The largest note is 100,000 lire and the smallest coin is worth 50 lire. If you want to make any transaction you must remember to take a document displaying a photograph with you. At night you will have to rely on the automatic machines placed at strategic points around town. Banks and exchange booths set their own exchange rates, so be sure to check before you change your money. Newspapers Available at the green news-stands which are at just about every street corner.
Foreign press is mostly available in the centre of town.
Post-Offices Letters within Italy are slow to arrive, but the delivery system works relatively well outside the country. To avoid queues in the post offices it's best to buy your stamps in tobacconists and put your mail in one of the red boxes usually outside. Food shops are all closed on Saturday afternoons, whereas all other shops are closed on Monday mornings. Most shops close on Sundays. Telephones Are often card-operated.