our guide - Cheap Rome Apartment

Apartment Overview .................................................................................................................. 3
Floorplan ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Apartment furnishing .................................................................................................................................... 6
Your arrival ................................................................................................................................ 7
Before your arrival......................................................................................................................................... 7
Reaching the apartment ............................................................................................................................... 7
How to reach us from Fiumicino Airport ................................................................................................................... 7
How to reach us from Ciampino Airport ................................................................................................................... 8
How to reach us from Rome Termini Station ............................................................................................................ 9
How to reach us by car .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Apartment’s address ................................................................................................................................... 11
Checking-in .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Location ................................................................................................................................... 12
Nearest shops and utilities .......................................................................................................................... 12
Suggested restaurant .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Suggested supermarket .......................................................................................................................................... 13
The remains of the Aqua Alexandrina ......................................................................................................... 13
Helena’s mausoleum park and SS Marcellinus and Peter's Catacombs ...................................................... 14
Historic centre.......................................................................................................................... 15
Reaching historic centre .............................................................................................................................. 15
Ticket ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Tourist buses ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Line 110 ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
ArcheoBus ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
Ticket ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Useful Numbers ....................................................................................................................... 19
Tourist Offices ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Taxi .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Health .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Safety........................................................................................................................................................... 19
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Apartment Overview
Casa Vincenzo is a large (80 sq. meters) and
quiet apartment in Rome, entirely renewed in
January 2013 near the historic centre of the
city. The lodging can accommodate a maximum
of eight guests with one comfortable sofa-beds,
two twin beds in the first bedroom, a queen
size bed placed in the second bedroom and
two twin bed in the studio. The apartment has
two bathrooms: the first one has a bath, the
second one has a shower. The apartment is
fully furnished, including a fitted kitchen. There
is an inner court/garden reserved to our guest
in which you can relax under the warm sun of
Rome.
The apartment is located in a dead end street,
so without traffic and noise. You can park your
car beside the iron gate of the apartment (see
the photo). The iron gate access is reserved to
our Guests. If you want, you can park your car
and visit the historic centre by public
transportation, without you have to worry driving in the traffic or searching to park in the historic
centre.
All the shops and services you need are near the apartment and you can reach all them in a two
minutes walk: typical restaurants, bar, café, bakery, pizzerias, internet point, phone centre,
laundry, supermarket, post office, commercial centre and so on. 500 meters far from the
apartment there is the nice Helena’s Mausoleum Park and the remains of Aqua Alexandrina.
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The apartment is located in the small and quiet zone in the inner suburbs of Rome called “Villa
Certosa”. This place offer a relaxing holiday, as opposite to the traffic and the noise of the historic
centre. Perhaps the apartment is only 4 kilometres far from the historic centre, and you can easily
reach
the
centre
in
10
minutes
utilizing
the
urban
train.
The whole “Villa Certosa” zone was built in the 1950-1960 and the small buildings still have the
fascination of those years.
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You can find plenty of information and photos about Casa Vincenzo on our Website
http://www.casavincenzo.com
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Floorplan
Apartment furnishing
The apartment is fully equipped, so check the below apartment furnishing list before organizing
your luggage.
Bedding
In the apartment there are 8 beds for adults and a baby cot:
 a queen size bed sized 195 cm (77 inches) length, 160 cm (63 inches) wide in the first
bedroom
 2 twin beds sized 190 cm (75 inches) length, 80 cm (31 inches) wide in the second bedroom
 2 twin beds sized 190 cm (75 inches) length, 80 cm (31 inches) wide in the studio
 a sofa bed sized 176 cm (69 inches) length, 120 cm (47 inches) wide in the living room that
can accommodate 2 guests
 a baby cot for 0-3 years old child in the first bedroom
Sheets are included.
Kitchen
Cooking stove, Oven, Microwave, Refrigerator, Freezer, Stovetop Espresso Italian Coffee Maker
Bath 1
Shower, bidet, hair dryer
Towels are included
Bath 2
Bath tub, bidet
Towels are included
Prvate garden
Table and chairs
Other furniture
Independent heating
HD TV 42” Plasma with Satellite
Ironing equipment
Fan
wireless internet
There isn't a reserved parking. You can park your car beside the iron gate of the apartment. The
iron gate access is reserved to our Guests.
