Useful numbers in Tuscany

Here is a list of useful numbers tourist and travellers in Tuscany might need during their stay. In Italy there isn't just one general number, there are different numbers depending on the emergency. If you are already in Italy just dial the number. General emergency numbers don't need codes, if you are dialing a local number then you need a specific area code and then the number needed. If you are calling from abroad always dial 0039 before the local code and the specific phone number.

General emergency numbers in Italy

Carabinieri (and European emergency number): 112

First Aid, Ambulance, air and mountain rescue: 118

State Police (including Road Police): 113

Fire Department: 115

Financial Guard: 117

Child and teens abuse: 114

Women abuse: 1522

Forest Service: 1515

Coast guard: 1530

Road assistance (A.C.I. = Italian Automobile Association): 800.116.800 (or 803.116 if you have an Italian number). Keep in mind that it's a free call but you will need to pay for the services. Traffic information (CCISS Viaggiare Informati): 1518

Hospitals in Florence

Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Careggi: 055 794111 Largo Brambilla, 3 - 50134 Firenze Ospedale S. Maria Nuova:  055 69381 Piazza S. Maria Nuova 1 The Meyer Children Hospital: 055 56621 c/o Villa Ognissanti Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 24 - Careggi Ospedale S. Maria Annunziata (Ponte a Niccheri): 055 69361 Via dell'Antella 58, Bagno a Ripoli Italian Red Cross: 800.166.666 Poison Center Servizio 24 ore su 24: 055 7947819
[Photo Credits: Roberto Ferrari]
[Photo Credits: Roberto Ferrari]

Taxis in Tuscany

FLORENCE: 055 4242 - 055 4798 - 055 4390 AREZZO: 0575 382626 GROSSETO: 02 5353 LIVORNO: 0586 886266 MASSA CARRARA: 0585 40805 PISA: 050 541600 PRATO: 0574 5656 SIENA: 0577 49222

Pharmacies in Tuscany 24/7

FLORENCE - Farmacia Comunale 13, Santa Maria Novella Train Station: 055-289.435 o 055-216.761 - Farmacia Molteni, Via Calzaiuoli 7: 055-289.490 - All'Insegna del Moro, Piazza S. Giovanni 20 (Duomo): 055-211343 - Farmacia Comunale 3, Via Masaccio 1 Scandicci (FI) : 055 741134 For the opening hours of the pharmacies in Florence you can call this free of charge number: 800.420.707 AREZZO - Farmacia al Corso, 7/7 until 7.30PM (Corso Italia, 73): 057520618 - Farmacia Ruffini, from Monday to Saturday till 10pm (Via Trento Trieste Arezzo 34):057528656 or 057522857 GROSSETO: Farmacia Comunale 3 (V. Dei Mille 49/A): 0564 416226 LIVORNO: Farmacia Comunale 8 (Piazza Grande, 39): 0586 894490 LUCCA: Farmacia Comunale 24h (Piazza Curtatone, 7): 0583 491398 MASSA CARRARA: Check out this link and look for "Turno Ininterrotto" (ITA only) PISA: Farmacia Comunale 5 (via Niccolini, 6/a): 050 560258 - 050 554787 PRATO: Farmacia Comunale 12 (Via Cavour, 91/93): 0574 27986 - Farmacia Comunale 3 (P.zza Mercatale, 147/A) 0574 30327 SIENA: Farmacia Centrale (Banchi di Sopra, 31): 0577 280109

How to call Italy from the US

  1. Check out the time! Italy is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, which means it's 6 hours later in Italy than it is on the East Coast of the United States, and 9 hours later than it is on the West Coast.
  2. Dial 011, the international access code.
  3. Dial 39, the Italian country code.
  4. Dial the city code, including the initial 0 (ex. "050", "0574", "0577", followed by the remaining digits).