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Accademia del Giglio
via Ghibellina, 116
50122 Firenze (ITALIA)
Tel +39-055-2302467
Fax+39-055-2302467
mail:
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F.A.Q.
(Frequently Asked Questions) |
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USEFUL
INFORMATION |
Emercency
dialling service |
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Useful phone numbers
in Italy and in Florence |
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Questura/ police office, via Zara, 2 Firenze
tel. 055 49771
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Aeroporto di Peretola “A. Vespucci”/Florence
Airport - informazioni tel. 055 3061606
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Aeroporto di Pisa “G. Galilei”/Pisa
Airport - informazioni tel. 050 500707
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Ferrovie dello Stato/ railway information –
informazioni (7,00-21,00) tel. 147 888088
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Private medical
assistance |
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Guardia Medica Turistica - Vicolo degli Adimari,
1 (P.zza Duomo) tel. 055 212221
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Studio dentistico/ dentist - via Valdichiana,
22 tel. 055 419855
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Tourist information
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via Cavour, 1r orario 8-19 tel. 055 290832
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P.zza Stazione (on the side of P.zza Adua). From Monday to Saturday
(7.15 a.m. until 1.15 p.m.); Thursday (2.45 - 5.45 p.m.) Tel. 800424500
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Ticket valid for 60 minutes. Price: € 1,00
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Ticket valid for 24 hours Price: € 4,00
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Ticket valid for 3 days Price: € 7,20
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Ticket valid for 7 days Price: € 12,00
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Ordinary monthly pass Valid for the month written
on the pass for all the lines: Price 31,00 €
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Student monthly pass Valid for the month written
on the pass for all the lines Price € 20,70. These may
be purchased from the ATAF sales network. Reserved for students.
The ticket must be stamped in the special stamping
machines as soon as the passenger gets on board the bus. Bus tickets
and passes can be bought at the sales points (bars, tobacconists,
newspaper stands) where you see the sign indicated below, as well
as from all the ATAF sales points in Piazza Stazione. Tickets can
also be purchased from the automatic vending machines.
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Coach companies |
CAP/COPIT - largo Fratelli Alinari, 9. Per Poggio a
Caiano, Prato. Tel. 055 214637 LAZZI
– piazza Stazione (angolo piazza Adua). Per Lucca, Pisa, Viareggio.
Tel. 055 215154 SITA
– via S. Caterina da Siena. Per Siena, San Gimignano, Vallombrosa.
Tel. 055 483651 |
Taxis |
Cabs are plentiful and drivers pleasant in Florence. They wait at
strategic locations around town, or you can call for one by contacting
the following phone numbers: 055 4390, 055 4242, 055 4798
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Pharmacies
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The following drugstores are open 24 hours:
- All’insegna del Moro – piazza S. Giovanni,20r tel.
055 211343
- Comunale 13 – interno Stazione S.M. Novella tel. 055 289435
- Molteni – via Calzaiuoli, 7r tel. 055 289490
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Moped and bike
rental |
- Alinari – via Guelfa, 85r tel. 280500
- Florence by bike – via della Scala, 12r tel. 264035
- Motorent – via S. Zanobi, 9r tel. 490113
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How to obtain
your visa when in Florence |
If your country is not a member or a partner of the European Union
and if you are going to study over 3 months in Italy, within 7 days
after your arrival date you are requested to go to the Questura
(Police
office, via Zara 2 - tel. 055 49771) and bring with
you:
- 3 passport size photos;
- photocopy of your passport;
- letter of acceptance issued by all'Accademia del Giglio;
- health insurance;
- one 10,33 € revenue stamp (marca da bollo);
- your visa issued by the Italian embassy in your country;
- photocopy of your credit card or of your traveller's cheques.
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WHAT TO DO BEFORE
LEAVING YOUR COUNTRY |
1. Advise us about the time
of your arrival in Florence.
2. Make sure your flight or train reservation has been confirmed for
the dates you agreed on with us.
3. If you are not a student carrying a European
Union passport and if you are going to stay over in Italy over 90
days make sure your student visa will be delivered to you before
your departing.
4. If you have applied for our pick-up service
please do not forget to keep with you the emergency phone numbers
we will provide you with.
5. Please do plan your arrival at your home residence
in Florence between 8.00 am and 10 pm.
6. Make sure your health insurance
is liable to cover medical treatments abroad. Please note, if you
are a student from a European Union country you do not need a health
insurance. They only have to apply for the E111 document at the
national health service in their countries
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SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS
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- Collano (Switzerland)
- Assicurazioni Generali (Trieste)
- Monte dei Paschi di Siena, (London Branch)
- Agip (Kazakistan Branch)
- Nuovo Pignone (General Electrics)
- Footscray City College (Australia)
- Campion School (UK)
- Professore Orlando Silva, University of Miami
- Jan Rosamond, Writer
- Taina Kokkonen, (Finland) Singer
- Bruce Sledge,
USA, opera singer
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DISCOUNTS FOR
OUR STUDENTS |
(with our student card)
- Rex Café (Bar)
- Internet Train
- www.village internet point
- Dolce Zucchero (Disco)
- Hotel Kraft
- Hotel Cimabue
- Leoncini, (art material)
- Zecchi (art material)
- Foto Locchi (photo material)
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Swimming
pools |
- Costoli, Viale Paoli, tel. 055236027
- Bellariva, L.no A. Moro, tel. 055677521
- Le Pavoniere, le Cascine, tel. 0553215644
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Tennis |
- Circolo Tennis alle Cascine, V.le Visarno 055354326
- Tennis Michelangelo, V.le Michelangelo, tel. 0556811880
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Gym |
- Palestra Ricciardi, B.go Pinti, 75, tel. 0552478444
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