At a Glance
Lisbon:
Population: 650,000
Size: 84.8 km²
Language: Portuguese
People: Portuguese (99%), African (1%)
Religion: Roman Catholic (99%)
Time: Greenwich Mean Time
Currency: Currency is the Euro. Banking hours are from 8:30am to 3pm Monday through Friday. All banks are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Electricity: 220 volts, 110 volts in some areas, European 2-pin plugs are in use.
Seville:
Population: 1,764,000
Size: 140 km²
Language: Castillian Spanish
People: A composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Religion: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Time: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time). When it’s noon in New York City, its 5pm in Spain.
Currency: The Currency is the Euro. Standard banking hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30am or 9am until 2pm or 2:30 pm. Some banks also extend hours once a week and/or are open on Saturdays from 9am – 1pm. The vast majority of cash machines/ATMs (cajeros) in Spain operate on either the ServiRed or the 4B network (also known as Telebanco). Depending on your bank's affiliation, you should be able to withdrawal cash from all cajeros under at least one of these networks.
Electricity: 220 volts, round 2-pin plugs are generally used.
Madrid:
Population: 3,228,359
Size: 607 km² (234.4 sq mi)
Language: Castillian Spanish (The majority of Madrid's residents do not speak very much English. Even employees at U.S. franchised businesses such as McDonald's and employees at cash exchange centers rarely speak much English. You can often find someone with a fair grasp of English at larger hotels and tourism sites, but it would nevertheless be helpful to know at least a few common Spanish words and phrases).
People: A composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Religion: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Time: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time). When it’s noon in New York City, its 5pm in Spain.
Currency: The Currency is the Euro. Standard banking hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30am or 9am until 2pm or 2:30 pm. Some banks also extend hours once a week and/or are open on Saturdays from 9am – 1pm. The vast majority of cash machines/ATMs (cajeros) in Spain operate on either the ServiRed or the 4B network (also known as Telebanco). Depending on your bank's affiliation, you should be able to withdrawal cash from all cajeros under at least one of these networks.
Electricity: 220 volts, round 2-pin plugs are generally used.
