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Mallorca Life and Mallorca Travel Tips
(Mallorca / Majorca, Spain)



Mallorca is one of Spain's great islands and the Spanish are cheerful, friendly and generally very helpful. Good manners in Mallorca are welcome everywhere and expected by most people. Mallorca, with its beautiful beaches, is undeniably a major-league cultural, lively and historic city, and worth a visit, whatever the time of year.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Language in Mallorca - Mallorca, Spain
Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world, after Chinese and English. Although Spanish is the language of the land, English, French and German are generally understood at most attractions, museums, hotels and restaurants that cater for visitors. Castilian Spanish is the official language but in the regions, Basque, Catalan and Galician are spoken. In smaller towns and villages a phrase book is a useful item to carry.




Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Mallorca Tipping - Mallorca, Spain
Tipping is quite discretionary, with taxi drivers usually being given a 5 to 10% gratuity or thereabouts, although this is by no means obligatory. Restaurants always include service charges by law, and these should be clearly stated on the menus, although a small tip will still be expected and very much appreciated. Hotel staff, such as luggage handlers, happily accept a small tip. Generally, no other public service workers expect tips. You should always pay tips in cash, as this way you can be sure that the person it is intended for receives it fully.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Mallorca Places of Worship - Mallorca, Spain
The national religion of Spain is Roman Catholic, although many other faiths and major religions are also represented. There are an enormous number of churches that welcome visitors and these have a fairly formal dress code, i.e. no shorts.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Smoking in Mallorca - Mallorca, Spain
In many buildings and public transport, rules restrict smoking and this is usually indicated by no-smoking symbols in prominent places. Spanish legislation makes it illegal to smoke in many public places and the rights of non-smokers tend to prevail over the right to smoke, although most pubs and bars welcome customers who wish to relax with a drink and smoke.

It is always worth exercising discretion and sensitivity when selecting a place in which to smoke. The best advice would be not to smoke unless others around you do so.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Tips for Using the Euro in Mallorca
The Euro is made up of eight coins and seven paper notes and was introduced on January 1, 2002. The 12 original members of the European Union - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain - planned the event for more than a decade, determining a conversion rate for each country's national currency. The colourful Euro bills, which include holograms and shades of green, yellow, blue, mauve, and orange, are identical across the Euro area. Coins have one common and one national side, but they can be used in any of the member countries, regardless of the country of issue. Old currencies are no longer accepted, although they can still be converted to Euros in central banks.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Mallorca Tourism and Mallorca Tourist Information (Informacio Turisticats) - Mallorca, Spain
Tourism and tourist information offices can be found in all of the larger towns and resorts in Mallorca. The tourist information offices offer a wide range of information, including free tourist maps of the island and specific areas, information packs, current details of events in Mallorca, entertainment information and also details about the islands many attractions, including the stunning beaches. Much of the tourism information available is either fairly general or is specific to the actual town where the tourist information office is located.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Mallorca Telephones / Emergency Numbers

• Emergencies - for police, ambulance and fire emergencies, dial 112
• To call from one city code to another, dial the city code of 97, complete with initial 0, and then dial the number
• Telephone country codes: United States and Canada is 1, Australia 61, New Zealand 64 and for the United Kingdom 44 (the international prefix from Ireland is 00)

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Mallorca Safety - Mallorca, Spain
The biggest threat in Mallorca is by bag snatchers and pickpockets. Thieves are very skilled, so be particularly careful with hand baggage. Wear a bag or camera across your body, or even use a concealed money belt.

Mallorca Life and Travel Tips: Mallorca Taxes - Mallorca, Spain
VAT (IVA) is always included in the price and refunds are unusual in Spain. Tourists from countries outside of the EU may claim a refund on this tax if the item was purchased for personal use and cost more than a certain amount. Ask the shopkeeper for details.

 
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