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Religion
Theme parks and gardens you should check its opening
are open seven days a Like the rest of Spain the hours in advance. Hotel
week and they do not Balearic Islands are Roman reception desks and tourist
close for siesta. Most Catholic and religion plays information centres can
clubs open their doors an important part in com- sometimes provide details.
late at night and stay munity life. All religious
open until morning. festivals are lavishly cele-
Many offices associated brated and at these times
with tourism work shorter the offices in town remain
hours during the winter, closed. Church opening
and some close altogether. hours vary. Some, like
the cathedral church
Statue on top in Eivissa, have set
Electrical Supply
of a church sightseeing hours.
The mains voltage on Others, including Palma
the islands is 220V AC. cathedral, expect a donation
A three-tier standard travel or charge an admission fee.
convertor will enable you Many churches are open only
to use foreign equipment. for services, that is early morn-
Mains sockets require the ings or evenings (6–9pm).
European-style two-pin, When planning to visit a
round-pronged plugs. particular religious building, Customers relaxing at a café in Palma
DIRECTORY
Embassies in The Netherlands Organizations for Menorca
Mainland Spain Mallorca: C/San Miquel 36, the Disabled Muelle de Llevant 5, Maó.
6th floor, 07002 Palma. Tel 902 929 015.
Australia COCEMFE Plaça des Born, Ciutadella.
Tel 971 716 493.
Paseo de la Castellana Luis Cabrera 63, Madrid. Tel 971 484 155.
259D, 28046 Madrid. United Kingdom Tel 917 443 600.
Tel 913 536 600. . C/Convent dels ∑ cocemfe.es Tourist
Information
Caputxins 4, Edif Handisport Mallorca
United Kingdom Orisba B, 4th floor D, Tel 971 132 268. Websites
Paseo de la Castellana
07002 Palma. ∑ handisportmallorca. ∑ balearweb.com
259D, 28046 Madrid. ∑ caib.es
Tel 902 109 356. org
Tel 917 146 300. ∑ illesbalears.es
Ibiza: Avda/ Isidoro Viajes 2000 ∑ spain.info
Consulates Macabich 45, 1st floor, ∑ viajes2000.com
07800 Eivissa. Formentera
France Tel 902 109 356. Tourist ∑ formentera.es
Mallorca: C/Caro 1, 1st Information ∑ formenteraonline.net
∑ guiaformentera.com
floor G, 07002, Palma. Travel Safety Formentera ∑ visitformentera.com
Tel 971 730 301. Advice
Port de la Savina. Ibiza
Ibiza: Avda. Bme. Vte Tel 971 322 057.
Australia ∑ descubreibiza.com
Ramón 10, 07800, Ibiza. Department of Foreign Ibiza ∑ ibiza-online.com
Tel 971 312 031. ∑ ibiza-spotlight.com
Affairs and Trade Passeig Vara de Rey 1, ∑ ibiza.travel
Germany ∑ dfat.gov.au Eivissa.
Mallorca: C/Porto ∑ smartraveller.gov.au Tel 971 301 900. Mallorca
∑ infomallorca.net
Pi 8, 3rd floor D, UK Fax 971 301 740. ∑ visitmallorca.com
07015 Palma. Foreign and Passeig de ses Fonts, Sant
Tel 971 707 737. Commonwealth Office Antoni de Portmany. Menorca
∑ menorca.es
Menorca: C/Des Negres Tel 971 343 363. ∑ menorca.net
∑ gov.uk/foreign-
32, 07703 Maó. Mallorca ∑ visitmenorca.com
travel-advice
Tel 971 361 668. Plaça de la Reina 2, Palma.
Ibiza: C/D’Antoni Jaume 2, USA Tel 971 173 990.
2–9th floor, 07800 Eivissa. Department of State Av. Argentina 1, Palma.
Tel 971 315 763. ∑ travel.state.gov Tel 902 102 365.
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