Costs, Money And Banks in Spain

Car Hire Spain.

Many tourists choose to hire a car in Spain as it is the simplest way to get about and see all the sights, glorious scenery and fantastic beaches. Spain is one of the most popular destinations in the world where travelers hire a car, so we strongly recommend that you book your rental as far in advance as possible. This means you have a greater availability of vehicles to choose from and also the price is usually cheaper.

Rhino can supply a vehicle to suit every budget, for example an economy car like the Ford Fiesta or Peugeot 107 up to a more luxurious vehicle like the Mercedes E Class or BMW 3 series. Why not hire a convertible like the Peugeot 206 Cabriolet or Mercedes SLK and get the roof down to really soak up the guaranteed glorious sunshine in Spain.

Car Rental Spain - In Brief

Our low rates also include complete breakdown assistance. Therefore if something unforeseen were to happen to your rental car we have a team of trained professionals on hand 24 hours a day to come out and help you. If you are staying in Malaga, then Car Hire Malaga is a top location in Spain to pickup your car. If you are flying into Malaga airport, make sure you book Car Hire Malaga Airport with low rates from the terminal. Rhino car rental has no hidden costs or extra charges. Included free in our cheap prices is an unlimited mileage offer that lets you drive around all of Spain. Areas you might want to visit are the Spanish Costas including the Costa del Sol, the Costa de la Luz, the Costa Brava and the Costa Dorado.

Maps of Spain

Spain is located southwestern Europe and comprises part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Africa.

Its total area is 504,782 km2 of which 499,542 km2 are mainland and 5,240 km2 are water. Spain lies between latitudes 26° and 44° N, and longitudes 19° W and 5° E. Its Atlantic coast is 710 km (441 mi) long.

The boundaries of Spain are: The Mediterranean Sea on the south and east, the Cantabrico on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest and southwest with France and Andorra in the northeast and with Portugal on the west.

Its landscapes offer an extraordinary variety, from desert areas to the freshest green fields, where mountains, valleys, rivers and beaches originate a variety of climates. Spain is a nation organized territorially into seventeen autonomous communities and two autonomous cities.

The autonomous communities are: Andalucía, Aragón, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Cataluña, Madrid, Navarra, Valencia, Extremadura, Galicia, Baleares island, La Rioja, País Vasco, Asturias and Murcia.

The autonomous cities are: Ceuta and Melilla.

When to go to Spain

Spain is a year-round destination, if you are planning to travel to Spain and you are wondering when to come to Spain or which is the best season; this decision is closely related to the weather, your time and the events going on; sometimes it’s related to the industry and costs. In this page we’ll give you detailed information on when to come to Spain and why.

If you’re looking for nice holiday weather, the ideal months are May, June and September and if you travel to the South of Spain April and October are also great months based on the climate. Visiting Spain in summer is recommended due to the warm weather and some tours that only operate during summer, but the climate in some places is too hot and it turns even worse with the large number of tourists that visit Spain in this season. Spring and fall are ideal times to visit Spain.

August is the major vacation month in Europe; through this month it is almost impossible to find low-cost services, such as hotels and restaurants.

Getting Around Spain

Spain is well-connected by an efficient transportation system that includes extensive roads, railways, a great air travel network and ports connecting major towns, so there’s no excuse to stop from traveling to every part of the country; Spain is an important link between Europe, Africa and America due to its location.

We include the most important information about transportation in Spain, with information on how to get around Spain by air, train, car, taxi, waterways, and more. If you visit Spain it will be useful to know all of this because Spain is one of the largest countries in Europe, and traveling around Spain will take you some time.

Spain by Bus

Buses reach places that trains can’t, that is why many people prefer buses over trains, due to their schedules and variety of destinations, especially in some routes such as: Seville-Salamanca, Cadiz-Ronda, Salamanca-Santiago, Segovia Avila from Marbella to anywhere, because it doesn’t have a train station. In addition, the train services in southern areas of Spain are poor.

However, buses in Spain are very comfortable and efficient but a bit complex for tourists due to the large number of lines such as:

· ALSA/ENATCAR

· AUTO RES

· BILMAN BUS

· DAINCO

· EUROLINES

· GUAGUAS (Local transport in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, routes.)

