Phone calls

For any phone call within Italy it is necessary to dial the city code and then the number. The country code for calling Italy from outside is ++39. For example, the code number of Rome is 06; therefore if you want to call the number 12345678 in Rome, from your country you must dial ++390612345678. Within Italy it suffices to dial 0612345678.  

For more information see: http://paginebianche.virgilio.it/localita.html, where it is possible to retrieve the city code within all Italy.

Emergency phone numbers:

• 112 Carabinieri
• 113 Emergency Police Help Number (also ambulance and fire)
• 115 Fire Department
• 116 A.C.I. (Italian Automobile Club) road assistance
• 118 Medical Emergencies 

International calls:

To call from Italy to a foreign country to you need to dial 00, plus the country code (for example, for Switzerland: 41) plus the region code (without 0) plus the subscriber number. To have information about international calls as well as the international phone book (E.U. and Mediterranean basin) dial 176; the service is available 24 hours per day and it costs 6 phone units.  

For international calls assisted by an operator dial 170.

For information about the local time throughout the world see  http://www.fusoorario.it