Preparing your trip to Leon: advices & hints - things to do and to obey

2. It’s not recommended to explore outlying areas of the city in the evening, as walk through the deserted streets would be unsafe. You also need to be careful in crowded places, as pickpockets are working at markets and in public transport.
3. It’s better to make calls to other countries from street telephone booths next to public transport stations, major government agencies and trade centers. Calls from hotels would be the most expensive, as well as ones from call centers located near the hotel.
4. Before photographing local people, be sure to ask them for permission. The city has banned photography and filming of strategic facilities; you also shouldn’t take pictures of government and military officials.
6. In restaurants and cafes it is customary to leave a tip that is usually 5 - 10% of the total order. Even if a service charge is included in the total amount, you still have to leave a small monetary reward for a waiter. It's enough to round the resulting amount up to any convenient sum.
7. Tourists, who expect to use public transport actively, have to buy a special ticket. Usually, it is meant for 10 trips; tickets can be purchased at newsstands, post offices or in bars. In this case you may save up to 30%.
In Leon, vacationers with children should definitely visit the main amusement park of the city – water park Islaleon. This water park is outstanding for the fact that it is situated on the …
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What to visit being in Leon - unique sights
Fantastic Forest of Cantabria
From the series “10 Natural Wonders of the World”
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Distance from Leon center - 69.4 km.
One of the main natural attractions of the region is the mountain range Picos de Europa. The area around the range is now declared a nature reserve. The unusually picturesque forest grow on the slopes. Hundreds of rare species of plants and flowers have miraculously survived there. Travelers who decide to visit one of the most beautiful regions of Spain are offered a choice of a huge number of exciting hiking and cycling trails. It’s amazing to visit the Cantabrian forest in winter. …
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