Costa del Sol

Useful information

MONEY
Banks are open in Spain from 08.30-14.00 from Monday to Friday. On saturdays from 8.30-13.00. In summertime on Saturdays banks are closed. For changing money you get the best rates in the receptions of the hotels or in the banks. In money excanges "Cambio" , that you can find on the streets, have very low rates or very high comission. 1 EURO=15,6 EEK

SHOPS
The shops are opened from 9-13 and after siesta from 16-20. Big department stores are opened during the siesta.

DRINKING WATER
Tapwater is different than in Estonia. We recommend to buy botteled water: aqua con gas and sin gas.

BEACH
The sunbeds and umbrellas cost between 5-6 EUROs per day.

TELEPHONE
You can make a phone-call from your hotelroom and from a streetbox. From the hotel is rather expensive, so we advice you to buy from the kiosks in the street telephone cards. The cards cost 6 or 12 EUROs.

VOLTAGE
220 V. An adaptor you can buy in supermarkets or special shops.

CAR RENTAL
If you wish, you can make very nice daytrip along the coast or also see something more of the beautiful Andalucia and his white villages. You can ask car-rental prices from our office or from our representatives in Spain.

BIKE AND MOTORBIKE RENTALS Due to the fact that the roads are narrow and the Spanish driving style is rough, we do no recommend to rent a bike or motorbike. If you want to do it, this is on your own risk. Be sure to have a good insurance and please also wear a helmet.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Train: there is a small traintrack from Malaga to Fuengirola. It runs every half an hour from 06.00-00.00 hours. The train is called Renefe. Bus: blue busses, called Portillo, run along the Costa del Sol. Between Malaga and Benalmadena Costa these run every 10 min from 05.30-02.30. From Malaga to Marbella and Estepona busses run every half an hour. In every town there are local buses. Taxis: outside Malaga taxis don't have meters. Near every taxi-stop, there is a list with prices. At night time you can find free taxi by the green-light.

SAFES In all hotels you have safeboxes in the rooms. We recommend to put all your belongings as money, passport, jewellery and tickets in the safebox. You pay a deposit for the key, so be carefull with the key and you will get the deposit back, when you will leave from the hotel.

CONSULATE
Estonian Consulate in Madrid: tel +34914261671

DUTY FREE ALLOWANCES
Currency
Nonresidents - Must declare over 6,010.12 €

Tobacco products (quantities exclude each other)
Cigarettes - 200 units
Small cigars (3 gr./unit) - 100 units
Cigars - 50 units
Tobacco - 250 gr. (8.82 oz.)

Alcoholic beverages (quantities exclude each other)
Spirits over 22% alcohol - 1 lit.
Spirits and aperitifs with alcohol content less than 22% vol; sparkling wines and liquored wines - 2 lit.
Wines - 2 lit.

Perfumery
Perfume - 50 gr.
Eau de Cologne - 0.25 lit.

Pharmacy products
Medical Drugs
According to the traveler's needs
NB! Travelers under 17 years old will not benefit from clearance for alcoholic or tobacco products