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Your arrival
Before your arrival
A week before your arrival you should send us an e-mail (casavincenzo@tiscali.it) answering to
the following questions:
1. Do you plan to bring in Italy with you a mobile phone? If so, could you give us your mobile
phone number?
2. How do you plan to reach Rome? By car? By plane landing in Ciampino Airport? By plane landing
in Fiumicino Airport?
3. What time does the plane/train you get will reach Rome?
We need those information to estimate your check-in time.
A few days before your arrival be sure you have the balance in Euro money. Due to our policy we
only accept Euro money to pay the balance. We don’t accept check nor credit card.
On your arrival date as soon as your plane land in Rome, or your train reach Rome station or your
car is 50 km far from Rome, please send us an sms message (mobile: +39 338 3235647) or make us
a phone call informing us your exact check-in time.
If your plane leaves in delay, please send us an sms message or make us a phone call as soon as
you can. So we can delay check-in.
Reaching the apartment
How to reach us from Fiumicino Airport
You can reach the apartment by taxi, shuttle or by public transportation. The taxi and shuttle are
faster. The public transportation is cheaper.
 The total cost to reach the apartment by public transportation is 15,5 euro / person. To
reach the apartment with public transportation you should
o From the airport walk to the Fiumicino Train Station
o Take the Trenitalia Train from Fiumicino Airport to Rome Termini Station. The
Trenitalia train from Fiumicino Airport to Rome Termini Station ticket costs 14 euro.
o Walk until"Piazza dei Cinquecento" and take the ATAC bus 105 direction “Grotte
Celoni”. Go down at the 10th stop "Casilina/Filarete”. Ask to the bus driver to
inform you when the bus reach “Casilina/Filarete” stop). To get the bus you need
the ATAC BIT ticket. The ATAC BIT ticket costs 1,50 euro.
o Walk from “Casilina/Filarete” Stop (1 on the map) to the apartment (2 on the map);
about 400 meters walk.
 PublicTaxi are usually white and they're usually cheaper then private taxi. Taxi's cost from
Fiumicino airport to Casa Vincenzo may vary between 55 and 65 euro. Ask the estimated
price to the taxi driver to reach my apartment BEFORE to take the taxi. There are a lot of
correct taxi driver, but sometimes you can find a taxi driver that try to ask you too much
money.
 Book a few days before your arrival a shuttle from Fiumicino Airport to my apartment.
They're usually cheaper then taxi.
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Map 1. Reaching the apartment by public transportation from Ciampino or Fiumicino Airport
How to reach us from Ciampino Airport
Casa Vincenzo is about 14 km far from Ciampino Airport. The fastest way to reach my apartment is
by Taxi. A taxi should cost about 50 euro. The total time should be about 30 minutes.
The cheapest way is by public transportation. The total time should be about 1hour and 30
minutes. It costs about 4 euro for person.
 To reach the apartment with public transportation you should
o Take the COTRAL bus from "Ciampino Airport" to "Roma Metro Anagnina"
o When you arrive to “Roma Metro Anagnina” take the underground "Metro A
direction Battistini" for 7 stops. Exit at the seventh stop "Arco di Travertino"
o When you arrive to “Arco di travertino” take the bus 409 direction "Stazione
Tiburtina" for 4 stops. Exit at the stop "Tor Pignattara/Ciro da Urbino"
o Walk from “Torpignattara/Ciro Da Urbino” Stop (P on the map) to the apartment (A
on the map); about 400 meters walk.
 PublicTaxi are usually white and they're usually cheaper then private taxi. Taxi's cost from
Ciampino airport to Casa Vincenzo may vary between 50 and 55 euro. Ask the estimated
price to the taxi driver to reach my apartment BEFORE to take the taxi. There are a lot of
correct taxi driver, but sometimes you can find a taxi driver that try to ask you too much
money.
 Book a few days before your arrival a shuttle from Ciampino Airport to my apartment.
