If you're dialing from outside the country, you must use the appropriate area code. In Madrid the main telephone office is at Gran V a 28. To call other provinces from within Spain, both from pay and private phones, dial the area code first. International calls are awkward from public pay phones because of the enormous amount of coins needed, and can be expensive from hotels, which often add a surcharge. The best way to make them is to go to the local telephone office.
Every town has one, and big cities have several.
When the call is connected, you will be sent to a quiet cubicle, and you will be charged according to the meter. If the price is 500 ptas. To make an international call yourself, dial 00 and wait for a loud tone. Pay Phones There are three types of pay phones in Spain, all of them bright green. The most common kind has a digital readout, so you can see your money ticking away.