Welcome to Ferrara Version 2.0 – 24 April 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS .................................................................................................................... 4 COUNTRY CODE ................................................................................................................................................ 4 INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE THE PHONE .......................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 5 ITALY ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 EMILIA ROMAGNA .............................................................................................................................................. 6 POGGIO RENATICO ............................................................................................................................................ 6 FERRARA .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 SHOPPING .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 CENTRO COMMERCIALES ................................................................................................................................... 7 GROCERY STORES ............................................................................................................................................ 8 VICENZA ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 CELL PHONES, HOME PHONES AND INTERNET. .................................................................................................... 9 RECEIPTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 MARKETS ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 SIZE CONVERSION ........................................................................................................................................... 11 RECREATION AND FITNESS .......................................................................................................................... 12 GYMS.............................................................................................................................................................. 12 BEACHES AND POOLS ...................................................................................................................................... 12 RESTAURANTS................................................................................................................................................. 13 THEATRES ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 ITALIAN LESSONS ............................................................................................................................................. 15 NATO COMMUNITY ......................................................................................................................................... 16 IMPORTANT ITALIAN HOLIDAYS ......................................................................................................................... 16 LEAVE ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 RELIGION IN ITALY ........................................................................................................................................... 17 DRIVING IN ITALY ............................................................................................................................................ 17 LICENSING ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE ....................................................................................................................... 18 FUEL COUPONS ............................................................................................................................................... 18 WINTER TIRES ................................................................................................................................................. 18 HIGHWAYS (AUTOSTRADE) ............................................................................................................................... 19 SPEED LIMITS AND TIPS ................................................................................................................................... 19 ZONA TRAFFICO LIMITATO (ZTL) ...................................................................................................................... 20 LOW EMISSION ZONE (LEZ) ............................................................................................................................. 20 PLANES, TRAINS AND...BUSES!! .................................................................................................................. 20 AIRPORTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 TRAINS............................................................................................................................................................ 21 BUS SHUTTLE .................................................................................................................................................. 21 HOUSE HUNTING INFORMATION FOR FERRARA ....................................................................................... 22 ARRIVING IN FERRARA ..................................................................................................................................... 23 REQUIREMENT TO CARRY IDENTIFICATION PAPERS ............................................................................................ 23 BANKING ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 POWER ........................................................................................................................................................... 24 PHONE APPLICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 25 GARBAGE COLLECTION: HOUSEHOLD ............................................................................................................... 25 SCHOOLING/EDUCATION .............................................................................................................................. 26 SMILING SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ...................................................................................................... 26 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BOLOGNA (ISB) ............................................................................................. 26 CANADIAN COLLEGE ITALY (CCI) ...................................................................................................................... 27 2 NEUCHATEL JUNIOR COLLEGE .......................................................................................................................... 27 SAN VINCENZO SCUOLA MATERNA ................................................................................................................... 27 BLYTH ACADEMY – FLORENCE ......................................................................................................................... 27 DISTANCE EDUCATION AND VIRTUAL LEARNING ONLINE .................................................................................... 27 SCHOOL DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 27 MEDICAL/DENTAL ........................................................................................................................................... 28 THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN CONA ................................................................................................................. 28 DENTISTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 DOCTORS ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 PHARMACIES ................................................................................................................................................... 29 PETS ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 IMPORTING