Title: What You Need to Know About International Phone Calls
Headings: Making International Phone Calls: Tips for Travelers
Making International Phone Calls: Tips for Travelers
Anatomy of a European Phone Number - Breaking the Telephone Code
Making the International Phone Call
Dialing North America from Europe
Calling from Country to Country in Europe
Problem Solving Calling Abroad
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Making International Phone Calls: Tips for Travelers
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Updated 06/03/19
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Making international phone calls is easier than you might think. Once you understand the extra numbers you'll see, you can start calling Europe or, when in Europe call country to country. Anatomy of a European Phone Number - Breaking the Telephone Code
First, you will need to know what the sections of a phone number mean. Let's say you want to make reservations at Florence's famed Uffizi Gallery. You will see the number on their website is written as 39-055-294-883, or sometimes you'll see it written as (++39) 055 294883. ( The single or double + reminds you to add your International Access Code, which for North America—the US and Canada—is 011.) Breaking down the phone number for the Uffizi, 39 is the country code for Italy. 055 is the city or area code for Florence (Firenze).