Best Phone Card to Buy to Talk from Italy

My experience is very limited. I wanted a card in the Cinque Terre, and it ended up that I purchased a card from a store in Riomaggiore - they only offered one kind of card that I could call North America with. Although I do not want to discourage you from researching the better ones, you may end up getting whatever you have to.

my experience last spring in the ct with phone cards was a pain. the one i purchased did not work so i used my credit card to make a call. although expensive it was reliable. good luck :):)

Europa, highly recommended by Steves, and one we've found is ideal! The five euro card lasted us two weeks.

Thank you so much!!

Irene

I agree, the Europa card is a great calling card to purchase for calls. You can find it at newspaper stands or tabacco stores in Italy. Use your credit card as a last resort - it's very expensive.

Thanks Sam! I take it you mean use the credit card as a last resort to add minutes? Or you mean to buy the card?
Irene

Many pay phones have a reader that you just enter your credit card into, and the phone company charges your credit card directly for the call. As has been said, that is a very expensive way to make a call.

Thanks Steven..good to know!
Irene

Check out www.callingcards.com - you can purchase calling cards for calling from Italy to the US with great rates.

Thank you Becky!
Irene