RomeTourist information offices: at Fiumicino airport and at Stazione Termini. inside the city: Via Parigi 5, Tel. +39 (0)6 - 488 991 Openings: Mon - Fri 8.15am - 7pm, Sat 8.15am - 1.45pm Enjoy Rome Via Marghera 8a, Tel. 06 4451843, Fax. 06 4450734 info@enjoyrome.com or http://www.enjoyrome.com Openings: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 7pm, Sat 8.30am - 2pm Privately run Tourist info: very friendly and helpful. Address: Via Varese 39, Tel. +39 (0)6 - 445 1843 Openings: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 1pm and 3.30pm - 6pm, Sat afternoon and sun closed. Hospital / 24 hour service: Tel. +39 (0)6 - 884 0113 Police station: Questura, Via Genova 3, Tel. +39 (0)6 - 4686 Post office: main office at Piazza San Silvestro 6771, open Mon - Fri 8.30am - 7pm, Sat 8.30am - noon. Tel. +39 (0)6 - 160. Vatican Post office: Some Romans, frustrated with the some times too leisurely rate of the Italian Post, have turned to the Vatican for help. It costs the same as Italian mail, but you must buy Vatican stamps and can only mail them (get this) in the Vatican. In addition to the "Citta' del Vaticano" postmark, you can tell your friends that the stamps were blessed by the Pope. There are Vatican post offices inside the Vatican museums (near the entrance) and two locations in Piazza San Pietro. The water that is continually flowing out of those little fountains found around the streets of Rome is cold, refreshing and absolutely safe to drink. It flows constantly down from the mountain springs on the outskirts of the city and is quite good. These small fountains are called "il nasone" by the Romans as the curved pipe resembles a "big nose." As well as these, the water in the larger, decorative fountains is also safe to drink, unless there is a sign posted "acqua non potabile." Mind you do not bathe in them. If you are caught in a fountain, you can expect a trip to the police station and a fine of at least 500 euro.
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