:: THE POST OFFICE

Visit the site http://www.poste.it/en/ to find the timetable of all the post office in Italy with a simple research. Every office has a different timetable.

In Italy, you do a lot more at the post office than just buy stamps and mail packages. Italian post offices also offer a banking service, so you can pay utility bills or open a savings account.

In Bologna, the main post office is:
Piazza Minghetti, 1
Tel. 051 / 230699 Fax 051 / 261567
Mon/Fri 8.00/18.00, Sat 8.00/12.00

Here we offer some tips:

• Regular letter-sized envelopes cost half the price of slightly bigger ones. Prices also depend on whether you write on your postcard, whether the envelope is sealed, or whether you have written a long note to include inside a card.
• You have a range of options for sending letters and packages in addition to the regular postal service.
• Posta celere (express mail) is a good, sure way to send things anywhere in Italy.
• If you need a proof of your letter's arrival at its destination, send it as a raccomandata (registered mail).
• You can also send it assicurata (insured mail), although this involves filling out lots of forms.
• You can avoid going to the post office if all you have to do is sending a letter, because you can buy francobolli (stamps) at any tabaccheria.