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Emergency.

24 hour emergency numbers.

  • 113 - Police (Polizia)
  • 112 - Carabinieri
  • 118 - Ambulance (Red Cross)
  • 115 - Fire

Lost or stolen documents.

Passports

  • Carabinieri - Via Mentana, 6 (north of Termini) or Piazza Venezia (no number, but you can't miss it!)
  • Polizia - Via Farini, 40 (south of Termini), Via S. Vitale, 15 (off Via Nazionale to the north), or Piazza del Collegio Romano, 3 (near Piazza Venezia).

Travellers' Cheques

  • AmEx: 800 872 000
  • Thomas Cook/Mastercard: 800 872 050
  • Visa: 800 874 155

Lost or Stolen Credit Cards Call the appropriate toll-free number listed below, .

  • AmEx: 06 72280371 (US cardholders: 800 874 333)
  • Diner's Club: 800 864 064
  • Mastercard: 800 870 866
  • Visa: 800 877 232

Health care.

Hospitals

  • Policlinico Umberto I The closest to Termini. Metro Line B: Policlinico.
  • Fatebenefratelli On Tiber Island , between the Ghetto and Trastevere. Bus 23.
  • Ospedale San Giacomo Via Canova, 29. Close to Via del Corso and the Spanish Steps. Metro Line A: Spagna.
  • George Eastman The only 24-hour dental hospital hospital. Viale Regina Elena, 287. Metro Line B: Policlinico.
  • San Gallicano Skin hospital. Via S. Gallicano, Trastevere. Tram 8.

Embassies can supply a list of doctors who speak English (or other languages).

Pharmacies

A few suggestions:

  • Corso Rinascimento, 48 (near Piazza Navona). Bus 492 or 64.
  • Farmacia Internazionale. Piazza Barberini. Metro Line A: Barberini.
  • Stazione Termini, Main Gallery. Open daily 7:30am -10pm. Metro Line A or B: Termini.

Late Night Pharmacies

A few suggestions:

  • Piazza dei Cinquecento, 49-50-51. Tel. 06 4880019. Bus 78N to Termini.
  • Via Nazionale, 228. Tel. 06 4880754. Bus 78N to Via Nazionale.

Via Cola di Rienzo, 213. Tel. 06 3243130. Bus to Via Cola di Rienzo.