We have prepared for you the most necessary and useful information that you may find useful during your holiday on the Costa del Sol.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:
National Police: 091
(maintains order in urban areas and accepts incident reports.) 
Municipal Police: 092
(dealing with traffic issues and citizen protection)
Civil Police: 062
(all questions regarding law enforcement outside the city)
Emergency Police/Rescue Service: 112
Emergency medical care: 061
Red Cross: 901 222 222
Fire Department: 080
TRANSPORTATION:
Malaga Airport: 902 40 47 04 / 952 04 84 84
Maria Zambrano Railway Station: 902 24 02 02
Taxi: 952 77 44 88 / 952 82 35 35
Port of Malaga: 952 125 000
Port of Marbella: 952 775 524
HOLIDAYS:
Usually all government offices and most stores are closed on holidays.
January 1: New Year's Day
January 6: Three Kings' Day
February 28: Andalusia Day
March 25 (2016): Good Friday
March 27 (2016): Easter
May 1: Worker's Day
August 15: Ascension Day
October 12: National Day of Spain
November 1: All Saints' Day
December 6: Constitution Day
December 8: Feast of Inmaculada
December 25: Catholic Christmas
PARKING RULES:
White Line: Free parking
Blue line: Paid parking
(8:30–14:30/16:30–20:30), with a purchased parking ticket. The maximum permitted parking time is no more than 2 hours. After this time, you must purchase a new ticket from the machine. 
Green Line: Paid parking (8:30 AM - 2:30 PM/4:30 PM - 8:30 PM), with a purchased parking ticket. The maximum permitted parking time is 5 hours. After this time, you must purchase a new ticket from the machine.
Yellow line: No parking
Cancelling a fine (blue and green lines): Approach the parking meter with your receipt, press the cancellation button, enter the code from your receipt and pay 3 euros.
Fine waiver (yellow line): fine 50 EUR, payable only at the local municipality.
Signs prohibiting stopping or parking look like those in Russia.
There's a high fine for parking in taxi stands and spaces designated for the disabled. Be careful!
PHRASEBOOK:
Por favor — Please
Gracias — Thank you
Vale — Okay, that's fine.
Adios — goodbye, bye
No hablo español — I don't speak Spanish 
Cuando es…? — When is it…?
Cuanto es…? — How much is it…?
Donde esta? — Where is?
Banco — bank
Parque — park
Playa — beach
Correos — mail
Tienda — shop
Restaurante — restaurant
Museo — museum
Farmacia — pharmacy
La carta — menu
Servicios — toilets
La cuenta — The check
Policia — police
Llame al medico — call the doctor
Llame a policia — Call the police
Urgencias — ambulance
Hospital — hospital
