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New Eurochange exchange office in Vallecas Madrid

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Nueva oficina en puente de Vallecas

Nuevo mes, nueva apertura Eurochange. En esta ocasión ampliamos la red de oficinas en Madrid para poder estar mas cerca de vosotros. Y para ello hemos elegido un barrio tan histórico como el de Vallecas.

¿Dónde estamos?

La nueva oficina está situada en Avenida de la Albufera 102 Esquina Calle Pico de Alba 1. En la arteria principal de Vallecas. Cerca de vosotros Eurochangers y de fácil acceso desde la periferia de Madrid.

Eurochange

En esta oficina podrás hacer tus cambios de divisa extranjera a euro con el mejor precio, sin mínimos ni comisiones. Además, podrás solicitar tu tarjeta del Club Eurochange para obtener precios mejorados en tus cambios y

una atención personalizada.

 

Comprar divisa extranjera

Y si lo que quieres es comprar divisa extranjera y organizar tu cambio con antelación, sólo tendrás que hacer tu reserva online o llamándonos por teléfono y organizaremos tu cambio y lo tendremos todo preparado para cuando vengas a vernos. ¡Y ahora puedes comprar tu divisa online y solo tener que ir a recogerla a la tienda o recibirla en tu domicilio!

Eurochangers

Eurochangers como siempre os comentamos, aunque sea una nueva oficina vais a encontrar el mismo servicio y atención que podéis encontrar en cualquiera de nuestras otras oficinas alrededor de España. Mayo ya ha llegado pero muchas mas noticias están por llegar.

New Eurochange currency exchange office in Palma de Mallorca

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New Eurochange in Palma de Mallorca

We are strarting April with great news: April 10th is the date of our New Eurochange currency exchange office in Palma de Mallorca.

After the success of our Barcelona office, we are opening a new Eurochange in Palma de Mallorca. Even we were already on the island, with this new office we offer you a new location for all your currency exchange needs.

 

Eurochange Palma de Mallorca

We are opening this new office located at Junto al Ayto de Palma, en Plaça de Santa Eulàlia, 4B, Distrito Centro In order to be next to you and being able to offer you a great network of offices.

 

In this new office you will be able to exchange your currencies with the best rates, without minimum amounts or commissions. You will also be able to join Club Eurochange card, you will obtain better rates and a personalized customer support. 

Buy and sell currencies

And if what you want is to buy foreign currencies to plan your experience, all you have to do is to make an online reservation or contact our customer service and we will organize everything, so your currencies are ready at your arrival. And now you can buy your currencies online and you can either pick them up in our office of have them delivered to your home!

New office, same excellent service

As we always tell you, even this is a new office, you will find there the same customer service as you could find at any of the rest Eurochange offices around Spain. And we just started April, we will have more news for you soon, we may be offering or services closer to you soon.

 

Eurochangers, the summer is coming so stay tuned to the blog and our website to check what’s going on with Eurochange, currencies and other curiosities. 

Quick cash solutions

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Some of you will think of Eurochange as a bank, or as a shop, but we are way more than that. We are problem solvers and in todays post we are going to tell you why and how. We like to be the response to your currency problems, more precisely to your cash problems, we provide Quick Cash Solutions.

 

Currencies

We live in a globalize world. Nowadays you can use your phone anywhere you are in the world, you will get your emails, and the information flows like never before. But is not the same with cash. Sure, a lot of countries in Europe use the euro as their main currencies, but what about the rest? There are exactly 180 registered currencies in the world. From the euro or the dollar to the Fijian Dolar. So sometimes it is not easy to obtain the currency you will need.

At Eurochange we take a step further, we not only have most of the currencies in stock, but also if we do not have it, we will get it for you. Our Money Agents have the knowledge to advice you about your currency problems as well. If you do not know the currency of the country you traveling to, we can help you. If you do not know if you will be able to use cash, we can help you. If you do not know how much cash to take, we can help you. We are here to help you.

Currency exchange

Historically banks have been the currency providers to the regular customers, but this has change. Most banks do not want all the work that comes with obtaining a certain currency for a client, having to deposit that currency on their accounts and then give the cash to them. At the same time, if you bring back some cash, most banks will deposit the exchange in your account without giving you cash right back. As we said before in this post, Eruochange provides agile cash solutions.

