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| ... The electrical current in Italy is 220 Volts AC;
50 Hertz. If you come from abroad you need a Southern European adapter
for appliances you bring from your country. So, if you arrive without
one, a converter can be easily found at a local DIY shop or electrical
supply store in Florence. |
StudentsVille has published on-line
the complete list of all the items and documents you
will need, where to get them and where to take them in order to obtain
the mythical Italian permesso di soggiorno:
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In case you have any kind of problem it is always
much better to have basic information about the way you have to
follow to face emergency in the right way: emergency phone
numbers, police stations, hospitals and pharmacies, etc...
All numbers beginning with 1678 or 800 are toll-free.
If you don't speak Italian, you can find assistence at the following
police station:
Polizia
Via Pietrapiana, 50r
Phone: 055 203911 |
Questura
Via Zara, 2
Phone: 055 49771 |
Carabinieri
Borgo Ognissanti, 48
Phone: 055 24811 |
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doctors
SOS Columns
10 Sos columns are located in 10 city parks. In case of necessity
it's possible to allert the Municipal Police:
Piazza D'Azeglio and Piazza Tasso;
Gardens of Bellariva and Gardens of Via del Mezzetta;
Park of Anconella and Viale Tanini;
Viale dei Bambini and Garden of Ponte a Greve;
Piazza Medaglie D'oro and Anfiteatro delle Piagge. |
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Emergency
phone Numbers
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Carabinieri phone 112
Polizia [Police] phone 113
Vigili del Fuoco [Fire Department] phone 115
Ambulances Medical Assistance phone 118
ACI [car breakdown service] phone 116 [ click
here for website]
Vigili Urbani [Urban Police] emergency phone 055
328 3333
Car Removal 055 783882 [open
24/7 payment cash, bancomat & credit cards]
Protezione Civile [Civil Protection] phone 055
410 047 toll free number 167
015 161
Telecom phone 182 [ Click
here Telecom Italia on line]
Polizia Stradale [Road Police] phone 055
577 777
Poste - General Info phone 160
Lost and Found Via Circondaria, 17/b phone 055
328 3942 or 055 328 3943
FS - Ferrovie dello Stato [Railway] Information
on line
Comune
di Firenze Website
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E.R. Emergency
Rooms - Hospital
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| Policlinico di Careggi viale
Pieraccini 17 phone 055 42 77 111 -
In Florence, Careggi Hospital is notable for its size and clinical
services. |
| Ospedale di Santa
Maria Nuova Piazza s. Maria Nuova, 1 phone 055
27581. |
| Centro Traumatologico
Ortopedico (CTO)
Largo Palagi, 1 phone 055 4278227. |
| Centro Oftalmologico
- Ocular Casualties - Careggi Hospital Day Phone 0554277260 Night
Phone 055 4277256. |
| Ostetricia e Ginecologia
- Obstretical and Gynecological Casulaties - Careggi
Hospital Phone 055 4277493. |
| Otorinolaringoiatria
- Ear-Nose-Throat Casualties - Careggi Hospital
Phone 055 4277989. |
| Istituto Ortopedico
Toscano (IOT)
Viale Michelangelo, 41 phone 05565771. |
| Ospedale Pediatrico
Mayer [click
for website] (Children's Hospital)
Viale L. Giordano 13 Phone 055 56621. |
| Nuovo Ospedale S.
Giovanni di Dio via Torregalli, 3 Phone 055
71921. |
| Ospedale di Santa
Maria Annunziata (Ponte
a Niccheri) Via dell'Antella, 58 Bagno a Ripoli
phone 055 24961. |
| Medical Service Monday-Saturday
2-7 p.m. Vicolo degli Adimari, 1 Phone 055
212221. |
| Medical Service Via
Lorenzo il Magnifico, 59 phone 055 475411. |
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Medical Service
for Tourists
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Ven. Arciconfraternita della Misericordia
di Firenze
Vicolo degli Adimari, 1 (Piazza Duomo) - Ph. 055 212221.
Fee paying service 23,50 Euro (2003) - Open Monday to Friday
2-6 p.m. from March to October.
Studio Medico Associato 24 hours Medical Service
Via Lorenzo il Magnifico, 59 - Ph. 055 475411 Fax 055 474983 - medserv@tin.it
Fee paying service - Surgery open Monday to Friday 11-12 a.m. 17-18
p.m.
English, German and French speaking practitioners and specialists
(by appointment) on call. |
Pharmacies
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In Florence there are 96 private and 21 municipal
pharmacies. All the pharmacies are opened 9am-1pm; 3.30pm-8pm
Mon-Fri.
On Saturday only half of the florentine pharmacies are open. On
Sundays and during holidays there are about 15 pharmacies open
9am-8pm.
To know the pharmacies timetable you can dial the free number 800
420 707 for advice and information 24/7 or click
here.
Every day there are 13 pharmacies open after
8pm, but only 9 of these are open 11pm-9am.
Three pharmacies are open 24/7: |
| COMUNALE 13 inside
the Santa Maria Novella Railway Station phone number 055
216 761. |
| MOLTENI Via
Calzaiuoli, 7 phone number 055 215 472. |
| ALL'INSEGNA DEL MORO Piazza
San Giovanni, 20 r (Duomo Square) phone number 055
211 343. |
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| ... During the Middle Age in Tuscany many people believed
that if someone had a flue, the best way to heal him, was to let
him drink in a pail where a horse drunk first ... |
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... In Florence on these days everything is closed
for holidays? New Year's Day (January, 1) Epiphany (January,
6), Easter Sunday and Monday, Liberation Day (April,
25), Labor Day (May, 1), St. John (June, 24), Assumption
Day (August, 15), All Saint Day (November, 1), Immaculate
Conception Day (December, 8), Christmas and Santo Stefano (December,
25 and 26).
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Foreigners
in Florence: a sociological point of view
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An interesting article about foreigners
in Florence written by a social scientist. Also studentsVille is
mentioned. If you are interested to read it (in Italian)
you can do it at this page:
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