They're usually cheaper than taxi
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How to reach us from Rome Termini Station
From Termini railway station take the taxi up to the apartment (about 20 Euro) or the bus (1 euro).
The total duration of the trip from the airport to the apartment is about 15 minutes by taxi and
about 30 with trains.
To reach us by bus, you should take the ATAC bus 105 direction “Grotte Celoni”. Go down at the
10th stop "Casilina/Filarete”. Ask to the bus driver to inform you when the bus reach
“Casilina/Filarete” stop. The ATAC bus 105 ticket costs 1,50 euro. Walk from “Casilina/Filarete”
Stop (1 on the map 1) to my apartment (2 on the map 1); about 400 meters walk.
How to reach us by car
The apartment is located near the Casilina street (see Map 2).
From A1-E35 follow the motorway "Roma Nord". Take the "Grande Raccordo Anulare" direction
"Nomentana" or "Tiburtina". From Grande Raccordo Anulare Highway take the Casilina street
direction "centro" (see attached map).
Go straight on Casilina Street for 5 kilometers. After 5 km there is a traffic light and in the center of
the street you find the urban train stop “Filarete” (you can read “Filarete” in the stop). Turn left at
the traffic light.
From via Filarete turn right to Via Galeazzo Alessi. Then turn left to Via Savorgnan. Then turn left
to Via Giulio Buratti. Via Giulio Buratti is a very small street.
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Map 2. reaching the apartment by car
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Apartment’s address
The apartment is located in Via Giulio Buratti, 12 - 00176 Rome, Italy
Checking-in
On your arrival date as soon as your plane land in Rome, or your train reach Rome station or your
car is 50 km far from Rome, please send us an sms message or make us a phone call informing us
your exact check-in time.
If your plane leaves in delay, please send us an sms message or make us a phone call as soon as
you can. So we can delay check-in.
When you reach the apartment, if you have informed us about your exact arrival time, you find an
host/hostess showing you the apartment.
You have to pay the balance in Euro money to the host/hostess during check-in. We don’t accept
Credit Card nor Check.
You have to pay the 150 euro security deposit to the host/hostess during check-in.
After payment the host/hostess will give you the keys of the apartment.
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Location
Nearest shops and utilities
Map 3. Nearest shops and utilities
Suggested restaurant
Betto e Mary - Via dei Savorgnan, 99 – 00176 Rome – Phone 06/45421780
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The Rerstaurant "Betto e Mary" ("R" on upper-left part of the map) is one of the best and cheapest
tavern in Rome. Here you can eat tipycal roman cuisine.
The average cost for a typical Italian meal including a first course, a main course and a side dish
(drinks are not included) is about 25 euro per person.
Suggested supermarket
GS Supermarket - Via Casilina, 288 ang via Filerete - 00176 Rome - Phone: 06/24402581
The GS Supermarket (“S” on the upper side of the map) located at the corner between Filarete
street and Casilina street is the biggest supermarket you can find near the apartment. It’s usually
open between 8 am and 8 pm from Monday to Saturday. It’s often open on Sunday morning from
800 to 13.00 too.
The remains of the Aqua Alexandrina
By a few minutes walk from Casa Vincenzo you can visit the remains of the Aqua Alexandrina. The
Aqua Alexandrina was the last aqueduct built in ancient Rome, in AD 226, over 500 years after the
first one. Its purpose, according to emperor Alexander Severus who was the sponsor, was to carry
water to the Baths of Nero, which stood in
the western part of the Campus Martis,
more or less where today is piazza
Sant'Eustachio.
The new aqueduct drew water from
springs located east of Rome, as most
previous ones did, and shortly before
approaching the city walls it turned into an
underground channel, and entered the
urban area by Porta Praenestina (now
Porta Maggiore); from here it likely
followed the Esquiline hill, then the
Quirinal hill, finally sloping down towards
the plains of the Campus Martis.
None of its urban parts has been left standing, and the same aforesaid course is partially
hypothetic because the underground duct has never been found. Instead, two long parts of the
viaduct can be seen in the suburbs, while off the modern city's boundary the aqueduct is still in
rather good condition for most of
its length.
