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Badajoz, the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the [[Madrid]]-[[Lisbon]] railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257.
DESTINATION MADRID:
 
  
TAKE BUS LINE NUMBER 1 HEADING "SAN ROQUE" AND RIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST STOP, FROM THERE WALK ABOUT 500 METERS ALONG THE ROAD UNTIL YOU FIND A PETROL STATION NEXT TO WHICH THERE IS A RESTAURANT CALLED "VENTA DON JOSÉ".
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==Hitching Out==
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===Towards Madrid:
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Take bus line #1 heading ''San Roque'' and ride all the way to the last stop, from there walk about 500 meters along the road until you find a petrol station next to which there is a restaurant called ''Venta don José''. From there you should get easy rides onto the highway E-90.
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===Towards [[Portugal]]===
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Some anonymous hitchhiker suggests to take bus line #9 or anyone heading to ''University campus'', drop at ''Avenida de Elv As'', this avenue goes all the way to the border, there are many roundabouts so vehicles never go too fast.
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===Towards [[Sevilla]], [[Zafra]]===
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Take bus line #5 and get out at the last stop of ''Avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano''. Hitchhike at the traffic light where all vehicles have to stop in order to turn right towards [[Sevilla]].
  
FROM THERE YOU SHOULD GET EASY RIDES INTO THE HIGHWAY E-90.
 
  
DESTINATION PORTUGAL:
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I WOULD SUGGEST TAKING BUS LINE NUMBER 9 OR ANYONE HEADING TO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, DROP AT AVENIDA DE ELV AS, THIS AVENUE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDER, THERE ARE MANY ROUNDABOUTS SO VEHICULES NEVER GO TOO FAST.
 
 
 
DESTINATION SEVILLA, ZAFRA:
 
 
 
TAKE BUS NUMBER 5 AND DROP AT THE LAST STOP OF "AVENIDA JUAN SEBASTIÁN ELCANO".
 
 
 
HITCHHIKE ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHERE ALL VEHICULES HAVE TO STOP IN ORDER TO TURN RIGHT TOWARDS SEVILLA.
 

Revision as of 19:46, 1 December 2008

Badajoz, the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257.

Hitching Out

===Towards Madrid: Take bus line #1 heading San Roque and ride all the way to the last stop, from there walk about 500 meters along the road until you find a petrol station next to which there is a restaurant called Venta don José. From there you should get easy rides onto the highway E-90.

Towards Portugal

Some anonymous hitchhiker suggests to take bus line #9 or anyone heading to University campus, drop at Avenida de Elv As, this avenue goes all the way to the border, there are many roundabouts so vehicles never go too fast.

Towards Sevilla, Zafra

Take bus line #5 and get out at the last stop of Avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano. Hitchhike at the traffic light where all vehicles have to stop in order to turn right towards Sevilla.