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It
is the policy of NECA to abide by and follow Italian
and European Union laws. The web pages below are provided
for students' information and do not necessarily reflect
the policies of NECA.
NECA is not responsible for the contents of these pages
or any links that you may follow from this web page.
On this web page:
To
call the U.S. (cell phones or calling
cards)
The City
of Florence
For
Emergencies, basic needs
& pharmacists on duty
Tuscany
Region
Leisure Time &
Shows
Hostels
Hotels
Transportation Bus (ATAF)
Italian Railway
(FS) and Eurail passes
What's
the weather like?
Florence Airport (code FLR)
Low-cost airline
companies in Europe
To call the U.S. (cell phones)
CELL
PHONES
It
is possible to rent a cell phone at €15.00
a month plus the cost of phone calls, see
Living
in Florence. NECA
will give students all the necessary information.
To rent cell phones in Florence is the most convenient
way to make phone calls. U.S.
cell phones do not work in Italy.
Phone
cards bought in the U.S., cell phones rented in
the U.S., and U.S. phones are much more expensive.
You can find useful information in the following
website:
www.countrycallingcodes.com
For information about PHONES IN ITALY you can
visit:
www.slowtrav.com/italy/instructions/dialing.htm |
The City of Florence
Exclusive
on-line guide for fashion shopping and tourist
services in Florence:
www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g187895-Activities-Florence_Tuscany.html
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/florence
www.firenze.turismo.toscana.it |
Tuscany Region
www.cercaintoscana.com
www.turismo.toscana.it/new/sitoinglese/apet.htm |
Hostels
www.bootsnall.com/hostels/ |
Hotels
Contact
NECA for special prices of recommended hotels
near the NECA facilities, clean, in a safe area,
and at a reasonable cost. |
Transportation Bus (ATAF)
www.ataf.net/Default.aspx?LN=en-US |
Italian Railway (FS) and European Railway
www.trenitalia.it
www.fs-on-line.com
For more details about Eurail passes
www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm |
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What's the weather like?
In English:
weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/LIRQ.html
OR
Today's weather in Florence:
In Italian:
www.meteo.it
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Florence Airport (code FLR)
www.aeroporto.firenze.it/EN/index.php?percorso=&ln=1&jk=&tipo=&curr=&opt=
Well
known as Peretola, but named after Amerigo
Vespucci, the great Florentine navigator from
whom America took its name.
There is another airport in the town of Pisa,
well known as Galileo Galilei, which is
about 50-55 minutes west from Florence, connected
by train every hour to the central train station
of Florence, well known as Firenze Santa Maria
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Low-cost
airline companies in Europe
Students can purchase airline tickets at a low
cost to travel throughout Europe (London, Amsterdam,
Prague, Glasgow, Paris, Dublin, Brussels, Sevilla,
Manchester, Stockholm, Barcelona, amongst other
beautiful towns) with the following low-cost
airline companies. Students have found tickets
Pisa-London at 48cents plus taxes. These companies
make very special offers, some of them leave
from Pisa, Bologna, others from Rome or Milan:
AIR
BERLIN
www.airberlin.com/site/start.php?LANG=eng&all=1
TUI-FLY
www.tuifly.com/en/index.html
MERIDIANA
www.meridiana.it/IG/pages/home_en.aspx
RYAN AIR
www.ryanair.com/site/EN/?culture=GB
GERMAN
WINGS
www.germanwings.com/index.en.shtml
TRANSAVIA
www.transavia.com/en
VOLAREWEB
buy.volareweb.com/jsp/en/web/index/index.jsp
EASYJET
www.easyjet.com/splash.asp?lang=en
You
can visit
Low
cost airlines in EUROPE - Complete listing.
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