The first surviving part is located in
viale dell'Acquedotto Alessandrino,
where an unbroken series of arches
stretches for 250 m (or yards)
through a public garden. Their
direction seems to be pointing
towards via del Mandrione, not far
from this spot. In fact, also the
Aqua Alexandrina approached the
city following the common route
shared by the Aqua Claudia, Anio
Novus, Aqua Marcia, Aqua Tepula
and Aqua Iulia.
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Not far from the south-eastern end of this part of viaduct, another interesting ancient remain can
be seen in via Casilina: the monumental tomb of St.Helen, mother of emperor Constantine the
Great, who died in 328 AD. It consists of a round hall built in bricks, with a tall dome (collapsed a
long time ago), which stood by the entrance of a Christian underground cemetery, or catacomb,
named after the saints Marcellinus and Peter.
The second standing part of the Aqua Alexandrina is about 1 km (0.65 miles) further east, at the
southern end of another popular district, Centocelle. This stretch has more or less the same length
as the previous one, but the brick texture of the pillars is better preserved. Luckily, the large and
busy road that passes below its central part, viale Palmiro Togliatti, does not affect at all the
surviving structure.
Towards both ends of this fragment the pillars become gradually lower, particularly on the left (i.e.
towards Rome), where the modern ground level, much higher than in ancient times, soon reaches
the top part of the structure, and completely buries it. Here the specus is quite poorly preserved:
the only existing part is its floor, or bottom, which remains uncovered for a few metres or yards.
But it is interesting to see it in section: the waterproof facing, almost 10 cm (4 in) thick, can be
easily told from the rest of the texture made of mortar and bricks.
Helena’s mausoleum park and SS Marcellinus and Peter's Catacombs
By a few minutes walk from Casa Vincenzo you can visit the SS Marcellino and Peter's catacombs
and Helenas Mausoleum Park. SS Marcellino and Peter's catacombs are on the Via Casilina on the
3rd mile of Via Labicana; the entrance to the catacombs is at St. Paolo's church. The catacombs,
together with Helena's Mausoleum, a Basilica and the ruins of the cemetery of the "Equites
Singulares", form a complex known as "Ad Duas Lauros", probably because of the presence of two
laurel trees found in this place. The area was part of an imperial holding owned by August Helena,
Constantine's mother. It was also called Subaugusta and it became , in the Christian era, the seat
of a suburban diocese disbanded during the invasions of the Goths and the Longobard. The
catacombs are revealed by the "Index coemeterium as cymiterium inter duas lauros ad Sanctum
Marcellinum et Petrum via Lavicana"; other sources call it "Ad helenam". Other "Subaugusta" and
"In Comitatu" ( for the presence of the cemetery of the "Equites Singulares"). The martyrs buried
in this place are showed in the "Itineraries" that mention SS. Marcellino and Peter, St. Tiburzio and
others, a group of 30 martyrs and another one of 40, all victims of Diocletian's persecution. Peter
the Exorcist and Marcellino the Priest, suffered the martyrdom on the Via Cornelia, in a place
named "Silva Nigra" that, after the saints' death, took the name of "Silva Candida". The two
martyrs' bodies were buried in a crypt, but in the year 826 (Gregory IV), they were brought to
France and then to Seligenstadt, near Mainz, were they still are.
Helenas's Mausoleum: The monument that lies on the western façade of SS. Marcellino and
Peter's church, 80 metres on the inside of Via Casilina, ancient Via Labicana, was built under
Constantine in the years 326-330. According to some historicians the emperor wanted the building
for himself and for the Imperial House before deciding to take the capital to Constantinople and to
devote it to his mother.
The mausoleum is popularly known as "Torpignattara" because the roman engineering used to
insert into the vault some pots and terracotta amphoras, to lighten the weight, and these are
visible today owing to the partial collapse of the building. The mausoleum has a circular plant with
a dome covering which external and internal diameters are 27,74 and 25,42 metres and with
alternately rectangular and semicircular niches in the inferior cylinder. In one of these the red
porphyry sarcophagus containing Helena's bones was set. Today this sarcophagus is host at the
Vatican Museums.
