Banks and change

In Italy the banks open from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm and from 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm (with variations according to the cities); their are closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays. 

Since 2002 the legal currency in Italy is Euro. 1 € corresponds to 1.936,27 Lire. In addition to Italy, others 11 Members States of EU use Euro.  Coins are: 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents, 1 euro, 2 euro. Instead, paper money correspond to: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 Euro. It is possible to change money in the banks (generally the change is cheaper), in Postal Offices and in Exchange bureaus, with the payment of an errand. In the main railroad stations, airports or ports it is possible to change money using automatic exchange machines.

To calculate the changing value of Euro see: http://europa.eu.int/euro/html/entry.html

Euro calculator on-line is available on: http://europa.eu.int/euro/html/entry.html