Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Discount Cards
Those under 18 and over 65 may get free admission to many galleries and cultural sites and visitors aged
between 18 and 25 often qualify for a 50% discount (sometimes only for EU citizens).
Special discount cards are issued by cities or regions, such as
Roma Pass
(
www.romapass.it
;
3 days €34)
, which offers free use of public transport and free or reduced admission to Rome's museums.
In many places around Italy, you can also save money by purchasing a
biglietto cumulativo,
a ticket that
allows admission to a number of associated sights for less than the combined cost of separate admission
fees.
The European Youth Card offers thousands of discounts on Italian hotels, museums, restaurants, shops
and clubs, while a student, teacher or youth travel card can save money on flights to Italy. Many cards are
available from the
Centro Turistico Studentesco e Giovanile
(CTS;
www.cts.it
)
, a youth travel agency
with branches throughout Italy. The latter three cards are available worldwide from student unions, hos-
telling organisations and youth travel agencies such as
STA Travel
(
www.statravel.com
) .
YOUTH, STUDENT & TEACHER CARDS
CARD
WEBSITE
COST
ELIGIBILITY
European Youth Card (Carta
Giovani)
europeanyouthcard.org;
cartagiovani.it
€11
under 30yr
International Student Identity Card
(ISIC)
US$25, UK£9,
€13
full-time stu-
dent
International Teacher Identity
Card (ITIC)
US$25, UK£9,
€10-18
full-time
teacher
International Youth Travel Card
(IYTC)
US$25, UK£9,
€13
under 26yr
Electricity
Electricity goes by the European standard of 220-230V, with a frequency of 50Hz. Wall outlets typically ac-
commodate plugs with two or three round pins (the latter grounded, the former not).
