Maps
Google Maps - Surely now the king of maps! Italy and all the main Cities have just recently been added...hours of fun!
Neighborhood Locator Maps - all sorts of useful maps.
Alfanet - Rome by street name - an excellent database, type a street and see it on the map.
Mappy - Rome - type a street name and get a detailed map of the area!
Virgilio Mappe (italian) - a very felxible tool to find your whereabouts in Rome.
Transport
http://www.atac.roma.it - Public transportation.
http://www.trenitalia.com - Train information.
http://www.aci.it - Driving in Italy.
Airports
http://www.adr.it - Airport information.
http://www.terravision.eu - Airports shuttle.
Money
There are banks on almost every corner in Rome . Normal business hours
are 8:45am-1:30pm, 2:45pm-4pm Monday to Friday; some of them have
longer opening hours on Thursdays and are also open Saturday mornings.
Banks can change cash and travellers' cheques, with a commission of €
3.10 to € 5.16.
Automatic teller machines
Most
of the banks in the city have 24-hour automatic teller machines, or
"bancomats." Cards with the Cirrus symbol are accepted almost
everywhere, but you may have to look a little harder to find a machine
that takes the Star symbol. The following are just a few suggestions:
* Termini Area: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), corner of Via Marsala
and Via Solferino. Banca di Roma, Via Solferino. Banca di Roma, Via
Gioberti.
* Spanish Steps: Deutsche Bank, Largo Tritone 161. If you
have a problem with your Visa or Mastercard, come directly here, as it
is the main branch in Rome for international cardholders.
* Vatican: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Piazza Risorgimento, 27. Monte
dei Paschi di Siena (Visa, MC, Cirrus, EC), Via Cola di Rienzo, 240.
The
exchange rate at the ATMs is very good, so the only extra fee you'll
pay is whatever your bank at home charges for international withdrawals.
Private exchange offices
There
are plenty of private exchange offices near the popular sights,
generally open every day and in the evenings. If they advertise "no
commission," make sure you check the exchange rate they are using.
American Express
* Piazza di Spagna, 38. Tel. 06 67641. Close to the Spanish
Steps--Metro Line A: Spagna. 9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri; 9am-12:30pm Sat. No
commission on AmEx travelers' cheques.
There
are also plenty of private exchange offices near the popular sights,
open every day and in the evenings. If they advertise "no commission,"
make sure you check the exchange rate they are using.
Post offices
Major post offices will change cash or American Express travellers' cheques:
* Centro Storico: Piazza San Silvestro. Near the Trevi Fountain.
Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:30pm ; Sat 8:30am-1pm. Metro Line A: Spagna, or bus
492 or 62.
* Termini: Via Terme Diocleziane, 30. Near the
McDonald's on Piazza della Repubblica. Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm ; Sat
8:30am-2pm. Metro Line A: Termini or Repubblica.
* Vatican: Via di Porta Angelica, 23. Near Piazza Risorgimento. Mon-Fri
8:30am-6:30pm ; Sat 8:30am-1pm Sat. Metro Line A: Ottaviano, or bus 492.
Consulates
If you lose your passport or need other assistance from your embassy, you should contact your Consulate.
Argentina
Via Vittorio Veneto, 7- Tel. 06 42870023
Mon-Fri 8:30am-1pm
Metro Line A: Barberini
Austria
Viale Liegi, 32 - Tel. 06 8552880
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm
Bus 360
Australia
Via Antonio Bosio, 215 - Tel. 06 852721
(For emergencies only, toll-free 800 877790)
Mon-Fri 8.30am-12.30pm ; 1.30pm-4.15pm . (Visa office Mon-Fri 10am-noon)
Bus 36 to Villa Torlonia
Belgium
Via Monti Parioli, 49 - Tel. 06 3609511
Mon-Fri 9:00am-12.30pm
Metro Line A: Flaminio, then bus 926; or bus 910 to Via Po, then bus 52
Brazil
Via Santa Maria dell'Anima, 32 - Tel. 066889661
Mon-Fri 9:30am-1pm
Bus 40 Express or 64 to Corso Vittorio Emanuele (near Piazza Navona)