We will give you cash either way. But not only cash. If you want to purchase a currency you don’t need to pay with cash, you can pay with debit or with credit card, and we will give you cash from the currency of your choice. At the same time, you can pay with cash and get cash. Again, Quick cash solutions.

 

Time

You must agree, what we do not have nowadays is time. We are so busy that even to plan a vacation we do not have time. Sounds ironic but it’s true. Exchanging currencies can be a stressful process and more If you do not have time or knowledge.

That is why at Eurochange we give you many ways to obtain your currencies. You can use the traditional way; you come to our office and buy or sell the currency you want. To make this option easier for you we have developed a network or offices
around Spain to be closer to you. 

You can also reserve your currency at one of our offices, this way you will ensure 100% that your currency will be available at your arrival. Within 48 hours we will provide the currency of your choice at the office of your choice. And you can make the reservation by walking into an office, thru our website or contacting our customer service. I do not think it can be easier.

Well, maybe it can be easier. Now, with our online shop, you can purchase your currency online. From home, or work, or the park, you can purchase the currency you need. But again, we take it a step further, you can pick up the currency at any of our offices, or we can deliver the currency anywhere you want us to do. 

So now you have no excuse to become an Eurochanger, we are here to solve your problems and happy to do so. So come to our offices, visit our website, or contact our customer service if what you need are quick cash solutions. 

Estepona: Murals, Old Town, Marina, and … Eurochange

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Estepona is a resort town of varied attractions along Costa Del Sol in southern Spain. It’s a place of year-round sunshine, and with 2 Blue Flag beaches, it’s no surprise that it attracts plenty of travelers looking to enjoy a winter sun holiday. 

Murals

The urban art found all along Ruta de los Murales Artisticos has helped attract lots of travelers to Estepona in recent years. While the old town is notable for its whitewashed houses, potted plants, and ceramic tiles, a trip to the surrounding neighborhoods will also be richly rewarded with views of the ever-changing Estepona murals.

Old Town

A visit to Estepona Old Town will give you a feel of a typical Andalusian town. It’s easy to spend a couple of hours exploring charming whitewashed houses and winding alleyways. The locals proudly keep their streets clean, mostly traffic-free, and cheerfully decorated with geraniums, bringing more than a splash of color to the cobblestoned streets. It all makes for a very pleasant atmosphere while enjoying a stroll.

Eurochange Estepona

Right in the Old town we just opened a new Eurochange office. As always, we trying to offer you the best service the closest to you, so this month we opened this new office where you will be able to find all our services.

The Marina

Estepona Marina is a short walk from the Old Town and has plenty of attractions of its own, besides the 447 berths attracting seafarers from afar. Restaurants at Puerto Deportivo de Estepona serve some of the tastiest and freshest seafood in town. With the bars here staying open well into the wee hours, the area is very popular with locals and tourists. There’s a popular market offering plenty of local products and a fun atmosphere on Sundays.  

Eurochange Estepona Marina

Don’t be surprised, we also just opened a new Eurochange office at Estepona´s Marina. You will be able to exchange all your currencies to euros as in the rest of Eurochange offices around Spain. Eurochangers… we are waiting for you!

 

Barcelona: New Age Culture

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Barcelona: New Age Culture

When we talk about Barcelona we think about nice weather, nice beaches, and an open touristic city. We also think about food and drinks and nightlife. And we also think about museums, iconic buildings, and culture. We are going to focus on that last word: culture, but new age culture. 

New Age Culture

There is such a big cultural offer in Barcelona, but this week we want to focus on two particular events that are taking place at the city during March. Music and painting are the two disciplines we want to focus on. But we are not talking about Picasso or Dalí and their work, neither talking about Mozart or Beethoven. We are talking about New Age culture.

candlelight tributes

Yeah, candlelight tributes, musical tributes. This new experience is brought to you in Barcelona as a revolutionary idea that is being a triumph already. A string quartet, surrounded by lighted candles will play the songs we all know. In March they will have a tribute that we think we be amazing to attend. On March 3rd Queens Tribute. We get goosebumps only to imagine a string quartet playing “We are the champions” or “Bohemian Rapsody” by candlelight. You can also check the program here and get your tickets here.