· LA SEPULVEDANA

· METROPOLITAN BUSES (Gran Canaria)

· TITSA (Tenerife InterCity Buses)

· TRAPSA (Metropolitan & Commuter Buses)

· CÁCERES

· MADRID (ESTACIÓN SUR)

· MÁLAGA

· SANTANDER

A quality bus service means that buses are implemented with toilets on board for journeys over an hour or two, in case of distance journeys(довготривала поїздка), buses should stop every few hours so that passengers can stretch their legs, get some fresh air and snacks.

Spain by Train

Rail transportation in Spain is fast, efficient and cheap in most of its routes; main cities have local networks connecting smaller towns and villages that are considered to have the worst trains (except on major commuting routes in and out of Madrid and Barcelona). Railroad system includes High Speed, Long Distance, Regional and Commuter trains.

The National rail transport operator is RENFE and offers a great service in all its long-distance routes but in short-distance trains it suffers long delays; it controls most local regional and national routes. You can book your tickets in advance at www.renfe.es.

High-Speed trains are operated by:

EUROMED trains serve these routes: Barcelona – Valencia/Alicante.

ALTARIA trains serve these routes: Madrid – Alicante, Madrid - Córdoba - Algeciras, Madrid - Granada, Madrid - Sevilla - Cádiz, Madrid - Sevilla - Huelva, Madrid - Pamplona, Madrid - Logroño, Madrid - Murcia - Cartagena.

ALVIA trains serve these routes: Madrid - Gijón, Madrid - Santander, Madrid - Bilbao, Madrid - San Sebastián - Irún/Hendaya and Madrid - Valencia - Castelló.

AVE in one of Europe finest rail services and trains serve these routes: Madrid - Zaragoza - Camp de Tarragona - Barcelona, Madrid - Zaragoza - Huesca, Madrid – Cordoba -Sevilla, Madrid – Cordoba -Málaga and Madrid - Segovia - Valladolid.

Spain by Car

Spain is a fascinating country; it boasts many beautiful cities and towns that you must visit in order to truly know the diversity of the culture and geography, the best way to get around this destination is by car. Most of the Spain road network is composed by new motorways and the most important ones are: the Mediterranean coastal road from the French border to Alicante, and the one linking the Cantabrian region with Cataluña. If you have your own car it will be a great experience but if you don’t, you can hire one.

Car Hire:

Spain has many car rentals companies to choose from, particularly around coastal areas; the best option for you may depend on the costs. We recommend some car rental companies:

· Rentspain http://www.rentspain.com/
E-mail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

· Europcar http://www.europcar.com/

· Auto Europe http://www.autoeurope.es
888-223-5555.

· Car jet http://www.carjet.com/
Tel + 44 207 622 6611

· EasyCar http://www.easycar.es/
[e-mail]

· Avis http://www.avis.es
[e-mail]

If you’re interested in hiring a car, it’ll be necessary you have your passport and a full driving license. Before renting a car, it’s important to consider the best type of vehicle(автомобіль) for you carefully before thinking of the cheapest one. Regardless of the fact that you need a mini economical car or a 4x4 or a luxury model, you must be sure that it counts with air conditioning because of the hot Spanish summer months, child seats, seatbelts, and other equipment you’ll need during your visit to Spain.

By Taxi:

All major cities in Spain feature taxi services but this is, maybe, the most expensive way to get around although these are more convenient and quicker than other means of transportation; most drivers in Spain do not speak foreign languages so it’ll be useful to have the addresses of your destinations written in Spanish if you don’t count with an interpreter.

Spain Hitching

Spain is divided into 50 provinces, each one counts with an awesome atmosphere and beautiful landscapes that people can enjoy by traveling around the country; the most common ways are: By bus, train and car but some people prefer to get around by hitching. These days it’s not recommended to get around Spain by hitching because it’s considered as an unsafe method but it doesn’t mean you’ll be unsuccessful.

If you’re determined to hitch we can give you some advice:

· Hitching is illegal so avoid motorways.

