ITALY Readers's Tips - Just use the atm's with a debit card.hat's your best bet.

What George75 said. John b. I always buy my Euros at an ATM at the airport when I arrive.Use a debit card.I believe that will get you the best exchange rate.

Tell your bank where you're going (also your credit card companies so your transactions won't get blocked for security reasons if suddenly a charge from Europe appears. Ask your bank to increase the daily limit if it is currently a small amount. Your ATM card must be drawing on a checking account (not savings and have a 4digit pin (most have that anyway. If you're at all uncomfortable with the idea of waiting til you get there, you can buy maybe 50 Euros or so at the US airport of departure, but it will cost you a few dollars extra in a lousy exchange rate.ut it's just a few dollars, so if you think that's worth it, go for it, but ask for smaller bills, not just a fifty.

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