Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Easter Sunday
(Domenica di Pasqua) March/April
Easter Monday
(Pasquetta or Lunedì dell'Angelo) March/April
Liberation Day
(Giorno della Liberazione) 25 April
Labour Day
(Festa del Lavoro) 1 May
Republic Day
(Festa della Repubblica) 2 June
Feast of the Assumption
(Assunzione or Ferragosto) 15 August
All Saints' Day
(Ognissanti) 1 November
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
(Immaculata Concezione) 8 December
Christmas Day
(Natale) 25 December
Boxing Day
(Festa di Santo Stefano) 26 December
Telephone
Mobile Phones
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Italy uses GSM 900/1800, compatible with the rest of Europe and Australia but not with
North American GSM 1900 or the Japanese system.
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For a local prepaid SIM card, you must register with a telecommunications provider
such as TIM, Vodafone or Wind; all have a shops in major Tuscan towns. Accounts take
about 24 hours to activate (you'll need to show your passport). Costs are as low as €20
(some with €10 worth of calls on the card) and
ricarica
(prepaid minutes) can then be
purchased from provider shops,
tabacchi
or newsstands. If you have an internet-enabled
phone, be sure to turn off your data roaming function when you're not using it, as it de-
vours credit.
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Mobile-phone numbers begin with a three-digit prefix such as 330.