· It’s important to speak Spanish, at least the rudimentary, in order to make small talk to win locals over; it’s for sure that you’ll find other cities with different languages such as Catalan or Basque, but everyone speaks castellano (Spanish).

· It’ll be useful to bring a hat and some water if you are waiting for a lift in Andalusia.

· In South of Spain, hitchhiking is very common and it is also very easy to get a ride but in most places of Spain, hitching isn’t a very common concept, mostly done by foreigners; though, the thumb will be understood.

Spain By Bicycle

Spain is a magnificent destination with its warm climate, beautiful little towns, delicious food and drinks and its many places to discover. One of the most interesting ways to get around this country is by bicycle; tourists find all the facilities to do it: Plenty of bike rentals, accommodations, tours and more.

If you are interested in doing a complete tour that comprises long distances and various days sleeping in tents; you should be careful in choosing the equipment, particularly the tent must be: Light –weighted with muted colors in order to be as invisible as possible and ensure you don’t attract attention and make sure that it is small enough to fit on your bike. But if you want to avoid the weight of packages, you can contact hotels and other accommodation places.

Some of the most popular destinations for biking tours in Spain are:Camino Santiago, Madrid, Andalusia, Catalonia and Green Spain:

· Andalusia: It’s a picturesque land known as The Gateway to Europe; this destination includes popular cities such as Seville, Cordoba and Granada and boasts beautiful white houses with flower balconies and challenging mountainous areas.

· The Costa Brava/Girona: Costa Brava offers a mild and temperate climate that allows year-round cycling, and Girona is a historical city, a well-known cyclist haven with many attractions such as the Cathedral and the Jewish Quarter besides the area that is preserved by parks and natural beauties; you’ll enjoy a beautiful atmosphere and stunning landscapes here.

· Camino de Santiago: Saint James Way is possibly the oldest touristic trail(туристичний шлях); although the journey was traditionally made for religious reasons, nowadays it’s preferred by tourists because of the infinite amount of stories and secrets it hides.

Spain By Plane

Spain is listed among the top five tourist destinations worldwide that is why it boasts a great system of transportation: by air, by car, by ferries, by car and more that connect the Spanish islands and the Spanish urban centres with the rest of the world. Getting to and around Spain by air is relatively easy and it’s certainly the quickest way. The transportation by air usually is very expensive but it’s not difficult to find a good deal.

Due to its size, Spain has 74 airports and 2 heliports that include domestic and international airports, which are managed by ANENA (Aereopuertos Españoles y Navigacion Aerea) as well as all the Spanish air transport. Spanish airports are well-implemented buildings that offer a range of services: free assistance service for passengers with reduced mobility, basic rules to guarantee passenger security, assistance and services for children travelling alone, sick people, pregnant women, and so on.

In almost every capital of province in Spain, you'll find an airport that is near to you. Some of the main airports are:

· Madrid Barajas International Airport: Located in Madrid it’s one of the significant spots on Europe’s aviation map and is composed by 4 terminals: three of them serve as operational base to Sky Team and Star Alliance and the latest is the operational base for Iberia Airlines.

· El Prat de Llobregat Airport: It’s the second busiest airport, a highly modernized building in Barcelona.

· Palma de Mallorca International Airport: Located on the Majorca Island

· Los Rodeos International Airport: Located in Tenerife.

If you are planning to travel to Spain in your next vacation but you are unsure in what airline choose; the following list will help you with useful information for your decision. Firstly you’ll see some of the most popular and Spanish airlines:

· IBERIA (iberia.es): It’s the largest air transport group in Spain and the third-largest in Europe

Other companies are:

· AVIACO (Aviacion y ComercioS.A.): Initially it offered services on domestic routes that Iberia did not operate; nowadays it offers charter flights primarily from Palma, Tenerife and Girona to almost every provincial airport in Europe.

· AIR EUROPA (Air Europa Lineas Aereas S.A.U.): It’s the third largest airline in Spain.

· SPANAIR: this Spanish airline provides a scheduled passenger network within Spain and other European Countries, with west of Africa.

· AIR NOSTRUM (www.airnostrum.es) for regional travels.

