Annie, that's not a silly question at all. I sometimes ask in Spanish if they don't speak English but they usually do and their English is usually better than my Spanish!
Nobody has ever asked me any questions when buying Oestrogel (Oestraclin) in Spain and you don't have to justify yourself in any way, they just hand it over. Most EU member states have a far more flexible system than the UK when it comes to obtaining medication. You can buy UK HRT products OTC in Gibraltar without any problems too - except in Morrisons pharmacy, they go strictly by the book.
I have never been able to buy testosterone gel over the counter and without a prescription in Spain, I was told it is a controlled substance but I think someone else on here might have managed it once.