Over the past seven day, a number of protests have taken place across Spain. In Madrid, people took to the streets to voice their complaints against the worsening cost of living crisis. On Thursday, a separate pro-independence demonstration took place in Barcelona which saw activists block off part of the city airport and major roads. It comes after government ministers arrived in the city to meet Catal officials.
The Foreign Office said: "Demonstrations, political gatherins, or marches may take place in Spain with little or no warning, particularly in cities. You should follow the advice of police and local authorities.
"While the vast majority of demonstrations are peaceful, there is a risk of isolated incidents of unrest or violence. If you’re in and around areas where demonstrations are taking place, remain vigilant and move away quickly if there are signs of disorder."
Travel rules in Spain were eased by the Spanish government earlier this month, allowing British travellers to travel more freely without sticking to any Covid restrictions. According to the new rules, UK arrivals are no longer required to:
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David Holland"When not on strike" ! That IS one of the problems, they have far too of them but many other problems even without strikes. Too many leaves on the track, wrong snow or rain, the list is unfortunately a bit too long of problems with the railways in UK apart from being terribly expensive. I lived in the Westcountry for many years, so unfortunately I have had experience, and not too many airports around either.
David Holland'Anyway the trains in the U.K. are very nice and new and punctual' Is this a joke? I've travelled on a lot of trains on recent visits to the UK and I'd estimate that 75% were either delayed or cancelled. The ones that did run looked like they hadn't been cleaned for months. As for the cost - they are the most expensive in Europe. Now compare that to Spanish trains. The AVE is light years ahead of anything in the UK.
Zoltan TeglasI really don’t get this obsession with trains . It’s 19th century technology for god sake. Anyway the trains in the U.K. are very nice and new and punctual when not on strike. Some years ago I did a lot of work in Hagen . Regular on the Düsseldorf to Newcastle Eurowings flights. They had a logo on the seat backs With a mile of railway you can go nowhere. With a mile of runway you can go anywhere. Enough said.
There should be a warning for anyone travelling to the UK, expecting to get around using the **** 3rd world train service there. By far the worst in Europe!