The metro in Spain

Madrid

Madrid Metro offers confortable, safe and rapid(швидкий) services to move around Madrid through its 283 kilometers and 293 stations.
You can contact with them by:

· Telephone: [phone]

· Fax: [phone]

· Website: http://www.metromadrid.es in this website you can find the prices, and other useful information to make your trip more pleasant; they provide an interactive service with recommended routes.

Barcelona

The Metro Barcelona is operated by the TMB – Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona and consists in an extensive network of electrified railways (11 lines with 164 stations across 124 km). You can buy each individual ticket at 1.45 euros, and if you’ll use the service for more than one day you can buy T10 tickets (valid for more than 5 tickets)

Valencia

Metro Valencia Network offers different Tourist Itineraries in which you may have the fullest possible vision of the many tourist attractions found in Valencia and its metropolitan that include the historical city, the museums and gardens; if you want to contact them:

· Telephone: [phone]

· Website: http://www.metrovalencia.es

· You can join to the Metro Club that offers to Metro Valencia users a series of advantages and cultural or recreational activities.

Bilbao

Initially it started operations in order to improve the traffic; and nowadays, it fulfilled all the proposed objectives as a mass public transport system with comfortable, reliable, safe and independent of all other means of transport services.

Seville

The Seville Metro was the sixth Metro built in Spain and now it’s the fifth biggest Metro Company due to the number of passengers. It offers 3 lines that cover the entire city.

Driving schools in Spain

Nowadays many people take driving lessons because it is a necessity. Driving schools offer people the basic and most important training. People will have to show and put in practice the ability they have. Learning the art of driving can be easier than people think, it is just important to put the effort in this task. In driving schools you can receive professional education and meet Instructors that can help you in this process

Traffic schools in Spain

All new drivers should take courses about traffic and road safety in order they obtain the needed knowledge about those topics. Taking these courses, drivers can take good decision when some risk situation appears while they are driving. Traffic schools are mainly taken by people who commit traffic offenses. Attending to traffic schools have many advantages, one of them are points dismissed of driving records. Points are assessed in driving records when people commit some traffic offenses.

Best of Spain

The Alhambra in Granada

This monumental Moorish fortified palace is inscribed is considered as a world heritage site by the UNESCO. It has an extraordinary beauty. Its plateau gives a broad outlook over the city of Granada and plains situated in eastward and southward from the city. Moorish poets compare Alhambra to "a pearl imbedded in an emerald" in relation to the colours of the palace's buildings and forests altogether.

The palace is unbelievably brilliant! Its founder was the Moorish sultan Muhammad I, who was also known as Ibn al-Ahmar, in 1284. Its construction was completed in 1354. When Christians defeated Granada, the complex went through a period of destruction. However, Alhambra remains as the most beautiful example of Moorish Art. Later, they made extensions to the palace. An Arabic style can be found in the decoration of the palace. It has a strict and traditional model of leaves and geometric decorations that were elaborated in arabesques. Decorated areas are mostly seen on wall coatings.

The palace is surrounded by the Alameda de la Alhambra Park. There is rich flora such as the green, orange trees, myrrh and elm trees during the spring. The park is well known for its nightingale singing as well as for water running from many fountains and waterfalls.

Gaudi's Barcelona

One of Spain's most visited places is Barcelona. The highlights of the city are the impressive and original constructions of the architect Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926.) His work is a mix of the Secession, Modernism, nature motifs, elements of Arabic-Spanish art and emphatic colours. All of these components have made the city of Barcelona very unique and impressive to the world. Several Gaudi's constructions are considered as a world heritage site by the UNESCO. Gaudi's most important constructions are: La Sagrada Familia (Cathedral of the Sacred Family), which became a symbol of the city, Casa Milà (a house nicknamed "La Pedrera"), Casa Batlló and the large Güell's Park where the Museum of Gaudi is located along with many buildings and sculptures that were designed with Gaudi's typical "broken tile" style in addition to elegant organic curves.

