Here you can find a nice page with a lot of information about Palencia, capital and provincia, from gastronomy to art:
http://www.palenciaturismo.es/portada?lang=en
In further posts we'll develope some of the main topics on tourism.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tourism in Palencia
Here you can find a nice page with a lot of information about Palencia, capital and provincia, from gastronomy to art:
http://www.palenciaturismo.es/portada?lang=en
In further posts we'll develope some of the main topics on tourism.
How to reach Palencia by car
If you come from the Madrid Airport, the easiest way is to reach the A1 highway north, (direction Burgos) as soon as you leave the airport (depending where you start from, maybe you find a small toll for some km.). The rest of A1 highway has no toll. When you reach Aranda de Duero, km 150. aprox., you have to divert to a national road to Palencia, just follow the signs. You can be there in 2.5 hours and have several options to make a stop in your way. (for example, in the km. 114-115, Boceguillas, you have different options for rest)
The other option is to search for A6, (direction La Coruña, changing to A62 in Tordesillas) then you will have highway all the way to Palencia. You will have to pay around 15 euros for crossing the Guadarrama tunnel.
Traffic signs are quite good in Spain and is easy to find your way if you follow them. Anyway, the best planner for car is Google Maps, where you can also check exact destination and fuel costs. Remember highway maximum speed is 120 km/h (probably you won´t get fined until 130) and 90 in normal roads. In the city 50 km/h is the limit for most places.
The other option is to search for A6, (direction La Coruña, changing to A62 in Tordesillas) then you will have highway all the way to Palencia. You will have to pay around 15 euros for crossing the Guadarrama tunnel.
Traffic signs are quite good in Spain and is easy to find your way if you follow them. Anyway, the best planner for car is Google Maps, where you can also check exact destination and fuel costs. Remember highway maximum speed is 120 km/h (probably you won´t get fined until 130) and 90 in normal roads. In the city 50 km/h is the limit for most places.
Madrid Metro
The page of the Metro in Madrid:
http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html
Plan of the Metro:
From the Airport to the Chamartin train station (aprox. 4 euros):
Take Line 8 towards Nuevos Ministerios - Transfer - Take Line 10 towards Fuencarral, station Chamartin.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Transport Madrid - Palencia
There are 3 ways of moving from Madrid Airport to Palencia:
+ By car:
Renting a car is quite cheap in Spain, specially if you are 2 or more people travelling together. You can rent a car in the airport through the main agencies (Avis, Hertz, Europcar, Alamo, etc. http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Madrid-Barajas/en/Page/1049727006477//Rent-a-car-desks.html), but also with other low cost companies like Firefly (https://global.fireflycarrental.com/) or Goldcar (http://www.goldcar.es/) (Always be carefull with these low cost companies, they are difficult to contact sometimes and it is important to check their Term and Conditions)
Also, there are several general pages for car rentals wich will offer quite good prices (lastminute.com, skyscanner.com, esycar.com, holidayautos.com, etc .)
I will post later how to get to Palencia by road.
+By bus:
There is a line from the Terminal 4 of the airport directly to Palencia twice a day (If you reach Terminal 1 or 2, there is a bus moving from those to T4 and back). Duration is around 4 hours and price around 35 euros. You can check it on www.alsa.es. It is a very good option if the timetable is close to your plane schedulle.
Also, you can take the underground (Metro) to the main bus station of Madrid and check the buses from the same web page, but it's alittle bit more complicated.
+ By train:
May be is the best solution if you are travelling alone. The best option is to take an Alvia train from the Chamartin Train Station (also called North Station), you should get there by metro too. For trains in Spain www.renfe.com. Duration is around 1.5 hours and prices start from 16 euros.
I will post also about Madrid underground later.
+ By car:
Renting a car is quite cheap in Spain, specially if you are 2 or more people travelling together. You can rent a car in the airport through the main agencies (Avis, Hertz, Europcar, Alamo, etc. http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Madrid-Barajas/en/Page/1049727006477//Rent-a-car-desks.html), but also with other low cost companies like Firefly (https://global.fireflycarrental.com/) or Goldcar (http://www.goldcar.es/) (Always be carefull with these low cost companies, they are difficult to contact sometimes and it is important to check their Term and Conditions)
Also, there are several general pages for car rentals wich will offer quite good prices (lastminute.com, skyscanner.com, esycar.com, holidayautos.com, etc .)
I will post later how to get to Palencia by road.
+By bus:
There is a line from the Terminal 4 of the airport directly to Palencia twice a day (If you reach Terminal 1 or 2, there is a bus moving from those to T4 and back). Duration is around 4 hours and price around 35 euros. You can check it on www.alsa.es. It is a very good option if the timetable is close to your plane schedulle.
Also, you can take the underground (Metro) to the main bus station of Madrid and check the buses from the same web page, but it's alittle bit more complicated.
+ By train:
May be is the best solution if you are travelling alone. The best option is to take an Alvia train from the Chamartin Train Station (also called North Station), you should get there by metro too. For trains in Spain www.renfe.com. Duration is around 1.5 hours and prices start from 16 euros.
I will post also about Madrid underground later.
Airports
The three closest airports to Palencia are:
Valladolid (Villanubla Airport, 45 km from Palencia): http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Valladolid/en/Home.html
(connections to Barcelona, Ryanair)
Santander (200 km): http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Santander/en/Home.html
(check destinations)
Madrid (Barajas, also Adolfo Suarez, 250 km): http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Madrid-Barajas/en/Home.html
(check destinations)
Madrid is the one with more flights to other countries and also with better conections (train, bus or car) to Palencia.
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