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Historic centre
Reaching historic centre
The apartment is inside Rome, ten minutes far from historic center; it is exactly 4 kilometers far
from Rome Termini Station, the heart of Rome public transportation system; you can reach Rome
Termini Station by bus or train in 10 minutes.
Rome Termini station is inside the historic center of the city, and you can walk from Rome Termini
Station to the monument you are interested in. The historic center is really large: depending by
the monument you are interested in, you can walk or you can take another bus or the
underground. All historic center buses and the two roman underground lines start from Rome
Termini Station.Also renting an apartment in the historic centre you have to take buses and
underground to reach the various monuments (i.e. Vatican and Coliseum are 3 km far each other).
From Rome Termini Station you can also take train for the whole Italy (Florence and Naples are 1h
30 min far).
To reach historic center, you can walk from the apartment to Filarete bus/train stop and take the
train or the bus to Roma Termini.
Map 4. Reaching Filarete Stop [1] from Casa Vincenzo Apartment [2]
The Filarete bus/train stop is 400 meters far. From Filarete Stop you can the bus 105 direction
Rome Termini; the first bus leaves at 05.00 and the last one at 00.00. There are 245 bus every day.
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They leaves every 5 minutes. The ticket costs 1,50 euro; when you reach Rome Termini Station,
with the same ticket you can also take another bus or the underground.
If you prefer from Filarete Stop you can take the urban train "Laziali- Pantano/Grotte Celoni"
direction Laziali to reach Rome Termini Station. The first urban train leaves at 05.30 and the last
one leaves at 21.30. There is a train every 10 minutes. The ticket costs 1,50 euro; when you reach
Rome Termini Station, with the same ticket you can also take another bus or the underground.
If you prefer underground/subway, the stop "Arco di Travertino" is 1.000 meters far from the
apartment. The first metro leaves at 05.00 and the last one leaves at 21.00. There is an
underground every 5 minutes.
Ticket
Rome public transport system is called Metrebus, a combination of the words: metro
(underground), treno metropolitano (urban train) and autobus (bus).
There are 4 kind of ticket available at newspaper seller and automatic machine seller::
BIT: Price 1€; Validity: 75 minutes from the first validation.
BIG (daily): Price 4€; Validity: Up to 12.00 midnight of the day on which the ticket is validated;
good for unlimited rides within the territory of the Roma municipality.
BTI (3 days): Price 11€; Validity: Up to 12.00 midnight of the third day inclusive of that on which it
was first stamped and for an unlimited number of journeys within the Rome municipality.
CIS (7 days): Price 16€; Validity: Up to 12.00 midnight of the seventh day inclusive from the date
indicated by the customer as its first day of validity for an unlimited number of journeys within the
Rome municipality.
Tourist buses
Tourist buses offer you the chance to visit the most important roman monuments. Two major line
are available: Line 110 and Archeobus. Both the lines leaves from Rome Termini Station. We
suggest Line 110 itinerary.
Line 110
Time: 2 hours. Departures from Rome Termini Station each 10 minutes [08.40 to 20.30]
Audio-guide in English, French, German, Italian language. It's possible makes stop'n'go along this
journey.
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Map 5. Line 110 itinerary
Stops:
1. Termini
2. Quirinale
3. Colosseo (Fori Romani, S.Pietro in Vincoli)
4. Bocca della Verità (S.Maria in Cosmedin, Tempio di Vesta e della Fortuna Virile, Circo Massimo,
Santa Sabina)
5. Piazza Venezia (Campidoglio, San Marco, Chiesa del Gesù, Campo de' Fiori)
6. Piazza Navona (S.Luigi de' Francesi, S.Agostino, Chiesa Nuova)
7. San Pietro
8. Piazza Cavour (Castel S.Angelo)
9. Ara Pacis
* Piazza Navona (not available in working days)
10. Fontana di Trevi
11. Via Veneto
ArcheoBus
Bus tour with professional tourist guide speaking English and Italian. Departures from Rome
Termini Station each hour [09.30 to 16.30] It's possible makes stop'n'go along this journey.
