About communication in the port
Phone calls
In the country, full-fully street payphones, so call from the street in any major city is not a problem. In order to pay for the conversation, you will need to use the Creditofone phone map. It can be bought in a stall where they trade with the press, or in the communication separation. You can also call directly from the hotel's room where you stopped, but at the same time the tariff will be overestimated three or four times. After ten oxades of the evening, the cost of telephone conversations is reduced; After eight in the evening, the tariffs of international telephone communications are cheaper.
In order to get through to this city from a city phone in the Russian Federation, it is necessary to type such a combination: "8 - 10 - 351 - 22", and then - the number of the called subscriber; If you are, on the contrary, call the port in the Russian Federation, then type "00", wait for the beep, after "7", the city code in Russia and the subscriber number.
If you use for international conversations by a mobile phone, then when calls from the port in the Russian Federation, dial "+7", and then the subscriber number (the first "eight" is not necessary to recruit); When calling the mobile phone from the Russian Federation in the port, type "+351 - 22", and then the subscriber number. International phone code in Portugal "351"; All internal numbers include nine digits, the first of which is "deuce". Phone code of Porto - "22".
The main mobile operators in this country are Vodafone, Optimus and TMN. The cost of calls at all three is the same one. Call in the Russian Federation will cost approximately 0.38 euros per minute. Incoming calls are free. SMS costs 0.06 euros.
Emergency services
Now about the important rooms you need to know while in Portugal. Better, of course, so that you do not have the need to call in the period of visit the country, but still ... So: Emergency Service- "115"; If you got into an accident, score "308"; Police call: "112"; Ambulance and firefighters - also "112"; In the help desk you can contact the number - "118".
Internet connection
There are many points of access to Wi-Fi in the country: these are hotels, malls, catering establishments (in particular - MacDonalds). In addition, you can also go to the network in some post offices.
About security
You can travel around the country without fear for your own health and life - with the crime here everything is calm: cars do not get hijacked, and there are no outbreaks of terrible diseases. You can travel normally as day and at night, but keep the simplest rules still: do not take documents with you for walking (do in advance copies) and a large amount of cash - leave everything to the reception in the hotel, in a personal safe. In places of cluster of the people, in urban transport, near the attractions and train stations, follow your photo-video equipment.
If the Portuguese threatens the danger, he shouts "Socorro!" ("Juice" "for help!"). So, note ...
About healthcare
At the entrance to the country will definitely require medical insurance. Relevant services in Portugal paid. Water from the tap, in principle, is suitable for having, except for several areas - such as Algarve: there it is very saturated with salt, and even local residents are used for bottled drinking.
The male toilet is denoted by the Litera "H", female - "s".
On the rules of behavior
Severe and sipping in a public place in Portugal is not welcome. When communicating, do not affect family themes and especially those related to children. The Portuguese also do not like when they are compared with the Spaniards, and even when the historical past of their states are inhabitant - it is even more so in our days its influence on the world arena is absolutely small.
Punctuality is not the strongest side of the portuguese character. It is not difficult to hurry here, so be prepared for the fact that much of the planned will not go on schedule.
Now about Sieste. This is holy. Siesta lasts from noon to 15 hours, and during this period not the fact that most of the shops and restaurants are closed, the locals do not even respond on the phone.
Pleasant and safe travel!