Milan insider tips        Banks and money Change your money at the airport if possible; banking hours in Milan vary from institution to institution (eg, 8.25am-12.40pm & 3-4pm). Many banks make you place your bag in a locker before entering - look for them at the entrance. Failure to do so can stop the electronic doors from opening. Bancomats (ATMs) are easy to find . None will let you take out more than €250 at once. Currency: In January 2002, Italy dropped the lira and adopted the euro as its official currency. Euro banknotes come in denominations of euro 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5; coins come in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents and euro1 and 2. Click for currency converter. Chemists and Hospitals Follow the same opening hours as shops (only few chemist shops close on Saturdays). For every area in Milan there is a chemist's open at night and on Sundays. Some are almost always open, such as the ones at the Stazione Centrale and at the two Milanese airports. For any emergency, you can call an ambulance on toll-free number 118 or the First-Aid station at the number +39-02-34567, or you can go directly to Emergency and Casualties at the hospital nearest to you: - Fatebenefratelli Corso Porta Nuova 23 - +39 02 6363558 - Maggiore-Policlinico Via Francesco Sforza 35 - +39 02 55033209 - Niguarda Ca'Grande Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3 - +39 02 64442496 - San Carlo Via Pio II 3 - +39 02 40222435 - San Giuseppe Via S.Vittore 12 - +39 02 85994532 - San Paolo Via A. di Rudinì 8 - +39 02 8184250 - San Raffaele Via Olgettina 60 - +39 02 2643274 These hospitals offers 24-hour first aid. Fatebenefratelli Corso di Porta Nuova 23 Milan 20121 Tel: +39 (02) 636-31  San Raffaele Via Olgettina 60 Milan 20132 Tel: +39 (02) 26-431 Among the most modern of Milan's many hospitals. 24-hour pharmacies Farmacia della Stazione Stazione Centrale (Galleria delle Partenza) Milan 20124 Tel: +39 (02) 669-0735 Open 24 hours, 365 days a year. Farmacia Ferrarini Piazza 5 Giornate 6 Milan 20129 Tel: +39 (02) 551-94867 Open day and night, except: daily closure from 12.30pm-3.30pm; Sunday 8.30am-8pm; Monday morning. Telephone calls If you need to make a phone call from a public phone in Italy, you will need a phone card. These are sold at newspaper stands or tobacconists. Some public phones can to be used with credit cards or international cards, but they are not very common. You may still find some of the old phone models that take coins, though these are even less common. If you have a GSM mobile phone, you can buy a SIM card from one of the mobile line providers in Italy: Tim, Omnitel, Wind and 3. Telephone codes: Country code: +39 Milan code: 02 Always dial the entire city code, whether in Italy or abroad. All cell-phone numbers begin with a 3. If a city code begins with an 8, the number is toll free. Post offices Post offices are usually open during the following office hours: - Monday to Friday, 8.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m. - Saturday, 8.30-12.00 a.m.

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