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Albacete

Travel Guide Europe Spain Castile-La Mancha Albacete

Introduction

Albacete is a city in the Spanish region of Castile-La Mancha. The city has about 170,000 inhabitants and is located about 250 kilometres southeast of the capital of the country Madrid.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

Cathedral

The cathedral of Juan de Albacete was finished in 1959, but construction began already in 1515, on the sight of a mudejar temple. Only since 1949 the church was granted the title of Cathedral, when the diocese of Albacete was formed. One notable fact is that the bells of the Cathedral are pretty young, and date from the late 1940's. The original bells were melted down during the Spanish civil war in 1936.

Museo de Albacete

The museum of Albacete excists since 1927, and is divided into subsections for archeology, fine arts, and ethnology. The main building (Albacete Provincial Museum) stands in the Abelardo Sánchez Park. The Joaquín Sánchez Jiménez Archaeology Museum has a fine collection of (pre-) Roman artifacts.

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

By Plane

Albacete Airport (also known as Los Llanos Airport) is only served by Air Nostrum which flies to/from Barcelona, and seasonal flights to/from Lanzarote and Palma de Mallorca.

By Train

The trainstation is located on the east side of the city. From december 2010 Albacete (and Alicante), will be connected by AVE to Madrid and eachother, reducing the time to get to/from Madrid or Alicante from Albacete to around 1,5 hours. For more information check the website of Renfe

By Car

To get to Albacete by car from Madrid you follow the A-3 that leads to Valencia, and take the A-31 further south. Beyond Albacete the A-31 continues to Alicante. The A-32 (later the N322) head in a south-western direction toward Ubeda and Jaén. The A-30 heads to the southeast to Murcia and Cartagena.

By Bus

The busstation is situated next to the trainstation.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

If you want to post a card, you can head to the post office (Correos). The Spanish post is not yet as efficient as colleagues in other countries so receiving a card can take a bit longer than the number of days that it should take. On the website of Correos, you can find the locations of nearby post offices.
Post offices are generally open from 8:30am to 2:00pm, although times can vary and the main post office usually is open until the early evening. Most will also open again on Saturday mornings, but in the smaller towns will close as early as 12 noon. When posting a letter, look for a yellow box and, if possible, post at the post office itself where there will also be divisions for local, national and international mail. Be prepared for long queues at the post office. This is why tobacco shops sell stamps and many will also have the facility to weigh packages.
Standard letters/postcards of up to 20 grams sent within Spain are €0.34. However, non-standard letters/postcards of up to 20g are €0.39. Letters/postcards of 20 to 50 grams are €0.45. In the case of international shipping, the price is €0.64 to most countries within Europe for standard envelopes (letters/postcards) up to 20g, for a few European countries and outside Europe it is €0.78.

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