Local Information
Seville Information: Fast Facts
• Country: Spain / España
• Status: city / capital of Andalusia
• Population: 720,000 in the city + another 400,000 in its outskirts
• Language: Castilian Spanish
• Religion: Roma Catholicism is the largest religion
• Time zone: UTC+2 at summer time (March 28 to October 31), UTC+1 at winter time (From October 31)
• Country dialing code: +34
• Telephone area code for Seville: 95
• Currency: Euro is the official currency of Spain.
• Notes are in denominations of €500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of €2, 1 and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. ATMs accept most international cards.
• Health and security:
• Emergency service (Fireman, police, civil protection, sanitary emergency) phone number: 112
• National police: emergency telephone number: 091
• Local police: emergency telephone number: 062
• Sanitary emergencies: emergency telephone number: 061
• Tipping: tipping in Spain is not obligatory but it is common to leave some change or to give a tip of 5 – 10 %. There are no added service charges on the final bill at any hotel restaurant, or bar…
• Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz - round two-pin plugs are used.
• Measures: Weight measured in kilograms, distances measured by the metric system, temperature measured in degrees Celsius.
• Tourism: Over 2 million tourists visit Seville Province each year.
• Tourist Office: Paseo de las Delicias, 9 (Costurero de la Reina) 41012 Sevilla. Telephone Number: 95 423 44 65. Links to web sites on Tourism in Seville: www.andalucia.org, www.turismosevilla.org.
Further Local Info:
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