Addresses and useful information

Please note, that this list is incomplete and contains information only for Castiglioncello and Rosignano (neighbouring city, Castiglioncello belongs to Rosignano), which you can reach within 5-10 minutes from our school. You can find more information about trips and sports here. or contact our office for further details.

The Tuscan cities Rosignano (neighbouring city, can be reached within 4 minutes by bus or 10 minutes on foot), Cecina (10 minutes by train), Livorno (15 minutes by train), Pisa (30 minutes by train) and Florence (90 minutes by train) can be reached easily.

BANKS

- Banca Toscana - Via Aurelia Nr. 25, Italy 57012 Castiglioncello
- Cassa di Risparmio - Via Aurelia Nr. 933, Italy 57012 Castiglioncello
- Monte dei Paschi - Piazza Vittoria, Italy 57012 Castiglioncello

Mon-Fri 8:30 am –1:20 pm and 2:45 pm –3:45 pm

POST OFFICES

- Via Aurelia Nr. 965, Italy 57012 Castiglioncello
- Via degli Ulivi Nr. 13, Italy 57012 Castiglioncello

Mon-Fri. 8:15 am -1:20 pm and Sat. 8:15 am -12.00 pm

Stamps can be bought at tobacco shops or at a post office.

STORE OPENING TIMES IN ITALY

Mon-Sat 8:30 am – 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm – 8:00 pm
(On Wednesday afternoons, most small grocery shops in Italy are closed.)

OTHER IMPORTANT ADDRESSES

ACI (Car service in Italy) - Phone: 0586 76 05 00
Hospital (Cecina) - Phone 0586 61 01 11
Pharmacy - Via Aurelia 923 Phone: 0586 72 50 14
Police - Phone: 0586 76 02 00
Carabinieri (Police) - Phone: 0586 75 21 00
Station in Castiglioncello - Phone: 0586 75 25 90
Pisa airport – Phone: 050 50 07 07
Tourist information in Castiglioncello - Phone: 0586 75 22 91

BUSES

In Italy, bus tickets can be bought at tobacco shops (Tabacchi) by naming your desired destination. The blue buses are commuter buses / medium-level distance (Livorno-Castiglioncello-Rosignano-Cecina). The yellow buses are for innercity connections only.

RESTAURANTS AND BARS

There are numerous restaurants and bars in Castiglioncello and its surrounding area. Our language school staff in Castiglioncello will be happy to provide you with more detailed information as well as recommendations.

MAKING PHONE CALLS IN ITALY

Italy’s country code is +39 (The following 0 of the area code also needs to be dialed when calling from outside Italy, except when making a call to a mobile phone). Phone cards can be bought at tobacco shops or at a post office.

MOBILE PHONES ABROAD IN ITALY

Nowadays, most of our students take their mobiles with them. But be prepared - this could cost you a lot.

The second you turn on your phone in Italy you get locked onto a local phone provider, that routes your calls and incoming calls: You may be physically in Italy, but your mobile still connects everytime you use it to your home provider, meaning that for every call you have to pay two providers the local one and your home provider.
This often leads to an unexpected and very unpleasant surprise on your next phone bill.

What to do?

a) Do not use your phone frequently, remember that you may also pay additional charges for calls you receive in Italy!

b) Ask your service provider which italian network will be the cheapest for you to connect to when you arrive or even better: buy a roaming solution (you can easily find offers on the internet) this saves between 20 - 80% on the costs when using your mobile phone in Italy.

c) Or buy an italian prepaid card. If you already own a mobile phone you can buy a SIM card locally. This is the cheapest solution, however ... you have to give your friends the new Italian number (also check if your mobile phone can use Italian SIM cards and networks - in Italy the networks use the European standard GSM 900/1800).

The major mobile service providers in Italy are: