Tips for travelling to Palermo
Check this page out for helpful tips on preparing for your trip to Palermo. We’ve added information you might need about clearing customs and travel insurance. Oh, and we started a packing list for you.
Customs
When departing Canada and travelling to Palermo, you will clear customs at the first point of entry into Italy.
When travelling home, you will clear customs at your first point of entry into Canada. You must declare all goods acquired abroad or bought at duty-free stores, whether they are for yourself or gifts. Keep your original receipts for possible inspection.
If you have been away from Canada for 48 hours to seven days, you can bring back goods (including alcoholic beverages and tobacco products) worth up to $800.00 CAD without paying duties. When calculating the number of days, you are absent, do not include the date you leave Canada, but do include the date you return.
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Travel Insurance
Out-of-country medical insurance for emergency care is included with your IG Wealth Management Personal Choice Benefits if you have medical coverage. If you have opted out of the Personal Choice medical coverage, please review your alternate coverage to ensure that both you and your travelling companion are adequately covered for the duration of your trip.
Security
• Keep passports, cash and valuables in your hotel safe. Carry a photocopy of your passport and small change with you.
• Do not walk on empty streets or parks at night.
• Use taxis that are recommended by your hotel or tourist establishment.
What to pack
• Passport/ID.
• Printed copy of your vaccination record and an electronic copy on your phone.
• Document wallet.
• Emergency information.
• Travel insurance – ensure you have all pertinent phone numbers and policy numbers.
• Consider getting some Euro (EUR).
• Credit cards.
• Photocopies of documentation (passport, insurance policy, airline ticket).
• Travel clothing (jacket for evenings).
• Shoes (new shoes are not recommended).
• Visor or brimmed hat.
• Phone and laptop/tablet chargers.
• European Adaptors.
• In Italy, the power plugs and sockets are Type C. The standard voltage is 220 V, and the standard frequency is 50 Hz. Power outlets are either two or three pronged (EURO style).
• Reading materials.
• Sunglasses.
• Day bag to take on tours.
• Personal prescriptions.
• Aspirin/pain reliever.
• Cold medicine.
• Glasses/contact lens prescription & spare glasses.
• Personal hygiene items.
• Imodium/Pepto-Bismol.
• Antiseptic cream (Ozonol).
• Antihistamine or anti-itch cream for insect bites.
A convenient way to carry your first-aid supplies is in a small, sealed plastic container.
Consider taking duplicate prescription forms for essential medication and eyeglasses in the event they are lost.