User blog:Erick.hinojosaa/Travel Issues ROME

Rome public transportation system is managed by ATAC and Cotral both companies have bus routes and you can find the route for any direction in their web pages

ATAC http://atac.roma.it/

Cotral http://www.cotralspa.it/

Transportation system function with Tickets that are valid just one way, there are option for ticket

that are valid for 1 travel (1.50 Euro) 1 day (6 Euro ) 1 month (35 Euro). You can choose the best option according to the time you would stay in the city.

INFORMATION ABOUT ROUTES AND METRO STOPS

If you don't have acess to internet or it's to complicated the webpage, you can ask in the information center that are in each metro stop but be prepared to wait.

STRIKES

Regarding the culture and managment of the public transportation it's very different compare to other countries, the personal of the public transportation frequantly organized strikes and the public transportation can be a caos in that days since the Metro and buses are delay almost 2 hours, so if you're traveling to Rome you must check the public transportartion page for any news about strikes also  in the webpage of http://www.repubblica.it/

GYPSY

Rome as a capital is beatufil but around the city there are gypsies that usually try to pickpocking around the city so you must be careful with you personal belongings