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Studying at the Gregorian
honestly the library is fine once u realize the catalog is online now, you can search before you even get to Rome. the real trick is timing, go before 10am or after 4pm because between those hours it's packed with seminarians and you'll wait forever for a seat near the windows. also bring your student card everywhere, they check it at the turnstile and sometimes again on the upper floors.
the gregorian library is actually spread across a few floors and the older section near the reading rooms is where people get turned around. the trick is the call numbers run by subject not by floor, so a lot of theology sits in the same wing as philosophy and you have to check the catalog terminals first, theyre near the entrance. also the banco (the front desk) will pull stuff from the closed stacks for you if you ask, way faster than wandering. piazza della pilotta is the entrance btw, not the via del seminario side, that one just looks like it should be the door
If you're there for spring semester, keep in mind the Gregorian's calendar is weird. Exams are January and June, so you arrive right into the winter session and half the library is crammed with people prepping. Get your tessera at the segreteria early because the turnstile won't let you in without it.
For finding stuff, don't sleep on the subject bibliography rooms. Each faculty (theology, philosophy, canon law) has its own reference section and those are way easier to browse than the main stacks. If you can't find a text, ask at the banco, they pull from closed stacks and it's faster than wandering.
Also the bar downstairs does a solid espresso for under a euro, which honestly matters more than you'd think during exam season.
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What are current tobacco prices for LM Blue or Chesterfield Blue?
tbh duty free at Riga is only worth it if you're buying cartons, single packs at the airport arent that much cheaper than teh tabaccai in Rome. also remember you can only bring a limited amount into the EU anyway so stockpiling has its limits
Chesterfield Blue usually runs around 5.50 to 6 euros a pack in Rome these days, though tabaccai prices are fixed by the state so it won't vary much shop to shop. Riga is generally cheaper for cigarettes but your layover time matters, if it's tight you might not have time to clear security and find a shop.
LM Blue in Rome is roughly the same ballpark, around 5.50 to 6 euros. One thing to keep in mind at Riga airport, the duty free selection isn't always great for specific brands like these, so if you're set on LM or Chesterfield you might strike out. I'd check what the actual duty free has before counting on it.