Spanish Art

If you like to contemplate the best works of Spanish artists, you should visit the Miró Foundation that is located in Barcelona, Goya's masterpieces at the Museum del Prado, in Madrid and Picasso's Guernica at the Museum of National Artistic Centre of Reina Sofia (also in Madrid.) However, an important collection of Picasso's work is placed at the new Picasso Museum in Malaga, his birth city. The last but not least art works belonging to Salvador Dali are located in his surrealistic museum/mausoleum in Figueres, located at the north of Spain.

Andalusia

This very sunny part of Spain attracts tourists from all around the world. Maybe it is because of its lovely sea or because of its long history and tradition. Nevertheless, Andalusia is the most beautiful region of Spain.

Toledo

The city of Toledo lays 70 km northward from Madrid holds precious monuments, art and handicrafts. That's why, a tourist should reserve at least 2 days for a sightseeing tour. The city was also named a world heritage site by the UNESCO.

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are located north-westward from the African continent. The islands consist of several smaller islands such as Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Palma. Beautiful nature, big number of sand beaches and miscellaneous cuisines are the best part of the islands. The islands are sometimes called the "Islands of the Eternal Spring". Its subtropical location attracts loads of tourists from all around the world. Four of seven main Spain's natural reservations are located just there. The islands' landscape varies a lot; so, you can find there everything from sand dunes via wild rainforest to high peaks such as the active volcano Mount Teide (Spain's highest mountain.)

Flamenco

Flamenco is a typical music-dancing style of Andalusia. This dance style arose among Gypsies who arrived to Andalusia in the 15th century. As they passed through countries such as India, Pakistani and Egypt, it was possible to notice a mix of the Gypsy culture with other cultures. Flamenco experienced a decline 25 years ago; however, its importance has been regained thanks to tourism. Flamenco dancers use colourful and long skirts that follow the sound of clapping castanets and fascinating rhythms produced by flamenco guitars.

Explore Spain

Spain is a passionate nation with astonishing characteristics that attract thousands of tourists from different places around the globe each year. Spain is situated in the magical Iberian Peninsula. Actually, Spain is a privileged nation that contains impressive mountains like the Pyrenees, a purely blue Atlantic Ocean with a large diversity of species, well-preserved ancient constructions such as castles and monuments, exquisite cuisine, glittering beaches and cultural shows with bailaors (flamenco dancers) and toreros (bullfighters.)

Each city possesses extraordinary charms that conquers the minds of visitors and transport them to ancient times. As an example we can mention the white village in Andalucía and the harmonious Celtic music of Galicia, Cantabria and the historic Asturias. Spain has an important Muslim and Arab cultural inheritance that is represented in the Muslim palaces and baroque cathedrals around its territory. Nowadays, the majority of Spanish cities have a notable urban and modern city center thanks to the fast economic development of the country. There is no doubt that Spain is beautiful country that we have to visit and explore.

Red Tapes and Visas in Spain

Spain is a part of the European Union and the Schengen Area. (The Schengen Area consists of twenty-five European countries that have established the Schengen Agreement that was signed in the town of Schengen in Luxembourg in 1985. The Schengen Area operates without internal border controls within the territory of its members. Three non-EU members belong among the Schengen members, i.e. Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. On the contrary, two EU members do not belong to the Schengen, i.e. the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.) For that reason, Schengen conditions are valid equally for travelling within all the Schengen Area countries. A type of visa used within Spain is called Schengen visa for the same reason. Please, read through the text bellow to find whether you need a Schengen visa or not:

1. Passport holders of the following countries are not required to hold a visa to enter Spain (regardless of length and/or purpose of stay):

The European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland

o A registration with the Spanish police is no longer required for all passport holders who intent to stay in Spain longer than 90 days.

o Passport holders of all these countries are eligible to stay or visit Spain up to the last day of the validity of their passport.

o Minors who are included in the parent's passport have to be accompanied by the parent.

