HOW TO GET AROUND ROME

Rome is a city rich in monuments, artistic places and other beauties. Most of these are located in the historical centre.
The best way to visit Rome is on foot: churches, squares and monuments are easily reachable. There are 3000 restaurants, including pizzerias, taverns, exotic places, picture-galleries, ice-cream shops.
Rome is the capital of the religious art and in the historical centre there are more than 400 churches rich in paintings and frescoes.
As regards to the culture, there are 50 museums and picture-galleries, 200 contemporary art galleries, 42 public and private libraries, 80 theatres or theatrical clubs and more than 140 cinemas.

Public transportation
The cost of the surface and underground transportation is the same.
Tickets of different time limit and itinerary are available at ATAC counters, news-stands, tabacconists and automatic ticket dispensers, but not in buses. All tickets must be validated at the beginning of the first trip either at underground station or on buses.
Please note that tickets must be bought before boarding on the bus.

Taxi
Licensed taxis are white, have a name, an identification number, and are equipped with a taxi-meter.
Do not trust people who approach you offering private taxi service. In the city centre there are a number of taxi-ranks, like for example in Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Venezia and Largo Argentina. A taxi can be called at the following telephone numbers: 063570, 064994, 065551.
Please remember that in this case the taxi-meter is turned on when the taxi picks up the call. Because of the frequent changes made to the rates, you should read carefully the information shown inside the taxi.

Subway
The 2 line system has an X shape, with both lines meeting at the Central Railway Station Termini.
The first line, line B south, goes from Laurentina to Rebibbia.
Line A links Anagnina, in the south, with Battistini, in the northwest.
The metro operates from 5:30 until 23:30 hrs. (0:30 hrs. on Saturdays) every 3-4 minutes during rush hours, every 5-6 during the day and every 8-10 minutes early morning and late evening.