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Money and cards...
In Spain the legal currency is the EURO. It will be very difficult for them to accept you to pay in a different currency.
Until 2002, the year the euro was introduced, banknotes from other countries could be accepted in tourist areas, and especially in areas bordering France and Portugal.
Since the existence of the euro, it will be very difficult for them to accept it, and if they do, the exchange rate will be little advantageous. This includes paying
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We have 60+ euros left over from a trip to the Azores, I think enough for what we need, especially if taxis take cc, and I know they do in Barcelona. Our credit cards have no foreign transaction fees. One phone will have an esim and the other I can use an international plan any day I need it (for 10 USD). I am hoping to get by with hotel and cruise ship wifi for most of what I do. Our passports are good for another year plus. I hope that I'm not forgetting anyt