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Student Information Rome Time
If you are an EU passport holder, Rome is 1 hour ahead of
it is worth having an International Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Student Identity Card (ISIC) or a Examples of the time difference
Youth International Educational with Rome for other major cities
Exchange Card (YIEE) because are as follows: London: –1 hour;
you will receive reduced New York: –6 hours; Dallas: –7
admission prices to national hours; Los Angeles: –9 hours;
museums. Non-EU members Perth: +7 hours; Sydney: +9
with an ISIC or a YIEE card can hours; Auckland: +11 hours;
also benefit from discounts at Tokyo: +8 hours. These figures
some private museums. can vary for brief periods during
Contact the Centro Turistico local changes in daylight saving
Studentesco for general time. For all official purposes,
student information. The Italians use the 24-hour clock.
Associazione Italiana Alberghi
per la Gioventù (the Italian
Disabled access sign at the Vatican YHA) operates four hostels Electrical Adapters
across the city. Electric current in Italy is
Disabled Travelers
220V AC, with two- or three-
Rome is not particularly well- pin round-pronged plugs.
equipped for disabled visitors Adapters can be bought in
(see also p297 and p299). The most countries. Most hotels
Disabled Customer Assistance of three or more stars have
(Sala Blu) center at Termini hair dryers and shaver outlets
station offers help and advice in all bedrooms.
on train travel. Disabled travelers
needing assistance getting on International Student Identity Card Conversion Table
and off the train should reserve
a lift service 12 hours ahead, Gay and Lesbian US to Metric
stating the names of all the 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
stations where help is needed. Travelers 1 foot = 30 centimeters
A limited number of buses and The main venue for Rome’s gay 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers
streetcars have wheelchair community is the gay-friendly 1 ounce = 28 grams
access, and not all metro stations bar Coming Out (see p355), near 1 pound = 454 grams
have working elevators. Ramps, the Colosseum. The Gay Pride 1 pint = 0.47 liters
elevators, and modified rest- parade takes place in June. The 1 gallon = 3.8 liters
rooms are increasingly available, two-month-long Gay Village
including at Termini station, event (one of Europe’s largest Metric to US
although you may find an gay festivals) begins in July. In 1 centimeter = 0.4 inches
elevator out of order or a ramp Rome, displays of public affec tion 1 meter = 3 feet 3 inches
blocked by an illegally parked between same-sex individuals 1 kilometer = 0.6 miles
car. Some restaurants have are not common, and some 1 gram = 0.04 ounces
wheel-chair access to the dining violence against homosexuals 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
area, but not to the restroom. has been reported in the past. 1 liter = 2.1 pints
If you are traveling without
an escort, consider a specially
designed tour, or contact an
organization for disabled
travelers before you go.
The Vatican Museums, Sistine
Chapel, and St. Peter’s are all
accessible by wheelchair.
Senior Travelers
Discounts for anziani (elderly
citizens) are available at some
museums and sights and on
some Trenitalia tickets (see
p379). This offer is only available
to those that have a Carta
Argento card. The card costs
€30 for over 60s and is free for
those aged 75 and above. A Gay Pride march passing the Colosseum

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