Banksy Museum

Banksy is a controversial artist known all around the world. His work is as good as bold. After the stunning triumph of the Paris exhibit, Barcelona is the next city to offer Banksy´s art. More than 130 pieces will be at display for you to enjoy and who knows keep an eye open maybe Banksy visits himself and you will be the one that could finally discover his real identity. Check the museum´s website to book a tour. 

Barcelona Sants

There is another amazing experience Barcelona has to offer in March. Just a few weeks ago Eurochange opened a new office. Barcelona Sants is our latest office opened next to you. And even is a new offer you will be able to have the same services we offer on all our offices around Spain. If you want to purchase some currencies you can come to our office, make your reservation online or even buy from home. And if what you would like to do is exchanging your foreign currencies into euros, you can sell your currencies to us, we have amazing rates and we buy most of the currencies in the world. And of course, we will provide the best customer service and exchange currency experience you can find out there. Eurochangers, we are waiting for you! 

Córdoba: Crosses, patios and fences

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Córdoba: crosses, patios and fences

Hello there again Eurochangers, this week we bring back something we already talked about but with a refreshing point of view. We are talking about Córdoba: crosses, patios, and fences. Many of you probably know that Córdoba is an Andalusian city, but you may be asking yourself: what is with crosses, patios, and fences? Let’s us explain it.

Córdoba

As mentioned, Córdoba (spain, since there is another Córdoba in Argentina) it is Andalusian city on the south of Spain. Funded by the Romans in the year 169 b.C. as a military settlement. The name means “city of the river” with a clear influence of the Guadalquivir River

But cordoba has a clear Muslim influence, during centuries the city was part of Al-Andalus. But his is not a history lesson, we mention this because all the traditions we are talking about today have one thing in common: the flowers. And this comes from the Muslims traditions as well. 

Crosses

The crosses of May, during May Cordoba dresses up in flowers. Yes, flowers, because the crosses we are talking about are not naked crosses. More than 70 flowered crosses are planted all over Córdoba. The tradition does not stay there, there is the popular “going to crosses” which means going around town visiting all the crosses and having a drink and something to eat on the street stands that are all around town.

And we said
we were looking at this with a refreshing way, and this is because we want to tell you how to do things not just what to do. At Mylittleadventure you can find a gastronomic tour around the crosses of cordoba for just 30 euros. It´s 2
hours walking tour where you will enjoy the views and the food of this beautiful city. And of course, you will go by our Eurochange office places on #12 Deanes Street, where you could exchange all your currencies into euros. 

Patios

Will you open your house to estrangers for them to see the flowers in your patio? Well in Córdoba that happens every may. But this is not just for fun, there is competition to be awarded with the best patio every year. 

There are 4 different routes to visit all the patios, but you can watch them from home. The Cordoba city hall launched an app for you to enjoy the whole experience, but we can tell you is not the same as in person. You can check all about it at their YouTube channel or downloading the app. 

Fences

More flowers are involved in this tradition as well. We are not talking about a garden fence obviously, the right translation probably will be window bar, but fences sound better. And it is just that, dressing up all the house fences with flowers to give the city even more color in May. 

There is also a contest to find the best balcony or window decorated, who knows maybe this year we try to decorate our Cordoba office. You can check out some free tours here and come check it out at #12 Deanes Street because im sure even if we don’t have flowers there, we have amazing exchange rates and the best Money Agent to help you in all your currency needs. 

Banknote of the year

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Banknote of the year

Beauty is on the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to banknotes there is more than the eye catches. And by this we want to express that the criteria to select the banknote of the year is not just based on how the note looks, its also about its features. But… who choses the banknote of the year? 

IBNS

The International Bank Note Society exists since 1961, and it is a non-profit educational organization. The main purpose of the IBNS it is to promote the study and knowledge of banknotes around the world, focusing on the educational part about how banknotes are manufactured, their history and the science behind them. 

