Balearic Islands Guide - 1 - General Info |
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TOURIST OFFICES
There are main tourist offices on each island and a network of municipal offices as well. The major offices are listed below however you could go to a website such as www.illesbalears.es for a complete list. Smaller offices are usually only open during the peak tourist season. Palma: Mallorca T.I.O (Mallorca Island Council) Plaça de la Reina, 2, Palma
Tel: +34 971 173 990
http://www.infomallorca.net
Formentera: Municipal T.I.O Formentera - La Savina - Formentera Port de la Savina, Formentera
Tel: +34 971 322 057
Web: http://www.formentera.es
Ibiza: O.I.T. Eivissa city Passeig Vara de Rey, 1
Tel + 34 971 301 900
http://www.ibiza.travel
TRAVEL AGENCIES Madrid and Beyond (www.madridandbeyond.com) offer guided tours throughout the Balearic Islands such as cooking trips and chauffer driven experiences. Run by Spanish, American and Brittish nationals. Itineraris Culturals offers guided tours around the Balearic Islands including those on traditions, monuments, stories and lengends, convents and more. EMERGENCY NUMBERS National Police: tel. 091 Local Police: tel. 092 There are public health services and universities on each island. Some of these include: Hospital Universitari Son Dureta Andrea Doria, 55
Palma de Mallorca
Tel: 971-17.50.00
http://www.hsd.es
Hospital Can Misses
C/ Corona s/n
Tel: 971-39.70.00
http://www.hcm-ibiza.es
Hospital Mateu Orfila (Menorca)
Ronda de Malbúger, 1
07703 Maó
Tel: +34 971 487 000
Hospital de Formentera
Venda des Brolls, s/n
07860 Sant Francesc Xavier
Tel: +34 971 321 212
CREDIT CARDS AND BANKS Credit cards are widely accepted throughout Spain and you should see signs everywhere for American Express, Mastercard and other providers. Go to your provider’s websites for locations in the city where you can find their services: American Express (www.americanexpress.com) Thomas Cook (www.thomascook.com) Cirrus (www.mastercard.com) PLUS (www.visa.com) Diners Club (www.dinersc.ub.com)
Visa International (www.visa.com) EMBASSIES Embassies are mostly located in Madrid, however you can find consulates on the Balearic Islands should you run into trouble. Here are a few contact details: FRANCE Avda. Bme Vte Ramón nº 10
Eivissa, Ibiza
Tel: +34 971 31 20 31
C/ Mateu Enrique Lladó,1, 2n
PALMA, Mallorca
Tél. : +34 971 73 03 01
GERMANY
Des Negres, 32
Maó, Menorca
Tel: +34 971 361668
Pori, 8-3º-Edif.Reina Constanza
Palma de Mallorca
Tel: +34 971 707 737
Antoni Jaume, 2 - 2n
Eivissa, Ibiza
Tel: +34 971 315763
SWITZERLAND C/ Antonia Marínez Fiol 6, 3ªA
Palma, Mallorca
Tel: +34 971 768 836 (9:00 a 13:00)
The website www.illesbalears.es has a full list. LANGUAGE SCHOOLS International House www.ihspain.com Has various Spanish courses that they also run in Mallorca. See their website for details. Other agencies include: Berlitz Palma de Mallorca General Riera 1-1ro D
Tel: (+34) 971 75 8221
http://www.languagesabroad.co.uk
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