PRACTICAL INFORMATION GOOD TO KNOW Post A postcard or a letter to send? You can Public toilets post them in one of the yellow letter boxes More than 400 free automatic public toilets found on most street corners. Stamps can — with disabled access facilities — availablebe bought in post offices or tobacconists. to tourists across Paris. A letter weighing up to 20g costs €1.05 for Addresses at: www.paris.fr France and €1.30 for abroad. Most post offices are open from 8am to 8pm, Mon- day to Friday, and 9am to 1pm on Saturday Ban on smoking (closed on public holidays). Smoking is prohibited in certain public www.laposte.fr places (hotels, restaurants, cafes, casi- nos, nightclubs, etc.),in public transport, in stations, and in children’s playgrounds. Electronic cigarettes are also banned in many places, particularly in enclosed pub- lic transport (train, bus, metro, etc.). French public holidays These correspond to French national hol- Making phone calls idays or to holidays from the Christian calendar.Museums and monuments are • How to call from France to France: all more likely to be closed on 1 January, French numbers have 10 digits and begin 1 May and 25 December. Be sure to check with 0. The prefix for Paris and Île-de- beforehand. France numbers is 01. Mobile numbers 1 January: New Year’s Day. start with 06 or 07. 13 April 2020: Easter Monday. • How to call from abroad: dial the interna- 1 May: Labour Day. tional code 00 followed by 33 for France, 8 May: 8 May 1945. then the number 1 (Paris) without the 21 May 2020: Ascension Thursday. first 0. Example for a Paris number: 00 33 1 June 2020: Whit Monday. 1 40 00 00 00. 14 July: Bastille Day. • Howto call from France to another 15 August: Assumption Day. country: dial the international code 00, 1 November: All Saints’ Day. the code of the country, then the number 11 November: Armistice 1918. without the first 0. 25 December: Christmas Day. Please note: mobile roaming charges do not apply within the European Union (EU). EU citizens can therefore use their mobile phone without any extra cost in France. 92