Entry requirements for Italy.
For citizens coming from EU identity card is enough
For citizens coming from other nations outside European Union and in general outside Europe need a passport
Health insurance.
Tourists from European Union have free first aid and hospital services simply presentingon presenting the form E 111, available from the respective national health services.
Visitors from outside the European Union are advised to take out special medical insurance for the duration of their trip
Italy is one of the nations which joined the European Union. in January, 2002 the country converted to the Euro. Euro = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euro. Coins are in denominations of 2, 1 euro and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents.
Currency exchange: Travellers cheques, cheques and foreign money can be changed at banks, railway stations and airports, and very often at major hotels (generally at a less convenient rate).
Credit & debit cards: MasterCard, Diners Club and Visa are widely accepted, but many small establishments - shops and restaurants only accept cash.It is advisable to ask merchants if they accept credit cards before trying to purchase items.
Travellers cheques: Travellers cheques are accepted almost everywhere. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take travellers cheques in Euros, Pounds Sterling or US Dollars.
Tuscany's mild climate makes it popular to visit year-round. However, the best times to visit Tuscany are spring and autumn, with generally sunny skies and mild temperatures (although late autumn, November, can be rainy). Summer can be very hot especially July and August, that sometimes are unpleasantly hot. Tuscans traditionally desert the stiflingly hot big city (like Folrence) in August, with many businesses closing; try to avoid visiting at this time. From December to February there is briskly cold weather, although it's rarely grey and gloomy.
Italy, as well as tuscany, is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1), in fact when to London they are the 12.00, to Florence they are the 13.00.In Italy the dates are written in this order: day, month, year (5/2/00 mean February 5 2000).
Italy has the same voltage as the other European countries: 220 V. Adapters are still needed for the plugs (most Italian sockets have two holes) and, in the case of the U.S. citizens, a transformer.
Opening and closing hours can vary between the north and south of Italy and can also vary among cities, but generally the working week runs from Monday to Saturday.
Shops in the north and central Italy are open from Monday to Saturday from 8am to 1pm and from 3:30pm until 7:30pm. Opening hours could change in the south, where they usually close for lunch around 12:30pm and reopen from 4pm to 8pm.
Banks usually are opened Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 1:30pm and 2:30pm to 4:30pm although hours can vary. They are closed on weekends and during religious festivities.
Post offices open from 8:30am to 6 or 7pm Monday to Saturday. Smaller post offices open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 2pm and on Saturdays from 8:30am to midday.
Pharmacies are usually open from 9am to 12:30pm and 3:30pm to 7:30pm. They are always closed on Sunday and alternatively on Saturday or Wednesday. However, there is always one opens all night as well as on Sundays and holiday.
Museum and gallery opening hours vary, although most close on Mondays and some close during religious holiday