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VALENCIA: GENERAL INFORMATION
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-TOURIST OFFICES
-TRAVEL AGENCIES
-EMERGENCY NUMBERS
-CREDIT CARDS AND BANKS
-EMBASSIES
-LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
-SPECIAL EVENTS


TOURIST OFFICES
Tourist office, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, tel. 96 3510417. Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-2.15pm and 4.15pm-6.15pm, Sat 9.15am-12.45pm.
Provincial Tourist Office, train station. Tel. 96 352 8573

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TRAVEL AGENCIES
For information on tours available in and around Valencia go to our tour booking engine.

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS
National Police: tel. 091
Local Police: tel. 092

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CREDIT CARDS AND BANKS
American Express
Mastercard/Eurocar, Lost card hotline tel. 900 97 1231
Diners Club, Lost card hotline tel. 915 47 40 00
Visa International, Lost card hotline tel. 900 99 1124
Lost travellers cheques, tel. 900 99 4426

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EMBASSIES
Australian Embassy: Plaza Descubridor Diego de Ordás 3, tel. 91 441 9300
fax. 91 442 5362, http://www.embaustralia.es/enghome.htm
British Embassy: Calle Fernando el Santo 16, metro: Colón, tel. 913 19 02 00, fax. 913 08 10 33
Canadian Embassy: Calle Núñez de Balboa 35, metro: Velázquez, tel. 914 31 43 00, fax. 914 35 74 88, http://www.canada-es.org
South African Embassy: 6th Floor, Claudio Coello 91, tel. 914 36 37 80, fax. 915 77 74 14
United States Embassy: Calle Serrano 75, metro: Rubén Darío, tel. 915 87 22 00, fax. 915 87 23 03, http://www.embusa.es/indexbis.html

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LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
don Quijote
This language school runs intensive Spanish courses for travellers that allow you to both live and study in Madrid and other cities.

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SPECIAL EVENTS
The spring festival of Las Fallas from 12-19 March is one of Spain’s biggest festivals with bonfires, parties and fireworks.
The last Wednesday in August in Buñol hosts La Tomatina, a festival in which the surplus from the tomato harvest is thrown around.
Go to the festivals page for more festivals around Spain.

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