General Questions

What is the time difference in Italy?

What are shop hours?

And banks? What are banking hours?

If I have a health emergency, who do I contact?

What are the school hours?

Are you open all year round?

How do I get around Orvieto?

Where can I navigate on the Internet and check my e-mail?

A reminder before leaving

What is the time difference in Italy?
Italy is in the Central European Time zone (CET), so in the winter months Rome is 1 hour ahead of London, 6 hours ahead of New York and 8 hours behind Tokyo and Sydney.

What are shop hours?
In Orvieto there are several supermarkets and tourist shops open all day. All the other shops are open from 9am to 1pm and from 4.30pm to 7.30/8pm.

And banks? What are banking hours?
Banks are usually open in the morning from 8.30am to 1.15pm, afternoons for a few hours (their opening hours vary from one bank to the other and generally they are all closed after 5pm).

If I have a health emergency, who do I contact?
The Orvieto hospital emergency room is free of charge for emergencies. If necessary, there is a doctors’ office next door to the school; if you need help with Italian, a member of our staff can go with you. Furthermore there is always a pharmacy open 24 hours a day (locations found in the newspapers). Remember to contact your health insurance company for information on medical expense coverage in Italy.

What are the school hours?
Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 1.30pm and from 2.30pm to 6pm.

Are you open all year round?
Generally, we close only during the Christmas – New Years period. Upon request we can organise a single or “double” course during that period.

Where can I navigate on the Internet and check my e-mail?
At our school, free of charge. There are two computers for student use. In several coffee shops in Orvieto, Internet or wireless connections are free of charge.

How do I get around Orvieto?
You have the ideal “vehicle” for enjoying the various panoramic views: your feet! The centre of Orvieto measures 1.8 km from one end to the other, so everything is easy to reach on foot. Otherwise you can hire a bicycle through the school at a good price. Public transportation covers the historical centre as well as nearby towns. There is a funicular opposite the school that takes you to Orvieto Scalo and the train station in 2 minutes. The bus stops for both urban and suburban lines are also right across the square from the school. For excursions outside the town, Orvieto is on the main railway line that connects with Rome and Florence.

A reminder before leaving
• Valid passport / ID card
• Visa if required, enquire at the Italian embassy. Visas are not needed for EU citizens
• Tickets / bookings
• Insurance documents
• Money / Traveller’s Cheques / credit cards. It is a good idea to carry some cash for your first incidental expenses, then change your money here in Italy (commissions are lower in banks)
• Bring any medicines or prescriptions you may need
• Form E111 (only for European citizens)
• Adaptors for electrical outlets – Italy operates on 220V AC with two pins

If you didn’t see the answer to your question, send us an e-mail: info@linguasi.it