Arrival in Italia

Our flight is scheduled to land at Rome's international airport, known by both its location (Fiumicino) as well as its name (Leonardo da Vinci), but usually referred to as Roma Fiumicino.

After leaving the plane, we will either (a) be bussed from the tarmac to the terminal building (the most likely scenario) or (b) take a tram ride from the satellite gates (seen in the foreground of the picture above) to the main building (like you do in the Orlando and Tampa airports) and wait on line to go through Passport Control.  Be sure to get on a line that says "Non EU Nationals" as in the picture below.  When you get to the window, hand the officer your passport.

After clearing Passport Control, we'll follow signs that say "ritiro bagagli" (baggage claim) and collect our luggage.  There will be monitors to tell us which carrousel our luggage will be on.  Once we have our bags, we'll exit into the main arrivals hall where either our Tour Director, Salvatore, or our bus driver will meet us and escort us to our bus.  He will be carrying a sign that says "Christ Church".

For those who will be looking to get Euros, along the way we will pass by several ATM machines (called "Bancomat" in Italian).  Look for this sign to identify them:

 For those who like maps, you can download PDF files of the airport maps here:  Rome Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 Map.  You can zoom in on the map or print a copy to take with you, if you like.  The key that explains the symbols on the map is on page two.