:: Language
Portugal's official language is portuguese. English is widelly spoken
in turistical areas and by people under 35, as it is tought in schools.
The older the people, the smaller is the probability they speak
english. Due to the similarity to spanish (castelan) it is easily
understood and spoken in Portugal (it's a sort of portuspanish...).
Although seldomly, it is also possible to find some french and german
speakers. Portuguese people are usually warm and will most of the times
do an effort to help a lost traveller.
:: Money
Since 2001 Portugal has adopted the euro. Former currency was the escudo.
In turistical areas, like Cascais and Lisbon, it is possible to find
exchange offices on the streets. Cash machines are widelly spread and
accept most of the card networks.
:: Phone
Portugal's international dialing code is +351 or 00351. The first 2 or
3 numbers of a phone number are the indicative. Numbers starting with 9
are for mobile networks: 91 for Vodafone; 93 for Optimus; 96 for TMN.
Lisbon's region numbers start with 21, Oporto's numbers with 22,
sometimes 3 numbers are needed to identify the region, for example 239
begginers are numbers from the region of Coimbra. Some special numbers
start with 80, 70, etc. National emergency number is 112.
:: Usefull phone numbers:
Tourist Support line: 800 781 212
Airport :: Informations: 218 413 500 - Arrivals and Departures: 218 413 700
CP (Train's Company): 218 884 025
Firemen (Bombeiros): 213 422 222 (emergency)
Police (Polícia): 217 654 242 ; 213 217 000
Intoxications: 808 250 143
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