Alberge is social house where homeless people could get food, shower and sleep. There is actually three Alberges in Barcelona but seems that they will need more to accommodate those 1900 homeless persons here.
It’s difficult but not impossible to get in. One of them is near city centre - Almogavares 199 and two others are out of the town. You will find it when you start to walk from Plaza Catalanes (where the big building like Didlo is) towards to the sea.
Its old firehouse and if you want to get in, you should be waiting there at least from 5 even the door opens at 8 PM. Newcomers will stand on the right side as old ones will queue from left.
You will get a nice dinner, shower and place to sleep from 11PM until 8AM and breakfast as coffee and wiener.
If you are already in, you can stay one week which can be continued by social worker if necessary. I was waiting only two days as each day they took around 3-5 new persons. If you cant get in to Almogavares, you can try emergency social services at Calle Commerce 44 after 10PM. It’s a place where all Alberge information is centralised and it’s situating near old town where Arc the Triumph is.
If there has been somebody not showing up by 10PM, you can get their place.
But Alberge have their rules, so you cant be drunk or take any alcohol with you, knifes and scissors cant be bring in, you need to sign in between 8-10PM and most of all, people are snoring when sleeping in small crowded room being watched by red cross personnel.
I was there only because its started to rain for two nights when rain ended and I was again able to sleep outside. I prefer sleeping in the park, rather than in Alberge. I hope that my place was given to someone more urgent to get inside.
There are other places where you can get free food and for shower, I will recommend Social Services in Avenida Meridiana 197 where you need to be before 9AM to get your number.