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Emergency Telephone Numbers
12 Phone Directory Assistance
112 for Carabinieri's service
113 for Emergency Police Help
115 for the Fire Department
116 for the A.C.I. (Italian Automobile
Club) - for road side assistance
118 for Medical Emergencies
176 International Inquires |
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Public Telephones
Public telephones are available throughout Italy. Either local or international calls require the use
of a phone card (Carta Telefonica) which may be purchased at any newsstand, tobacco shop or "bar"(coffee
shop).
Long distance Calls (Interurbana)
Both local and long distance call require the proper area code before dialling the number. Ex: to place a call
within Rome you must dial 06 + phone number.
To call Rome from Florence : 06 + phone number; to call Florence from Rome : 055 + phone number.
When calling a cellular phone, drop the zero of the area code, ex: 397 + phone number of the cellular.
To call USA or Canada from Italy: 001+area code+ phone number.
Area Code (Prefisso Telefonico)
Following are the area code numbers for some of the principal cities of Italy.
| Ancona 071 |
Cagliari 070 |
Messina 090 |
Rome 06 |
| Aosta 0165 |
Campobasso 0874 |
Milan 02 |
Siena 0577 |
| Bari 080 |
Catania 095 |
Naples 081 |
Turin 011 |
| Bergamo 035 |
Catanzaro 0961 |
Palermo 091 |
Trento 0461 |
| Bologna 051 |
Florence 055 |
Perugia 075 |
Trieste 040 |
| Bolzano 0471 |
Genoa 010 |
Pisa 050 |
Venice 041 |
| Brescia 030 |
L'Aquila 0862 |
Potenza 0971 |
Verona 045 |
| Brindisi 0831 |
Livorno 0586 |
Reggio C. 0965 |
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Country Direct Service
From phones in major cities, to connect to a US long distance service, dial:
1721011 for AT&T
1721022 for MCI
1721877 for US Sprint
The numbers above work for Rome, Milan, Florence, Naples, Venezia, Torino, Catania, Vicenza, Livorno, Olbia, Bologna,
Brindisi, Cosenza, Formia, Genova, Latina, Padova, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Pordenone, Pisa, and Trieste.
When calling from pay telephones, just insert 200 lire coin. You automatically reach an operator in the country
of destination, avoiding all language difficulty.
Canada can be reached by dialling
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Internet Cafes
No matter how responsible you try to be with your phone card, you can run up
quite a bill when you call your parents/ your kids/ your significant other. E-mail may be an alternative and less
expensive mean of communication.
Whatever e-mail service you use in your daily life, I would set up web-access mail
for your trip (like the mail offered by Yahoo!, Hotmail, etc.). It is the easiest to use abroad since the only
software and configuration you need are built right into the browser. Set this account up before you leave home,
so you don't waste valuable time abroad.
It is getting easier and easier to find Internet
cafes and clubs in Italy. Some, among many:
Directory of the Italian Internet Cafes
http://www.ecs.net/cafe/
Postal Service
General Delivery Service
Mail can be addressed c/o Post Office by adding "FERMO POSTA" after the name of the town. The addressee
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Example:
Mr. John Smith
c/o Ufficio Postale Centrale
FERMO POSTA
00187 Rome, Italy
Stamps
Stamps may be purchased only at tobacco shops and at the Post Office. Always check at the counter for the exact
fare to the country of destination
Post Office Hours
Post Offices are open from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. On Saturdays they close at 12:00. Post Offices at airports and
main Post Offices in large cities are open 24 hours a day for registered mail and telegram services. |
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