TIME REFERENCE
Cádiz in May and June: GMT + 2
Electricity
Mains power throughout Spain is 220 - 225 volts AC and 50 Hz. Sockets are made of two rounded plugs and threaded bulb-lamps.
PASSPORT AND VISA
Warning: The regulation about passports and visas is recommended to be confirmed in your Consulate, in the Home Office Webpage (www.mir.es) or in the Foreign Office Webpage (www.maec.es).
CURRENCY
1 Euro = 100 cents. There are notes of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 y 5 Euros. Coins are of 1 and 2 Euros and of 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents.
Foreign Exchange: It can be done in any bank or in any change currency office.
Credit Cards: The most usual are Visa and Mastercard, but American Express, Diners Club and other debit cards as are admitted too. It is advised to verify this information with your issuing bank.
Traveller’s Cheque: These cheques may be changed in a bank. It is recommended to be in Euros.
VAT
The general VAT is currently set at 16%, VAT is included in the marked/quoted price of most goods and services. In accommodation and restaurants it is set at 7%. For travel agencies, it is set at 6% RE.
HEALTH AND IMMUNISATION
The sanitary assistance quality in Spain is really good. There are such as public and private hospitals.
Spain has got a reciprocal agreement with a long range of countries (included all the EU members). In case of urgency, the citizen belonging to any EU member country get access to the free medical assistance showing their European Sanitary Card.
For further information, get in contact to the Health Service of the region or the Health Department Webpage (www.msps.es).
INSURANCE
It is advisable to take out comprehensive insurance for the duration of your stay in Spain. The host of this event, the 15th International Botrytis Symposium 2010, their sponsors; the organisers, Conferences et al; the venue, Philosophy and Arts Building and all the service providers cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to personal property, injury or death for the duration of the event or arrangements made on behalf of the visitor, for activities before or after the 15th International Botrytis Symposium 2010.
DRIVING LICENSE
EU citizens are in luck and spared from having to go through the whole process. As a nonresident, an EU driver’s license is valid in Spain, and vice-versa. If you are a resident, then you must alter your license. There are two options: either get your EU driver’s license “stamped” or you exchange your license for a Spanish driver’s license.
As a non-EU citizen, you have our condolences; you will need to get that Spanish driver’s license after all. Depending on your nationality, non-EU driver’s licenses may be valid for the first year after arrival in Spain. After that, you are officially required to have a Spanish driver’s license. (Some expats, however, have been known to use their home-country license for years without problems. Not recommended, but possible.)
For US drivers, bear in mind that because each state has its own rules, foreign countries make agreements with individual states! That means that your New York driver’s license is valid (for the first year) in Spain, but your Massachusetts driver’s license is not (whether the police know which states are valid is another question).
For Canadian drivers, you are currently required to have both your provincial driver’s license and an International license, which are valid for up to a year of living in Spain. If and when you get your residence, these are valid for only six additional months at that point. You can get your International driver’s license from many registry offices or CAA offices (or the provincial equivalents) by showing your valid provincial license, spending a half hour, and approximately CDN$30.
For further information, get in contact to the Home Office Webpage (www.mir.es) or to the Foreign Office Webpage (www.maec.es).
CLIMATE
Cádiz has typical Mediterranean weather, there are approximately 300 days of sun annually, with an average of 11 hours of sun during the summer. Humidity in Cádiz fluctuates around 70%. The winters in Cádiz are extremely mild, with an average of 5 hours of sun a day throughout the winter. The temperature rarely drops below 8ºC in Cádiz.
Maximum Average Temperature in Cádiz:
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
14.6 |
17.2 |
16.7 |
20.1 |
19.7 |
23.8 |
26.5 |
27.4 |
27.7 |
25.8 |
16.6 |
16.3 |
Minimum Average Temperature in Cádiz:
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
8.8 |
12.9 |
11.0 |
13.7 |
15.5 |
19.4 |
21.7 |
21.5 |
21.8 |
19.7 |
12.3 |
10.1 |
Rain: Generally it doesn’t rain a lot in Cádiz, the lowest rainfall is in July and the highest in October to December. It is unusual for it to rain at all during the summer in Cádiz, unless you are in the mountains, where the clouds are thicker.
Sea: The sea temperature in Cádiz is often warmer than the air, averaging at 21°C in June and October and 25°C in August.
COMMUNICATIONS
Airlines
The distance to the airport of Jerez de la Frontera is of 50km and is connected to Cádiz by a motorway. There are daily flights from Madridand Barcelonawith Iberia and to Frankfurt and Londonwith Ryan Air. These two airlines offices are located at the airport, together with the following airlines. There are also internationals airports in Seville (105km), in Málaga (229km) and Gibraltar (119km)
Jerez de la Frontera:
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_XRY
Sevilla:
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_SVQ
Málaga:
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_AGP
Madrid – Barajas:
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_MAD
Trains
The Spanish Railway Company, RENFE, runs suburban lines between the nearest towns of Cádiz.
There are direct routes from Cádiz to Madrid and Barcelona in comfortable and modern trains connecting with Madrid in 4 hours and Barcelona in 12 hours. There is the option to connect Madrid to Cádiz – via Seville - with AVE train (a high speed train) in 3 hours and a regional train from Seville to Cádiz.
There are direct regional routes to Seville, Jaén and Córdoba on the regional network. There are 15 daily modern and comfortable trains running Seville to Cádiz in 1hr 40 min.
For further information, get in contact to the official webpage www.renfe.es
Interesting Telephones
Telephones in Cádiz |
|
Emergencies |
112 |
State Police |
091 |
City Police |
092 / 956 24 11 00 |
Civil Guard |
956 22 11 00 |
Civil Defence |
956 24 11 47 |
Citizen Attention |
956 24 10 15 |
Red Cross |
956 22 22 22 |
Ambulances |
061 / 956 47 01 90 / 956 47 01 91 |
Fire Department |
085 |
Bay Watch |
900 20 22 02 |
Help on Road |
91 742 12 13 |
Interesting Websites
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