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Hotel search
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Holiday Apartments
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Opening Hours
Banks: 8.30-14.00h. Some open on Saturday mornings from 08:30 to
13:00 and some saving banks (cajas) also open during the late
afternoon/early evening on Thursdays.
Chemists: 10.00-13.30h/17.00-20.30h. Some are open 24 hours and there
are duty chemists open at all times on a rota system (current details
are posted in every chemist´s window).
Shops in general: 10.00-13.30h/17.00-20.30h, Monday to Saturday.
Shopping centres:10.00-21.00/22.00h
On Sundays shops are usually closed, except for a few Sundays -e.g. the first in the month- when a few shops open.
Post Offices: de 8.30 a 20.30h, Monday to Friday.
Cinemas: open daily between 16:00 and 17:00. The last showing is
usually at around 22:00, although on weekends there are later sessions.
Some cinemas have Sunday matinées at around 12:00.
Mealtimes: people usually breakfast from 07:30 to 10:00, although
tpically they have something mid-morning. Lunch is served roughly from
14:00 to 15:30 and dinner between 21:00 and 23:00, although there are
many places where these times stretch out further.
Good to know
Tipping:
although it´s not compulsory (service is usually included in the
price) it´s customary to leave a few coins as a tip
(there´s no minimum percentage); but you´re under no
pressure to do so. The normal tip is between 4 and 10%, depending of
how satisfied you were with the service or how generous you´re
feeling.
Electricity:
The voltage is 220 volts and 50 hertz of alternating current (AC). If
you need an adaptor you can buy one in a DIY shop (Ferretería),
although some hotels have a supply of them.
Water:
the tap water is good quality drinking water. Likewise the water of a
few fountains, which carry the sign "(Agua) potable" -drinking water.
Crime:
Huelva is a safe destination with a very low crime rate. Take the usual precautions such as not leaving things valuables in your car. View Emergency Services for further informaton.
Public Holidays
1st January, New Year
6th January, Epiphany
28th February, Andalusian Day (Regional holiday)
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
1st May, "Work Day"
15th August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
12th October, Our Lady of El Pilar
1st November, Feast of All Saints
6th December, Day of the Spanish Constitution
8th December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25th December, Christmas Day.
• In Huelva capital, the local public holidays are:
3rd August, Columbus feasts
8th September, in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Cinta (Huelva´s Patron Virgin)
Facts and Figures
Geographical Situation: Huelva is located at the very south-west tip of Spain.
Area:
10,128 square kilometres
Population:
497.671 (2007)
Capital:
Huelva (150.000 inhabitants)
Foreigners:
23.459 (2006)
Population density:
46,5 inhabitants/km2, well below the average for Andalucía (85
inhabitants/km2). It´s the least densely populated part of the
Autonomous Community.
Population distribution: A third of the population is concentrated in the Coastal area.
Municipalities:
79, with a total of 205 centres of population.
Administrative divisions:
According to the Ministry of Agriculture´s 1971 classification,
Huelva is divided into the following regions: Coast, Condado
(Countryside and Coast), Andévalo (Eastern and Western) and
Sierra. According to the Regional MInistry of Tourism, Trade and Sports
of the Autonomous Government of Andalucía (2003) the divisions
are: Andévalo, Condado, Western Coast, Metropolitan Area of
Huelva, Cuenca Minera and Sierra.
Judicial districts: Six (Aracena, Ayamonte, Huelva, Moguer, La
Palma del Condado and Valverde del Camino).
Lenght of coastline: 122 kilometres.
Highest/lowest area: Cerro de los
Bonales (1.059 metres) / El Portil Lagoon (0 metres).
Religion:
despite the fact that, under the Constitution, Spain is a lay State,
most of its population is Catholic; although Muslims, Protestants, Jews
and Hindus bring religious diversity.
Local Bus Timetables and Routes
In Huelva capital there are nine city bus services, which run from 5.30 to 0.00h.
Service 1: Zafra - Colonias - Torrejón
Service 2: Zafra - Torrejón - Colonias
Service 3: Plaza de las Monjas - Higueral - Universidad
Service 4: Plaza de las Monjas -Torrejón - Hospital
Service 5: Zafra - Isla Chica - Hospital
Service 6: Zafra - Conquero - Orden Alta
Service 7: Plaza de las Monjas - Santa Marta - Orden Baja
Service 8: Plaza de las Monjas - Barriada Del Carmen
Service 9: Zafra - Nuevo Parque
For getting to other points of the province there´s a network of
inter-urban buses; they leave from Huelva Bus Station (in Avda.
Alemania s/n, tlf. 959 256 900).
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