Find A Phone Number In Italy

Italian phone numbers, phone codes and telephone directories

Phone numbers and phone codes in Italy are pretty easy to find online – and for free, mobile (cell) phones too (mobile phone numbers start with a 3, not zero). The telephone country calling code for Italy is 39. When calling abroad from Italy, the international call prefix [...]

Cinque Terre Card – Walking Holidays

Walking holidays in Cinque Terre:
The Cinque Terre is famous for its scenic coastal walking trails and if like many visitors you intend to do some walking on your holidays, you’ll need to buy the Cinque Terre Card.
There are three types of Cinque Terre cards:

Cinque Terre Card
Cinque Terre Card Treno (includes train)
Cinque Terre Card Battello (ferry)

The [...]

Italian Weights and Measures

Italian Weights and Measures and their equivalents

Units legally used in business in Italy
How to convert the metric system of weights and measures into their Imperial equivalents and vice versa

In general, weights & measures in Italy are metric, as in France.
Units legally used in business in Italy

Kilometre
1000 metres

Metre
 

Decimetre
1/10 of a metre

Centimetre
1/100 of a metre

Millimetre
1/1000 of [...]

Useful facts for travel to Italy

Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Italy

Festivals
Public Holidays
Visas
Health
Time
Electricity
Weights & Measures
Money, Banks etc.
Useful Telephone Numbers

Festivals
One important factor may be the festival calendar. Like Spain, Italy has a lot of festivals and saint’s days etc. and you may wish to co-ordinate your Italy travel accordingly.
EVENT CALENDAR SEARCH
Italian Public Holidays

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2009

1 Jan
New Year’s Day

6 [...]