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B&Bs Rooms in restored   Capodichino Airport
          Daily Costs         farmhouses, city townhouses or   (Naples)
          Budget: Less than €100  seaside bungalows.  Rental cars Contact agencies
            » Dorm bed: €15–30  Agriturismi Farmstays range   via an intercom in the Arrivals
            » Double room in a budget hotel:   from working farms to luxury   hall.
          €50–110             rural retreats.     Buses Run every 20 minutes
                              Room Tax A nightly occupancy
            » Pizza or pasta: €6–12               from 6am to 11.40pm.
                              tax is charged on top of room
          Midrange: €100–250  rates.              Taxis Set fare €16 to €23; 30
            » Double room in a hotel:   Price indicators for a double   minutes.
          €110–200            room with private bathroom
            » Local restaurant dinner:   (breakfast included) in high   Mobile Phones (Cell
          €25–50              season:             Phones)
            » Admission to museum: €4–15  €   less than €110  Local SIM cards can be used in
          Top End: More than   €€   €110–200      European, Australian and some
                                                  unlocked US phones. Other
          €250                 €€€   more than €200  phones must be set to roaming.
            » Double room in a four- or five-
          star hotel: €200–450                    Internet Access
            » Top restaurant dinner:   Arriving in Italy
          €50–150             Leonardo da Vinci   Free wi-fi is available in most
                                                  hotels, B&Bs, pensioni etc and in
            » Opera ticket: €40–200  (Fiumicino) Airport   many bars and cafes.
                              (Rome)
          Eating              Rental cars Agencies are   Money
                              located near the multilevel car
          Restaurants (Ristoranti)   park.        ATMs at every airport, most train
                                                  stations and widely available in
          Formal service and refined   Trains & buses Run every   towns and cities. Credit cards
          dishes, with prices to match.
                              30 minutes from 6.23am to   accepted in most hotels and
          Trattorias Informal, often   11.23pm.   restaurants.
          family-run, places with classic
          regional cooking.   Night buses Departures at
                              1.15am, 2.15am, 3.30am and   Tipping
          Vegetarians Most places offer   5am.
          good vegetable starters and side   Taxis Set fare to centre €48; 45   Not obligatory but round up the
          dishes.             minutes.            bill in pizzerias and trattorias;
          Price indicators for a two-course       10% is normal in upmarket
          meal with a glass of house wine   Malpensa Airport   restaurants.
          and coperto (cover charge).  (Milan)
                              Rental cars Agencies in the   Useful Websites
          €      less than €25  Arrivals sections of Terminals   Italia (www.italia.it)
          €€     €25–45       1 and 2.            Comprehensive tourism site.
          €€€    more than €45  Trains & buses Run every   Michelin (www.viamichelin.it)
                              30 minutes from 5.45am to   A useful route planner.
                              11.30pm.            Agriturismi (www.agriturismi.
                              Night buses Limited services   it) Guide to farmstays.
          Sleeping            from 12.15am to 5am.  Lonely Planet (www.
          Hotels From luxury boutique   Taxis Set fare €90; 50 minutes.  lonelyplanet.com/italy)
          palaces to modest family-run            Destination lowdown.
          pensioni (small hotels).
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