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It’s better and safer to pay by
card, where possible, than to
carry large amounts of cash.

Public Conveniences
Public pay-toilets are rare
in Spain. Department stores
A patrol car of the Policía Nacional, Spain’s main urban police force are often good places to
find a toilet, as are petrol
stations, cafés, bars, restaurants
and museums. Most cafés and
restaurants will allow you to use
their toilet (ask for los aseos or los
servicios). Some times toilets are
kept locked, in which case you
should ask for the key (la llave).
A patrol car of the Policía Local, mainly seen in small towns DIRECTORY
Emergency Numbers
Emergency: all services
Tel 112 (toll-free).
Policía Nacional
Tel 091 (nationwide).
Fire Brigade (Bomberos)
Tel 080 (in all large cities).
A Cruz Roja (Red Cross) ambulance Ambulance
Tel 061.
Hospitals
Hospital Quirón (private)
Calle Londres 2, A Coruña
(Galicia). Tel 981 21 98 00,
902 32 22 33.
Hospital Povisa (private)
Calle Salamanca 5, Vigo (Galicia).
Tel 986 41 31 44.
Hospital Central de Asturias
A fire engine with the emergency number painted on its side (public)
Carretera de Rubin, “La Cadellada”,
The Policía Nacional (national for dealing with parking and Oviedo (Asturias).
police) are the main force associated town by-laws. Tel 985 10 80 00.
charged with dealing with In the event of an incident, Clínica Quirón (private)
crime in towns of over 30,000 any of the three police La Esperanza 3 01002 Vitoria
people. In addition, in two of services will either help or (Basque Country).
Northern Spain’s autonomous direct you to the relevant Tel 945 25 25 00.
regions, many of the duties of authority that can deal with Policlínica Guipúzcoa
the Policía Nacional and the your problem. (private)
Guardia Civil have now been Paseo Miramón 174 San
taken over by regional forces, Personal Property Sebastián (Basque Country).
the red-uniformed Ertzainta in Tel 943 00 28 00.
the Basque Country and the Before travelling to Spain it
blue-uniformed Mossos is worth arranging holiday Clínica Universitaria
d’Esquadra in Catalonia. insurance to protect you from de Navarra (private)
Local police forces (Policía the loss or theft of property. Avenida Pio XII 36 Pamplona
Local, Policía Municipal or The moment you discover a (Navarra). Tel 948 25 54 00.
Guardia Urbana or Guardia loss or theft, report it to the Hospital San Pedro (public)
Local), operate in each town, local police station and obtain Calle Piqueras 98 Logroño
with their own structure and a report. To claim on insurance, (La Rioja). Tel 941 29 80 00.
uniforms. They are responsible you must act within 24 hours.

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