2. Passport holders of the following countries are not required to hold a visa for visits not exceeding ninety (90) days:

o Albania*, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia Herzegovina*, Brazil, British National (Overseas) (holders of British passports with this name), Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Israel, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Japan, Korean Republic, Liechtenstein, Macao Special Administrative Region, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro*, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands (passports from the US), Panama, Paraguay, St. Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Serbia* (Holders of passports delivered by "KOORDINACIONA UPRAVA" excluded), Seychelles, Singapore, Taiwan (only holder of passports which contain identity card number), Uruguay, USA, Vatican City, Venezuela

o
* Only for holders of a biometric passports. If not, a visa is required to enter the country.

o Holders of Travel Documents, which were issued under the Geneva Convention of July 1951, by the following countries:

Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

o Airlines and merchant(комерсант) navy(військово-морський флот) crew members.

o Holders of a valid residence permit from any of the Schengen member states are entitled to re-enter the Schengen area without a visa, provided that they prove their residence and their passport.

In case you do not belong among the countries listed above, you need to apply for a Schengen visa and pay an application fee that is not refundable as well as no guaranteed award of a visa!

Visa application fees cost: £52.20.

Visa application fees are only £30.45 for the following countries (for a short stay of up to 90 days):

Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro and Ukraine.

Work Visas/Work Permits for non-EU Nationals

· A work permit and a residence visa are required in order to work in Spain.

· Before an applicant applies for a residence visa his/her potential employer must have applied for the work permit and must have obtained the "resolución" at the Ministry of Labour of Spain.

· An applicant needs to apply for the residence visa during the first month after he/she has received the "resolución".

· The visa application process is personal!

· A residence visa cannot be obtained in Spain with a tourist visa!! An applicant always needs to have a visa before moving to Spain!

· Application fees are not refundable!

Student Visa

· Student visas are required in case you plan to study or research in Spain.

· A student visa cannot be obtained when in Spain with a tourist visa!! An applicant always needs to handle with a student visa before moving to Spain!

· The visa application process is personal!

· Application fees are not refundable!

· Any applicant who has received the visa has to check with the local police during the first two weeks after entry along with all the supporting documents!

Communications in Spain

Post offices in Spain are known as “Correo” and are often found around the city centres. They’re usually open Mondays to Saturdays from 8 am to noon and from 5 pm to 7.30 pm. They generally don’t work on Sundays. However, in large cities large post offices operate at noon as well. Normally there’s only one post office in towns and villages. Stamps are known as “sellos,” and can be bought in post offices, tobacconists (brown and yellow labelled), hotel receptions, and sometimes in stands selling postcards. A 0.65 EUR stamp needs to be used for both a postcard and a letter when posting to European countries and a 0.80 EUR stamp when sending to outside of Europe.

Stamps are mostly of cylindrical shape and yellow coloured. Some of them are available without a nominal value Such stamps are valid but since they are handled by a private international company (not by the post office), you need to insert them into specially assigned post boxes placed in shops and hotel receptions, where you can buy the stamps as well.

Public phones in Spain work reliably well, and you can find them on streets or in many bars. They include instructions of use in English besides Spanish and/or Catalonian. In Spain call-shops are known as “locutorios,” and they are very convenient to make cheap national and international phone calls; to landlines or mobile phones. There are many of these in the cities of Spain, most cabins provide instructions in several languages and dialing codes of overseas and Spanish locations.

Cellular Service for Spain is based on the GSM technology utilizing 900 and 1800 MHz networks for mobile phones. All European cell phones are compatible for use in Spain but cellular phones from Japan or the United State are often not. Before you leave for your holiday, contact your phone provider and ask if your cell phone has the 900 and 1800 bands and if it is unlocked, meaning, able to use another SIM card.

Email is one of the best communication facilities when you like to keep in touch with your home-folks. You can send your e-mails from your hotel or numerous internet cafes (“ cibercafes ”) or call-shops.

Emergency numbers

 112 – Ageneral emergency telephone number valid 24 hours 7 days a week! It’s important to remember this number whenever in Spain. Any emergency case can be announced there, and the line is available in many languages.

 061 – Ambulance

 062 – Guardia Civil (Civil Guard)

 080 – Bomberos (fire fighters)

 091 – PoliciaNacional (National Police)

Costs, Money And Banks in Spain

Spain has stopped being as cheap as it was before; however, it’s still cheaper than northern Europe. What you will spend for your holiday depends on many factors, like the province or town you choose to stay in, or the activities you decide to dothere. Entrance fee to most monuments is quite cheap. Public transport is offered at an affordable price, (excluding high-speed trains, which can be faster than some plane flights).

