Driving in Italy on your Italian Holiday?
5 Tips You Need for an Italian Road Trip
If you’re considering an Italian road trip, here are our top tips you need to know before going!
1️⃣ Drive on the Right: Italians drive on the right side of the road. Keep that in mind if you’re not a confident driver.
2️⃣ Choose the Right Car: Some Italian streets are very narrow, so a smaller car might be easier to navigate.
3️⃣ Budget for Tolls: Tolls can add up quickly. Expect to spend around 10-15 euros a day on tolls.
4️⃣ Check Car Rental Rules: Not all car rentals allow border crossing. Make sure to check this before you rent.
5️⃣ Plan Your Parking: Navigation in some small towns can be tricky, so have a parking plan ready.
If you’re planning on hiring and driving a car in Italy soon, I have a guide with more tips! If you would like to see it, comment CARITALY and I can share it with you.
Travelling Italy is an amazing experience with so many things to see in Italy. Plan well and enjoy your trip!
If you’re going to Rome while your in Italy we recommend purchasing these Skip The Line tickets before you arrive:
1. Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Ticket
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2. Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Skip-the-Line
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3. Pantheon Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket
https://getyourguide.tp.st/CHU5OFXU
These articals on my blog might be useful as well
1. Best Places to Visit on a Girls Trip to Italy!
2. Best Things to Do in Rome at Night
3. Difference Between Osteria and Trattoria (Italian Restaurants Explained)
Difference Between Osteria and Trattoria (Italian Restaurants Explained)
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you should probably not drive in Italy if you haven’t listened to my five tips firstly Italians drive on the right so keep that in mind if you’re not a confident driver choose the right car remember some Italian streets are really narrow so a smaller car will be easier to navigate don’t forget to budget for tolls they add up really quickly we were spending roughly 15 to20 a day not all cars are allowed to cross borders so if you’re planning on visiting border country definitely keep that in mind plan parking ahead of time we had to contact all our hotels and let them know so they could reserve a spot for us and lastly don’t forget to save these tips
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As an aussie now been living here in Italy for nearly 2 years, I can say that tolls here cost nothing to how much they are on sydney roads.
yeah but thats cuz your british, in america its still the right, so its not that much of the problem for the first.
I'm American, driving on the right isn't an issue, neither is the left actually, have driven in many left hand drive countries. I've rented cars all over Europe, and have never encountered any restrictions with taking it into Italy. Only Eastern European countries you might encounter those issues, but no issues with Slovenia or Croatia I have found. If you wish to drive deeper into the Balkans then it becomes more of an issue. If you're concerned with the cost of tolls, you might want to reconsider your holiday. And your tips should include ZTLs.
and you forgot to mention, never drive the middle lane for no reason, like a pussy way under the speed limit just like shown in the video
All but one are useless and you forget the tip to pay big attention to ZTL zones and not to get fined each time they pass the sign with the camera. Florence gets annually 900 000€ in those fines while 30% of them are from the local citizens who forget …
such an annoying voice
and most importantly italian dont strictly follow their own road laws and drive fast 90% of the time. still italians are usualy more capable drivers than amaricans or people from denmark as me
I was told only take notice of what's happening in front of you.
Also renting a car in Italy. You’re more than likely going to have to know how to drive manual because most cars in Italy are stick shift. Automatic cars have become more common in the past 10 years but it’s still going to be expensive
Bella Verona
I take ram 5500 Cummins maga cub dually it’s a small car and good for emissions
I was supposed to enjoy my tuscan countryside drive in a nice golf from the rental company who were kind enough to ruin my experience by providing me with a shitbox mg suv which mannered like a truck