Links

Tuscany Tourism Board   http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/intoscana2/export/TurismoRTen/index.html

City information

Map of Tuscany

Weather

Airports, Trains and Buses

  • http://www.aeroporto.firenze.it/
    “Amerigo Vespucci” airport in Florence. Departures, arrivals, airline information, useful information on getting to and from airport into Florence.
    Via del Termine, 11 – 50127 Firenze
    Operator Ph             +39-055-30615
    Tourist information Ph             +39-055-315.874
  • http://www.pisa-airport.com/
    Pisa International Airport Galileo Galilei. Information on departures and arrivals, airline information along with online booking, services.
    Ph             +39-050849202
  • http://www.trenitalia.it/
    TrenItalia official train schedules for all of Italy, with arrival and departure information, station locations
    Information on the Italian State Railways (F.S.): Phone 848888088
    Booking service: Phone 199166177 / 055-235.64.23.
  • http://www.ataf.net/
    ATAF public bus transportation for the city of Florence. City bus line information, with time schedule, route maps and bus stops.
  • http://www.sitabus.it/
    “SITA” bus company for long-distance travel, departing from Florence to Tuscany and other regions in Italy. Information on routes, stops and timetables, stops and routes. At this time, site is only in Italian.

Taxis

  • Florence - Radio Taxi: call 055-4242 OR 055-4390
  • Pisa - Radio Taxi: 050-541600
  • Prato - Radio Taxi: 0574-5656

National Public Holidays observed all over Italy

  • January 1 - New Year’s Day
  • January 6 - Epiphany
  • late March/early April - Pasqua, Easter Sunday and Pasquetta, the Monday following Easter Sunday
  • April 25 - Liberation Day
  • May 1 - Labor Day
  • June 2 - Giorno della Repubblica, day of the Republic
  • August 15 - Ferragosto, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • November 1 - All Saints’ Day
  • December 8 - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • December 25 - Christmas Day
  • December 26 - Santo Stefano, Saint Stephen’s Day

Emergency Numbers and Useful Services

These numbers are nationwide, so anywhere you are in Italy, these are the numbers to call in an emergency.

Police / Polizia: phone 113
Carabinieri: phone 112
Fire Department / Vigili del Fuoco: phone 115
Medical Emergency Service: phone 118
ACI car breakdown service: phone 116

 

 

 

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