council initiative which places free wifi points in public buildings and areas around the city.

The council web site is handily translated to English and has a clickable map of the wifi points.

Unfortunately, as with just about everything to do with Barcelona Council, it’s not quite as easy as it first seems:  there can be significant restrictions on the use of the internet, which differ by location. For most locations access is limited to the council’s web site plus one hour of internet access a day – an hour which you can dip in and out of for the whole day.  There are a few points where the access time is unlimited, but they are not identified on the council site, so it’s slightly pot luck. Read more »

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