Travelling by train is another attraction. The mythical steam trains making their way through the mountains, crossing bridges over rivers, all form part of popular imagination. The Catalan high-speed trains have recovered this romantic essence and have modernised it. How? There is no steam, but the same travelling is done and times are considerably shorter. Discover Catalonia by train. <br><br><b>Catalan AVE cities</b><br>To get a high-speed train, you just have to go to one of Catalonia's AVE cities on the Spanish high-speed railway network. There are five of them: Barcelona, Lleida, Tarragona-Reus, Girona and Figueres-Vilafant. They are connected to the main Spanish capitals and are your fastest entry to Europe. <br><br><b>Speed and accessibility between the AVE Cities</b> <br>The high-speed train connects the main European capitals in record time. For instance Barcelona and Girona are under 40 minutes away from each other; you take an hour to get from Barcelona to Lleida, and Paris is just over 6 hours away from the Catalan capital. These are just some signs of the interconnections provided by the AVE Cities. <br><br><b>The days get longer when you travel by high-speed train</b><br>To all of these advantages, you have to add the frequency of the high-speed trains. You can get up at 9 in Tarragona, peacefully discover the Roman remains, have a good rice dish by the beach, get high-speed train at 4 in the afternoon and be in Barcelona in under 40 minutes. You still have all of the afternoon to visit the Sagrada Familia or do a little shopping, you decide. <br><br>When you visit Catalonia by train, you will see that the distances become shorter.