The round trip takes about two hours if you stay with the same bus all the way, but, if you get off
the bus, you can spend many more hours on the Via Appia. In fact, it's clearly impossible to see
everything on the itinerary in one day.
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Map 6. Archeobus itinerary
Stops:
1. Roma Termini
2. Piazza Venezia
3. Bocca della Verità (Tempio della Fortuna Virile, Tempio c.d. di Vesta, Chiesa di S. Maria in
Cosmedin)
4. Circo Massimo (Circo Massimo, Palatino)
5. Terme di Caracalla
6. Porta San Sebastiano (Arco di Druso, Porta S. Sebastiano e Museo delle Mura, Mura Aureliane,
Colonna Miliaria)
7. Sede Parco Appia Antica (Sepolcro di Orazio, Tomba di Geta, Sepolcro di Priscilla, Domine quo
vadis?, Catacombe di S. Callisto, Sede del Parco [rent bike])
8. Valle della Caffarella (Parco della Caffarella, Tempio del Dio Redicolo, Cappella di Reginald Pole,
Colombario dei Liberti di Augusto)
9. Catacombe di S. Callisto
10. Catacombe di S. Sebastiano (Catacombe di S. Sebastiano, Basilica di S. Sebastiano, Tomba di
Romolo, Circo di Massenzio, Residenza Imperiale di Massenzio)
11. Circo di Massenzio - Cecilia Metella (Tomba di Cecilia Metella, Castello dei Caetani, Chiesa di S.
Nicola, Torre di Capo Bove, Passeggiata lungo il III miglio)
12. Sant'Urbano(Tempio del Dio Redicolo, Chiesa di S. Urbano, Sepolcro dei Cercennii, Sepolcro dei
Calventii, Valle della Caffarella, Bosco Sacro, Ninfeo di Egeria, Torre Valca)
13. Ninfeo di Villa dei Quintili (Sepolcri del IV e V Miglio, Basolato Originale)
14. Casal Rotondo (Casal Rotondo, Torre Selce)
15. Villa dei Quintili
16. Acquedotti Romani (Area degli Acquedotti, Tor Fiscale, Casale Roma Vecchia)
Ticket
Line 110 Ticket price: 13 €.
Archeobus Ticket price: 8 €.
Archeobus and Line 110 ticket: 20€
You can buy ticket at the Infopoint Trambus in Rome Termini Station (Piazza dei Cinquecento),
platform E
Ticket doesn't include the admission to museums and archeological sites.
Info: [09.00 - 20.00] tel. 06.46952252 - 06.46952343 - 06.46954695
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Useful Numbers
Tourist Offices
Call Centre: info tourist line
(+39) 06 82059127
everyday from 9 am to 7 pm
The call center provides information for tourists in Italian, English, French, Spanish and German
concerning Events, Art and culture, Entertainment, Food and Restaurants, Useful services,
Shopping and Transportation
Tourist Information Points
» Galleria Gommata » Tel. 06 48 90 63 00 »Every day from 8am to 9pm
» P.za dei Cinquecento » Tel. 06 47 82 51 94 » Every day from 9am to 6pm
Taxi
Cooperative Radiotaxi
» 06-3570
Cosmo
» 06-88177
La Capitale
» 06-4994
Pronto Taxi
» 06-6645
Tevere
» 06-4157
Health
Emergency
» 118
Italian Red Cross Ambulance
» 06 5510
Chemist's Open On A Holiday
» 06 228941
Urgent Blood Transfusion
S. Giovanni
» 06 77055563
Municipal Veterinary Surgery
» 06 5800340
Helicopter Ambulance
» 118
Roman Green Cross (Ambulances)
» 06 24302222
Permanent First Aid Station
from 20:00 to 8:00; on days before holidays
(from 10:00) and on holidays
» 06 58201030
Veterinary Ambulance Service
» 3490998913 (every day from 10am to 10pm)
Safety
Breakdown Service ACI
» 803116
Police
» 113
Customs
» 117
Fire Brigade
» 115
Carabinieri
» 112
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