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