Travel to Italy

SD Beerman · 09-29-2014, 11:06 AM

Pick up a Roma pass when in Rome. It gives you discounts and some free passes for the metro and some Museums.

tsolomon · 09-29-2014, 12:13 PM

Call your CC vendors and request the new cards with the chip on it. They use the chip and PIN in Europe, but we just got back and we used what they call chip and signature. My two travel cards don't charge for exchanging euros to US dollars, so you might want to ask your CC company about that. Cash cards don't need a chip to work, but look for bigger banks when you need to withdraw euros. I always get my euros once I'm there and can get to a bank ATM, look for the english button.

Most restaurants and smaller stores expect cash, not credit cards for most transactions. Hotels, gas stations and larger stores still take credit cards, but there are always exceptions.

If you want to see David while you're in Florence, we went to the visitor center and got a reservation to get in and didn't have to wait in the long line.

Porch Dweller · 09-29-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SD Beerman

Pick up a Roma pass when in Rome. It gives you discounts and some free passes for the metro and some Museums.

I forgot about the Roma Passes, great point! They're a heckuva deal.

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09-29-2014, 12:13 PM	#2
tsolomon Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,251 Trading: (31)	Re: Travel to Italy Call your CC vendors and request the new cards with the chip on it. They use the chip and PIN in Europe, but we just got back and we used what they call chip and signature. My two travel cards don't charge for exchanging euros to US dollars, so you might want to ask your CC company about that. Cash cards don't need a chip to work, but look for bigger banks when you need to withdraw euros. I always get my euros once I'm there and can get to a bank ATM, look for the english button. Most restaurants and smaller stores expect cash, not credit cards for most transactions. Hotels, gas stations and larger stores still take credit cards, but there are always exceptions. If you want to see David while you're in Florence, we went to the visitor center and got a reservation to get in and didn't have to wait in the long line.