If you prefer travelling as a backpackeraround your shoulders, you can expect to spend around € 40 per day for youth/backpacker hostels and food. If you prefer moderate expenses, then you will fit between 100 and 150 Euros per day including full board in a three-star hotel. In case you would rather enjoy a five-star hotel plus some gourmet delicacies, then you’d be looking at several hundred Euros a day.

The official currency, that changed Spanish pesetas, has been the Euro since the January 1st, 2002.

In Spain usingyour credit or debit cards are not a problem. They are widely accepted at restaurants and hotels (particularly from moderate to luxury ranks). You can pay with cards in supermarkets and many shops. Cash machines are also very frequent financial tools in this country, so there’s no need to worry, even if you are situated in a small town. Another option to get your money to Spain is to use the wide network of Western Union. Alternatively, you can pay via the increasingly popular PayPal.

Warning: be careful of pickpockets! Don’t place your money neither at upper pockets of your backpacks and rucksacks nor in your camera bags and so on. Spanish holiday sites are popular places for pickpockets, especially now that there’s a financial crisis and unemployment in Spain. It is always an option to divide your cash in several places, so you don’t lose everything if robbed or assaulted. And it’s better to avoid bringing too much cash with you unless necessary, and after ruling out the options stated above (PayPal, credit and debit cards). Travellers cheques can be cashed at exchange offices or banks (however, for a bit higher exchange rate compared to cash).

Examples of prices:

· Pears 1 kg - 0.99 EUR,

· Nectarines 1kg - 0.95 EUR,

· Green peppers 1 kg - 0.99 EUR,

· Carrot 1 kg 0.35 EUR,

· Water melon 1kg - 0.69 EUR,

· Butter Philadelphia 300 grams - 2.25 EUR,

· White yoghurt Grieco 4 X 125 grams - 1.90 EUR,

· White yoghurt natural 4 X 115 grams - 0.85 EU,

· Fruit yoghurt 4 pieces - 0.81 EUR,

· Choc-ice 4 X 110 grams - 2.59 EUR,

· Milk Asturian 1 l - 0.79 EUR,

· Mayonnaise 225 ml - 0.59 EUR,

· Goat cheese 1 kg - 11.95 EUR,

· Pork ham 1 kg - 5.95 EUR,

· Chicken ham 1kg - 5.95 EUR,

· Salami Mortadela 250 grams - 0.50 EUR,

· Meat sausage 1 kg - 4.95 EUR,

· Rice SOS 1 kg - 1 EUR,

· Canned beans 880 grams - 1.99 EUR,

· Ketchup Orlando 300 grams - 0.35 EUR,

· Olive oil La Masia 1 l - 2.35 EUR,

· Tined tuna fish – 3 pieces - 3.99 EUR,

· Tin of sardines - 1.65 EUR,

· Package of coffee Bonka 250 grams - 2.25 EUR,

· Chocolate Nestle 125 grams - 1.25 EUR,

· Packed bread 500 grams - 1 EUR,

· Baguette - 0.85 EUR,

· Cereal bread - 0.79 EUR,

· Coca-Cola 2 pieces of 4 l - 2.15 EUR,

· Canned Pepsi-Cola 3 pieces - 1 EUR,

· Bottled tea Nestle 1.5 l - 1.18 EUR,

· BeerSan Miguel 12 X 25 cl - 4.24 EUR,

· Canned Heineken beer - 0.59 EUR,

· Package of napkins – 0.50 EUR,

· Package of paper towels - 0.50 EUR,

· Hygienic pads Ausonia - 1.19 EUR,

· Body lotion 400 ml - 5.75 EUR,

· Diapers Dodot 2 packages - 19.95 EUR,

· Baby oil Johnson 500 ml - 2.98 EUR,

· Sun tan cream UV factor 20 - 8.95 EUR,

· Toothpaste Licor Polo - 1.75 EUR,

· Shower gel Dove 400 ml - 1.75 EUR

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