| Driving is undoubtedly, one of the most | | | | and cities, it is advised to make use of this |
| exciting ways to truly explore Italy. If | | | | in favour of driving around them yourself. |
| however, you plan to stick to the bigger | | | | |
| towns and cities and have no intention of | | | | As mentioned above, if however, you plan on |
| venturing out into the countryside then its | | | | spending a lot of time in the country, or |
| probably best avoided. | | | | have accommodation outside a city, then |
| | | | renting a car and making your own way round |
| There are a number of reasons for this, the | | | | is going to be the favoured option. |
| main ones being the difficulty in both | | | | |
| parking and getting around. | | | | This is because Italy's public transport does |
| | | | not stretch out into the country, making many |
| On the whole driving in Italy requires a | | | | of the smaller village's inaccessible without |
| certain amount of bravery and a good deal of | | | | your own car. |
| patience, with speed and small margins for | | | | |
| error seemingly being the essence of Italian | | | | When out and about on Italian roads one of |
| drivers. | | | | the main things to watch out for is drivers |
| | | | overtaking. Those more confident on the road |
| Even though driving regulations and rules are | | | | tend to get very close behind cars and then |
| governed by the same EU laws as in the UK, | | | | shoot out. With most roads being bendy with |
| the degree to which such laws are enforced | | | | only one lane per direction, this can prove |
| varies greatly. | | | | quite dangerous. |
| | | | |
| Traffic lights are generally respected, | | | | The trick is to just remain calm and |
| within Naples though, stopping at a red light | | | | concentrate fully on the road at all times. |
| becomes more of an option than a given. | | | | It's best to have one person navigating and |
| | | | one driving. |
| Finding a parking space in most of the cities | | | | |
| can be very difficult; this is especially | | | | |
| true in Venice. Instead, parking in a | | | | |
| supervised car park outside of cities is | | | | Liam is a UK based author, currently focusing |
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| network, connecting most of its bigger towns | | | | |