Let's imagine the first staging post of your travel Italy is
accomplished and you have arrived to the country. The question that
immediately rises is how to get around during your moving
around Italy.
The answer to it is easy: choose to your liking. The only advice is
that you prepare a little homework: booking a vehicle in advance is
safer and more cost-effective, as well as finding maps of Italy.
Make sure you know the road rules and have the necessary documents
prepared (you will need an insurance and a green card, etc.). In Italy,
it's becoming a widespread practice to close city centers from traffic
or restrict it to resident's use. Petrol prices are also quite high.
Among other rules please take into account that speed limits in
residential-areas range from 31mph/50kmh to 80mph/130kmh on motorways.
Remember to have the dipped headlights on all the time, unless you are
in a built-up area, and don't use your cell without a speaker device.
And - drive on the right.
Almost all the autostrade is to be paid for, and here you can use your
credit card. The Italian Auto Club offers round-the clock roadside
assistance. Dial 116 on any phone to connect with an English-speaking
operator. In case of a medical emergency call 113.
On the other hand, travelling
around Italy by train is not the best way to get to know the
country. Though the coverage is better than, say, in the US and UK you
still will have difficulties getting to smaller localities. However,
they are rather cheap, quick, clean and you won't have problems with
traffic jams. Moreover, you can also take a city or regional-rout bus
to move to your destination point, which is pretty cheap.
In case you need to get to a place really fast, take an internal
flight, though be ready that the rates are not for those with week
nerves.
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