Award Banknote of the year

Banknote of the year is an award given by the IBNS each year. Notes are submitted to consideration during the whole year up to January 31st of the upcoming year. To be eligible to win the notes must have artistic merit and/or innovative security measures and most importantly, need to be in general circulation

2022 winner: 1000 PHP Banknote

The nominations for 2023 just ended so we will have to wait to see which note is the last winner of this award, but in 2022 the 1000 Peso Note from the Philippines was the winner. This beautiful note features the endangered Philippines eagle on front, along with a holographic Sampaguita, Philippines’ national flower. The back remains as the previous 1000 note, featuring Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. As we can see in the pictures it is a beautiful note full of security measures and made our polymer which makes it even more attractive.

 

If you want to purchase PHP, you can always buy them at Eurochange thru the website or making a reservation also on the website or thru our customer service. 

2023 Nominees

There are many candidates for the 2023 award. Jamaica, Pakistan, Mauritania, or Kyrgyzstan is some of the nominees this year, the less regular ones, some of them you may never seen them in your life. BUt also there are other candidates like South Africa, Argentina, or Peru, more common. But we would like to focus on one that is from one of the most touristic places on earth: Egypt.

Egyptian 20 Pound Note

We can be bias since we are not on the jury of this award, but for us this one must be a winner. This 20-pound note is as beautiful as modern. In the front the Alabaster Mosque with some Arabic text. In the back an amazing image from
Ramesses II, Cleopatra, and the Great Pyramid. We hope for this one to win, but as we said we don’t have a saying in the matter.

 

And of course, you can get your Egyptian pounds at the Eurochange offices, or in our website, and stay tuned, since we throw some promotions here and there.

Cash around the world

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Cash around the world

It seems like the tendency it is to go to a cashless world, but nothing further to reality. Even some countries are trying to get raid of cash, cash is needed. A few weeks ago we published an article about the benefits of cash but this week we are going to check some data about countries that rely on cash.

Cash vs Card

As we saw in the mentioned article there are many reasons why cash is needed or preferred. Freedom being one of the most important reasons for it. The cost of thigs is another reason. Security being another one. And finally, not being dependent on the internet will be some of the reason why cash is needed in today’s world

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Countries

There is the list of countries that are more reliant on cash in the world. Morocco is the country on the world that is more dependent on cash, but at the same time is an interesting example. Since more than 80 percent of the country has access to internet the technology is not the issue here. But we can see that not many people have bank accounts. This develops a chain of circumstances that end up creating a cash society. If an establishment does not have a bank account, the customer can not pay in cash. The establishment will pay in cash to providers and so on.

Tust in Banks

In some countries, the trust in the banking sector is low, that is one of the reasons why the population prefers to keep their money in cash. We seen examples thru time of banking systems collapsing and customers losing all they had in their accounts. This is hard to believe to happen nowadays but some counties still not trusting the banks in their countries.

Geography

We can see in the list that there are countries for all around the world and this shows us an important fact: cash is necessary all around the world. If all the countries from the list would be in one particular part of the world, we could consider that is something from that part of the world. But the fact is that we can see on that list different countries with different peculiarities.

Europe

Europe is different. Since most of the countries use the Euros and most countries being part of the EU, is hard to point out which countries use more cash than other because the whole economic system force countries to work in a certain way. But as we can see in the list above, even within Europe there are countries that still using cash more than others. Obviously, most of them have their own currency, but there still some countries that using the euro have a huge cash reliance..

Eurochange

At Eurochange we accept most currencies from all over the world and this is why: if you use cash in your country, we will never put barriers for you to use cash in Spain. Our mission is to give you all solutions, and that is why you cash will be always welcome at Eurochange to be able to exchange it for euros. 

New 2024 Notes

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New things are always exciting, anf for Eurochange, in our world, the world of currencies, the release of new notes (bills) is as exiting as it gets. Lots of countries release notes every year but is not common for the most common currencies to update their notes. At Eurochange we not just exchange currencies, we also like what we do and everything that goes on around it. And this is a topic that we really enjoy. Let´s check the new notes 2024.

Why new notes?

There are many factors that are involved in the creation of a new bank note. We can summarize them in 3: security, design, and event. As the technology advances there are new security measures for the notes and new ways of counterfeit them. That’s why sometimes countries decided to change their notes in order to protect them. Design will be another reason to “update” a note. Some of the world´s notes were designed decades ago, and some of them look out of date, so countries create new notes. And there is another reason, historical events. Some events change the world, and the currencies. When Queen Elizabeth died the pound suffered a redesign in order to show King Charles on the new notes. Some countries also decide to print special notes to commemorate special events. 

