Banks
Open Monday to Friday 8.15 to 14.00
Chemists
Farmacias close at the weekends but each town has a duty chemist, see the rota on chemists doorways.
Churches
There are catholic churches in every town and village, several in Mahon and Ciutadella. The cathedral is in Ciutadella. Santa Maria is the parish church of Mahon.
Consulates
Great Britain and Northen Ireland, -tel 902 109 356
Menorca hon. Consul.- Camí Biniatap 30, Horizonte-Son Vilar, tel 902 109 356
Germany – Carrer Sant Andreu, Mahon, tel 971 36 16 68
Most other nations are represented by their consulates in Palma or Barcelona
Emergencies
Tel 112, 24 hour service in 4 languages Spanish, Catalan, English and German. This covers police ambulance fire brigade and forest fires, domestic violence
Tel 016, sea rescue , tel 900 202 202
Gas
All cooking gas used in Menorca is brought from Repsol butane. Lorries deliver the bright orange cylinders or you can buy and collect from the butane depot on the Mahon to Ciutadella road just outside Mahon.
Markets
Mahon has a daily fruit, meat and fish market in the town centre, the fish market on Saturday lunch time offers different local foods prepared and cooked, which can be enjoyed with a drink and live music, open air itinerant.
Market selling clothes and crafts visit mahon on Tuesday and Saturdays
Medical services
Emergency ambulance tel 061
Mahon hospital hospital Mateu Orfila tel 971 48 70 00
Mahon private clinic Policlinica Virgen de Gracia, Avda. Vives Llull, 6, tel 971 35 11 15
Mahon Red Cross Avda J A Clave, 162, tel 971 36 11 80
Motoring
Vehicles drive on the right of the road. When walking always face oncoming traffic.
When turning right, motorcyclists make a halt sign with their left hand.
Do not stop on corners to look at maps, this can cause serious accidents
If in a hired car, always carry with you hire documents, driving licence and a photocopy of your passport.
Seat belts are compulsory.
Use of mobile phone when driving is an offence
Traffic police fine visitors on the spot.
Wherever parking is prohibited by a vado permanente – gual permanent sign, do not risk it the police crane may tow your car away. A yellow triangle is left on the pavement indicating the whereabouts of the pound.
Police
Mahon Local emergencies, tel 092 or 971 36 39 61
Guardia Civil emergencies, tel 062 or 971 36 32 97
Post
The main post office is in Mahon, Carrer Bon Aire, 15, tel 971 35 66 29, opening times Monday to Friday 8.30am to 8.30pm Saturday 9.30am to 2pm.
Rubblish Collecion
The townhall has a free rubbish collection service at your door.
Call this number to arrange collection: 971 36 19 63
Shops
Opening times usually 9.00am to 13.30pm and then 16.30pm/17.00pm to 20.30pm
Supermarkets open Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 21.00pm most of bigger supermarkets are also open Sunday mornings.
Taxis
Radio taxi tel 971 36 71 11
Tourist information office
Oficina Infromació Turística and Conselleria de Turisme Mahón, Plaçaa de la Constitució 22 (next toTtown Hall ) tel 971 36 37 90
Port of Mahon – Moll de Llevant, 2, tel 971 35 59 52
Airport arrivals tel 971 15 71 15