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.
You can buy cards from cigarette shops or news-stands. Someone once said that in Italy drivers could do away with the rear-view mirror because they all keep such a close eye on what's going on in front of them. Do the same. 4884466 Trains in Italy are generally punctual and cheap. You can buy train timetables from any news-stand.