Roman ruins, Renaissance art, and gelato morning, noon and night - the reasons to visit Italy are almost endless. Should you be planning a trip, follow these steps to place a call to Italy from the United States.
Determine what time it is in Italy. Italy is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, which means it's 6 hours later in Italy than it is on the East Coast of the United States, and 9 hours later than it is on the West Coast.
Dial 011, the international access code.
Dial 39, the Italian country code.
Dial the city code, including the initial 0. Italy is almost the only country for which you don't drop the 0 from the city code when dialing from the United States, and this method of calling is new in 1999, so don't be surprised if you see out-of-date instructions to drop the 0.
Dial the remaining digits.
