GENERAL INFORMATION

Here it is a map of Rome Underground More Information on the public transports in Rome can be found at www.romaturismo.com: click on "English version" then on "Roma welcomes you" and finally "transports".

Fares and Types of Tickets for bus and underground
•  BIT (Integrated Single Ticket) -  Valid 75 minutes from first stamping for buses and only one trip on metro and urban trains.  Cost Euro 1,00
•  BIG (Integrated Daily Ticket) - Valid till 12pm on the day of validation for an unlimited number of journeys on buses, metro and urban trains. Cost Euro 4,00
•  BTI (Integrated Tourist Ticket)  - Valid for three days for an unlimited number of journeys on buses, metro and urban trains. Cost Euro 11,00
•  CIS (Integrated Weekly Pass) - Valid seven days, for an unlimited number of journeys on buses, metro and urban trains. Cost Euro 16,00

Where to buy tickets
Tickets are sold at tobacconists, newsstands, cafés, travel agencies, hotels, vending machines at bus terminals and metro stations and at dealers in railway stations in Rome and Lazio.

For further information visit  www.atac.roma.it or call 800 431784 (toll free number in Italy)

How to reach railway stations from the airport and viceversa

Trains from the Airport
• Leonardo da Vinci - Rome Termini (Central) Railway Station. Leonardo Express train makes no mid-journey stops Route time: 35 minutes. The cost of the ticket is € 9,50. Railway information toll-free number from Italy: 892021. Trains leave every day, every 30 minutes from:

Fiumicino Airport to Termini Station from 6:37  to 23:37
Termini station to Fiumicino airport from 5:52 to 22:52

• Leonardo da Vinci - Rome Tiburtina Railway Station Duration - 40 minutes
Trains leave every 20 minutes during the weekdays and Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays, making stops in different areas of the city.

For more information visit the Internet site www. adr.it click on English and then “Interactive Maps” finally “Getting here” and you will choose how to move from Fiumicino Airport.

Shopping
The streets of the historical centre of Rome - the famous Spanish Steps, Via Condotti, Via Frattina, Via della Croce, Via Borgognona and, of course, Via Veneto - host the ateliers of Italy's foremost and world renowned fashion creators along with glamorous shops, all bearing the unmistakable mark "Made-in-Italy". Via Margutta and Via del Babuino abound with privately owned artists' studios and restoration workshops. Galleries can be found almost everywhere in the bordering streets, like Via dei Coronari, one of the most picturesque streets in Rome , which also host numerous antique dealers. Shops are open from 9.00 to 13.00 and from 15.30 to 19.30. Most shops are closed on Sundays and Monday mornings.

For more information visit the website www.wheninrome.it and then click on “Shopping guide”. There you'll also find the best restaurants in Rome.

Antique shops streets
Via dei Coronari, Via del Babuino, Via Margutta

Markets
Porta Portese
Located in Trastevere in Via Portuense. Open only on Sunday morning it sells anything you are looking for.
Campo Dei Fiori
Located in Piazza Campo dei Fiori ,it is closed on Sunday. The market has been located there for centuries and it sells flowers and food.
Mercato Delle Stampe
Located in Piazza Borghese it is specialized in old prints and books . Closed on Sunday.
San Cosimato Market
Located in Trastevere in Piazza San Cosimato. It is closed on Sunday and it sells high quality food.
Vittorio Emanuele Market
Located in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele at Esquilino . It is closed on Sunday and sells food especially fish and cheese

Weather
Temperatures in Rome in March may reach 0/9°C during the day and are cooler in the evening.

Cnn.com Forecast:
Wednesday
43°F (6°C) | 30°F (-1°C)

Thursday
50°F (10°C) | 41°F (5°C)

Friday
52°F (11°C) | 45°F (7°C)

Saturday
52°F (11°C) | 43°F (6°C)

Electricity
The electricity supply is 220 volts; 50Hz. Foreign appliances may require an adapter.