TOURIST OFFICES

Italian State Tourist Board

Head office: Via Marghera 2/ 6 - 00185 ROME
phone: 0039 06 - 49711
Fax: 0039 06 - 4463379 / 4469907
E-mail: sedecentrale.enit@interbusiness.it
web site: http://www.enit.it

Chiamaroma TEL 060606

Information on the services provided by the City of Rome;  Italian 24hrs a day, English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Arab; Mon – Sat 16-19

Info Tourist Line

Tel 06/36004399 daily 9-19 (Italian, English, German, Spanish, French)

APT – Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Roma

Head Office: Via Parigi 11 - 00185 Rome
Tel. 06 48 89 91- fax 06 48 19 316 - E-mail: info@aptroma.com

Visitor Center: Via Parigi 5; Mon – Sat 9-19 Closed on Sundays

“Leonardo da Vinci” Airport Fiumicino, International Arrivals, Terminal B; daily 8-19

 

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

Monday through Friday from 6.30 to 18.00 and Saturday from 14.00 to 18.00 you are not allowed to drive to downtown of Rome (ZTL zone), unless you are a resident or have a special permission. If you wish to drive to downtown hotels by your car,  first contact the hotel management. Upon arrival the hotel has to send a fax with the number of  plate and days of stay to STA fax 0039 06 57 11 82 59 to avoid the fine.

http://www.sta.roma.it

 

SHOPS

Closet on Monday morning.

Usually open from 9-13; 15.30-19.30 Some shops downtown are open non-stop.

Grocery stores, bakeries etc. are closed on Thursday afternoon.

Shops are closed on:

1/1, 6/1, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, 25/4, 1/5, 2/6, 29/6, 15/8, 25/12, 26/12

and may stay open on 1/11 and 8/12

 

BANKS

Usually open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 13:30. In the afternoon, the opening hours change from bank to bank but they are usually open from 14:30/15:00 to 16:00/16:30. Some banks are open non-stop from 8:30 to 16:00 and/or on Saturday mornings.
Outside most banks there is a cash dispenser and some of them located in downtown Rome also have an automatic exchange machine working 24 hours a day

 

EXCHANGE

The Euro, the common European currency, circulates in Italy and in the other European member states: Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Nederland, Portugal, and Spain.
There are 8 euro coins denominated in 2 and 1 euro, then 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents and 7 euro notes denominated in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euros.
Tourists coming from other countries will be able to change money into Euros at:

Banks: outside many branches in downtown Rome and at the Fiumicino
Airport there are automatic exchange machines working 24 hours a day.

Change offices:  usually open non-stop from 8:30 to 19:30; you can also buy or sell traveller's cheques or ask for a money transfer.

Post Offices: limited to offices in downtown Rome - from 8:30 to 13:50 from Monday to Friday: ; on Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:00. Central offices usually keep the change counter open non-stop until 18:30

 

CREDIT CARDS

In Rome shops are almost always provided with credit card service. But remember that some small shops, stalls in markets, rooms for rent or bed & breakfast  usually are not provided with credit card service.

For information on your own credit card apply to the issuing Company. Major ones have an operating office in Rome:

Servizi Interbancari (SI Card and VISA) - Via Quattro Fontane, 22 - Phone 800-151616

UBS -P.za di Trinità dei Monti, 18 - Phone 066976011

American Express - L.go Caduti di El Alamein - Phone 06722821

Diners Club - Customer Service - Phone 063575333

In case of loss or theft the first thing to do is call the issuing Company and ask to block the card.

Servizi Interbancari (SI Card and VISA) - Free Number 800-018548 / 800-819014

UBS - Phone 066976011

American Express - Phone 06722821

Diners Club - Free Number 800-864064

 

TELEPHONE

Telephone box: using coins or a  phonecard Euro 2,58 - Euro 5,16 - Euro 7,74 available in any tobacconist's, post office, most newsstands and some bars. Local calls are timed; so if you are using coins be sure to put enough money. (The price for a local call starts from € 0,10). If you are dialing a number that begins with 338 330, 347, 335, 339, 368, etc, you are calling a telefonino (cell phone). Remember that it is more expensive.

International calls can be made from any telephone box,  using an Italian card or your own calling/credit card  dial 00+ country code + area code + local number

 

POST SERVICE

Information: 800 160 000 – http://www.poste.it

Downtown Rome several post offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 18:30, and on Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 13:00.

Via di Porta Angelica 23 (San Pietro)

Via Marmorata (Piramide)

Viale Mazzini 101 (Prati)

Via Arenula (L.go Argentina)

Sending telegrams in Italy and abroad.  24 hours a day; dial 186 on the phone is, covers all the world and can be read in any foreign language.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Breakdown Service ACI - 803116

Police - 113

Carabinieri - 112

Fire Brigade - 115

Local Police - 0667691

Customs - 117

Police Station - 064686

First Aid - 118

Italian Red Cross Ambulance - 06 5510

Chemist's Open On A Holiday - 06 228941

Municipal Veterinary Surgery - 06 5800340

Urgent Blood Transfusion - Policlinico Umberto I - 06 49970860 - 06 49970861

Urgent Blood Transfusion - S. Giovanni - 06 77055563

Helicopter Ambulance - 118

Permanent First Aid Station - 06 4826741 - 06 58201030

Roman Green Cross Ambulance - 06 24302222

Centre Against Drugs Intoxication – Gemelli - 06 3054343

Centre Against Drugs Intoxication - Policlinico Umberto I - 06 490663

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