Canada
Via Zara, 30 - Tel. 06 445981
(24-hour emergency service)
Mon-Fri 8:30am-1pm
Bus 36 to the corner of Via Nomentana and Corso Trieste
Czech Republic
Via dei Gracchi, 322 - Tel. 06 3244459
Mon-Fri 9am-noon
Metro Line A: Lepanto
Denmark
Via Monti Parioli, 50 - Tel. 06 9774731 (24-hr emergency service: 3487776260)
Mon-Fri 9:30am - 12:30
Bus 910 to Via Po, then bus 52
Finland
Via Lisbona, 3 - Tel. 06 852231
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm
Bus 360
France
Via Giulia, 251 (Piazza Farnese) - Tel. 06 68806437
Mon-Fri 9am-12:30pm
Bus 40 Express or 64 to Termini
Germany
Via S. Martino della Battaglia, 4 (near Termini) - Tel. 06 492131
Mon-Fri 9am-noon
Bus 40 Express or 64 to Termini
Great Britain
Via XX Settembre, 80/A - Tel. 06 42200001
Mon-Fri 9:15am-1:30pm
Bus 36 to Piazzale Porta Pia
Greece
Via Stoppani, 10 - Tel. 06 8082030
Mon-Fri 9.30am-1pm
Bus 217 to Via Paisiello
Hungary
Via Messina, 15 - Tel. 06 44249938
Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-noon
Bus 36 to Piazzale Porta Pia
India
Via XX Settembre, 5 - Tel. 06 4884642
Mon-Fri 9am-11am
Metro Line A: Repubblica
Ireland
Piazza Campitelli, 3 - Tel. 06 6979121
Mon-Fri 10am-12:30pm / 3pm-4:30pm
Bus 40 Express, 170, or 64 to Piazza Venezia
Israel
Via Michele Mercati, 14 - Tel. 06 3221541
Mon-Fri 9am-noon
Bus 910 to Via Po, then bus 52 to Viale B. Buozzi
Japan
Via Q. Sella, 60 - Tel. 06 487991
Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:30pm / 2:30pm-5pm
Bus 910 to Via Piemonte
Korea
Via B. Oriani, 30 - Tel. 06 802461
Mon-Fri 9:30am-noon / 2:30pm-4.30pm Visa office Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30am-noon
Bus 217
Mexico
Via Spallanzani, 16 - Tel. 06 441151
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Bus 36 to Corso Trieste
Netherlands
Via della Camillucia 701-703 Tel 06367671
Mon-Fri 9.00 am-12.00 pm closed Wed
Bus 52 to Viale Bruno Buozzi
New Zealand
Via Zara, 28 - Tel. 06 4417171
Mon-Fri 8:30am-12.45pm , 1.45pm-5pm
Bus 36 to the corner of Via Nomentana and Corso Trieste
Norway
Via Terme Deciane, 7 - Tel. 06 5717031
Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm , 1.45pm-5pm ; Fri 9am-1pm , 1.45pm-4pm
Metro Line B: Circo Massimo
People's Republic of China
Via Bruxelles, 56 - Tel. 06 85350118
Mon, Wed, Thurs 9:15am - noon
Bus 319 or 56 to Viale Regina Margherita
Poland
Via Pietro Paolo Rubens, 20 - Tel. 06 3624001
Mon-Fri 9am-11am ; Thurs 2pm-4pm
Bus 52 to Viale Bruno Buozzi
Russia
Via Nomentana, 116 - Tel. 06 44234149
Mon-Fri 8:30am-11:30am
Bus 36 to Via Nomentana
South Africa
Via Tanaro, 14 - Tel. 06 852541
Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm ; 24-hr emergency service 3339896887
Bus 86 or 92 to Piazza Buenos Aires
Spain
Via Campo Marzio 34- Tel. 06 6871401
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Metro Line A: Spagna
Sweden
Piazza Rio de Janeiro, 3 - Tel. 06 441941
Mon-Fri 9am-noon
Bus 36 to Viale Regina Margherita
Switzerland
Largo Elvetia 15 - Tel. 06 809571
Mon-Fri 9am-noon
Bus 217 to Piazza santiago del cile
USA
Via Veneto , 119 - Tel. 06 46741
Mon-Fri 8:30am-12.30pm / 2pm-5:30pm
(Call before you go--different departments have different hours)
Metro Line A: Barberini, or bus 492 or 62
Zimbabwe
Via Virgilio, 8 - Tel. 06 68308282
Mon-Fri 9am-1pm; 2pm-4:30pm
Metro Line A: Lepant
Links to other web pages
of interests for travellers in Italy
http://www.romaturismo.com - Official Roman tourism site.
http://www.comune.roma.it - The City of Rome 's site.
http://www.vatican.va - The Vatican.
http://www.adr.it - Airport information.
http://www.terravision.eu - Airports shuttle.
http://www.atac.roma.it - Public transportation.
http://www.trenitalia.com -Train information.
http://www.aci.it - Driving in Italy.
http://www.museionline.it - Museums in Italy.
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/ - Local weather reports.
http://www.poste.it - Information on the Italian postal system.
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