As we mentioned just now, the pound is one of the notes that are going to change in the near future. Another common world currency as the Japanese Yen is also going to change in this 2024. But we are not just going to tell you about these changes, we would like to show you and tell you when, why and how.

King Charles Sterling Pounds

Most of you probably seen sterling pounds before, many of you probably used them on the past if you traveled to the UK, and for the longest time those pounds were identified with Queen Elizabeth´s image. But many of you probably did not know that Queen Elizabeth held the world record for appearing in most notes from different countries, we will talk about this some other time. But now we are focusing on the new pounds and when, why, and how they will change. 

The pound will change to show the new King of England, King Charles. The new notes 2024 pounds will be in circulation mid-2024, and the main reason for their change in design its to commemorate the actual head of the state and the commonwealth, King Charles. All the sterling pounds will now show King Charles instead of Queen Elizabeth. A fun fact about these new notes is that King Charles will be facing the opposite way than Queen Elizabeth did, and this is due an old tradition that states that each change on the currency has to change the way the monarch faces. Check here the new pounds

The New Japanese yen

Japan is country that holds their culture and tradition in a high value. Even there is counterfeit of every currency out there, the Japanese Yen is not a common counterfeited currency. But also, the Japanese Yen did not change as much other currencies with the past of time. Last redesign was in 2004 and it was not a complete renewal of their notes. The 10.000-yen design is being the same since 1984 for example. And that proofs they are a proud culture and tradition.

In this case there all the factors for a new currency design converge. By mid-July 2024 the new Japanese yen banknotes will be in circulation. The new notes 2024 will incorporate new security measures as hologram technology to prevent counterfeiting. The new design will incorporate the image of some of the most recognized faces in Japan, as the founder of the first Japan National Bank, or the founder of the women´s college Tsuda University. But also, this change is due to the revealing of the new era in Japan, Reiwa, under the new emperor’s reign. As a new era begins, the new notes will represent change, advanced and future for Japan. More info about this release here.

Eurochange

At
Eurochange we make sure to stay on top of what is going on in our industry, so we are not only doing research about the new notes 2024 to show you about these changes we train our Money Agents about all the currencies: past, present, and future. Our company
culture goes further about this topic, and we don’t just exchange the current currencies in circulation, but also, we encourage all of you Eurochangers to bring the currencies you have no matter when and where they from. We will at
least give you some info about them free of charge, and maybe we can exchange them for you.

 

 

 

Happy Weekend Eurochangers

Eurochange Technology

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Eurochange Technology

Each day the tech world advances incredibly fast, things that were the last hit yesterday will be obsolete tomorrow. This makes it a challenge to every company to keep up with the latest tech and offer the best services to our customers. There is when Eurochange Technology kicks in. At Eurochange we are up to the latest innovations to be able to offer the best service to our customers.

New Website

For a few months now, the new Eurochange website is available for everyone. Much innovative and easy to navigate. Even our old website was really good, we thought we needed to take a step further for you Eurochangers. With just one click you can search for the office closest to you, estimate your currency transaction or buy your currencies online. And of course, visit this blog.

Online shop

Our online shop has always been something we wanted to improve for you and, even you already had the chance to reserve your currencies and buy them at the office, it was always in our mind to give you the chance to buy them and receive them at the comfort of your own home. Now you have all the choices available: reserve and buy the currencies at our offices, buy and pick up at our offices, or buy and get the currencies delivered to your doorstep. We cannot make it easier for you so no excuses.

Online Registration

Online registration is straightly related to the online shop. To offer the best possible experience we developed together with Alice an online registration based on the last tech available. Alice is an identity verification tool with high security and will allow you to have an automatic user registration, immediate, safe, and personalized.

Future

The future is open to many tech advances, and from Eurochange we are developing each day new ways to improve the currency exchange experience for you. Before we are done with the newest advance, we are already thinking on the next one. And that is all for you Eurochangers, to make you currency experience easy and enjoyable. So, if you have any suggestion or idea, don’t hesitate to let us know on the comment section of this blog, as we mentioned before we are nothing without you: Eurochangers + Eurchange = The Best Eurochange

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