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Planning your travel to Spain |
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Before coming to Spain you
should have some things in mind,
like the entry requirements and
paperwork you need in order to
travel to Spain. We also give
you some recommendations to help
you prepare your travel to
Cantabria.
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Practical info |
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND
VISAS
A full
British passport, valid
for the duration of the
visit, is required to
enter mainland Spain,
the Balearic and Canary
Islands.
EU, Norway and Iceland
citizens do not require
visas for visits
whatever the length and
purpose of the visit.
Holders of passports
valid for the entire
period of the visit,
issued by Canada, Japan
and the USA do not
require visas for visits
of under 90 days, but a
special visa is required
for longer stays.
All other nationals
should contact the
Spanish Consular
authorities.
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DRIVING LICENCE.
British citizens NOT in
possession of a licence
that conforms to the EU
three part printed pink
document will require an
international driving
licence when driving in
Spain. Non British
citizens need to contact
the Spanish Consulate in
London for advice on
driving licences. No
person under 14 may ride
a motorcycle. 14 year
olds may ride
motorcycles up to 50cc
(or 45 kms maximum). 16
is the minimum age to
ride machines 50 to 125
cc and 18 for over
125cc. A permit is
required in all cases.
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PRODUCTS THAT YOU CAN
BRING TO SPAIN
According to the
European Commission,
travellers may not bring
any animal food products
into Spain, neither for
their own consumption,
nor as part or their
luggage (including meat,
meat products, milk, and
dairy products). The
only exception is baby
powdered milk, sealed in
its original package.
Any other foods may be
brought into Spain, up
to a maximum weight of
one kilogram. The
traveller is allowed to
carry in his or her
luggage items for
personal or family use,
as well as gifts, as
long as they are not
considered commercial
merchandise for their
nature or quantity. This
will be determined by
customs officials at the
border checkpoint.
In accordance with European ruling, as from the 1st of July 1999, duty
free allowances on
imports into EU
countries ceased to
apply on goods bought
within the EU. Limits on
the import or export of
tobacco and alcoholic
drinks within the EU
vary from country to
country. The
restrictions operating
in Spain, which are
different to those in
force in the UK and
Ireland, are shown below
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TOBACCO: 800 cigarettes
or 400 Cigarillos or 200
Cigars or 1kg Tobacco.
ALCOHOL: 10 litres of
spirits or 20 litres of
fortified wine or 90
litres of wine, of which
60 litres can be
sparkling, or 110 litres
of beer.
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SPANISH CURRENCY
In Spain, as in most
other countries of the
European Union, the
official currency is the
euro since January of
2002.
One euro has 100 cents.
There are eight
different coins: 1, 2,
5, 10, 20, and 50 cents,
1 and 2.
There are seven
different notes: 5,
10, 20, 50, 100,
200, and 500.
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SPANISH TIME
The peninsular territory
and Balearic Islands go
by the Greenwich
Meridian time zone (GTM),
plus 1 hour in the
winter, and 2 hours in
the summer. In the
Canary Islands the time
zone is that of the
Greenwich Meridian, plus
1 hour in the summer,
always one hour behind
peninsular Spain.
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Recommendations |
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Voltage in Spain is 220
AC, 50 Hz. Plugs are two
pin. Therefore you
should bring a euro
travel adaptor.
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Travel insurance is
recommended, as is personal
liability insurance for any
claims that may arise.
Please make sure that you
have personal liability
insurance.
European Community nationals
are insured through the
state insurance fund against
accident and illness. Before
travelling ask for the E111
form at your local health
insurance office.
Non-European Community
nationals should have an
international health
insurance policy that is
valid for Spain. |
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Prepare your leisure activities |
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