Hi I am looking at traveling to Italy hopefully before the end of 2021 I have autism spectrum disorder and therefore can’t tolerate a mask. At home I am exempt from wearing a mask but I am wondering what I will need in Italy. I currently have a note saying that I can’t wear a mask and my diagnosis both written in English is this sufficient or will I need it translated into Italian?
This is a google translation of an article in Repubblica on 19 June reporting comments by the prime minister and health minister on this subject.
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&u=https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/06/19/news/covid_il_ministro_speranza_chiede_parere_al_cts_su_uso_delle_mascherine-306741317/
There is to be a review based on scientific advice next week. For the time being masks are only not required outdoors, and outdoors only when there is no crowding.
As to the outcome of review, Repubblica says [google translation]:
"... it seems certain that it will be possible to stay without a mask only in outdoor places and where there is no risk of gathering because, otherwise, it will definitely be worn."
Hi can anyone who is or has recently been in Sorrento tell if mask wearing outside walking is strictly enforced?
Hello Everyone,
So we are trying to plan a trip to Sardinia this September. We are coming from the US what are the requirements for us to be able to enter? Do we still need to wear a mask indoors? Thanks in advance.
We have planned out and booked most of a 2-week trip to Italy. We had to cancel this same itinerary in the fall of 2020.
We are set to arrive in Italy on August 29th, 2021 with a week in a villa just outside of Montepulciano then on to Sorrento and Rome for another week.
Does anyone have a sense of whether hoteliers and villa agents have cancellation mandates or guidelines now that Italy is back at Red Alert?
We want to take it all in while in Italy, and would not want to be restricted from restaurants, have to wear masks most of the time, etc.
Hi, we are traveling to Italy, Pisa on September 20 and we have one stop for about two hours in London( British Airways). It’s me and my husband fully vaccinated and our 5 year old. Does anyone know if we would have to do Covid-19 test for going to Italy. Also we were thinking to rent a car. Please advise on rental. Any other tips and advice would greatly appreciate. Thank you
I was told on a post on here last night from someone who travelled back from Italy last week that you had to have a PCR test (and only that) to be able to leave Italy.
That a rapid antigen test was not sufficient and people were turned away from flights back to England .
I can not find anything about this online. I have tried ringing the Italian covid hotline and they say they can't understand English!!! I'm really stuck with what to do as I have already arranged return tests at Naples airport 3 hours before flight and I am worried this won't be enough.
My wife and I are traveling to Italy in September for our 25th wedding anniversary. We will be in Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan. I do not want to "stick out" like a tourist. In addition to the obvious - not carrying around a massive backpack and having a camera around my neck at all times, what would you suggest? Are shorts and white tennis shoes still a no-no? Should we wear jeans or comfortable long pants instead? What shoes would you recommend? I have some dress shoes that are very comfortable and would be happy to walk all over Italy with them.
Thanks in advance!!
Hello,
I’m trying to reach the Covid information line from the US with the number provided but it is not working. I know to use “011” to call out, but I would think there is something else wrong with the number provided. Here is what I have from the Italia tourism website:
Useful numbers from the Ministry of Health
from Italy: 1500 (free toll number)
from abroad: +39 0232008345 - +39 0283905385
I have tried both numbers with the 011, even trying it with and without the first zero, but it doesn’t go through. Is there any suggestion?
I will post on another thread my basic question about traveling to Italy, as it pertains to the possibility of traveling there after 3 weeks in Croatia and determining exactly what we need. I would like to confirm that we can do this as US citizens.
Hey guys✨ Hope everyone is safe.
I have an upcoming September trip to Italy and was thinking of staying in Naples for two nights, however I have a terrible (I mean really severe) phobia of all kinds of lizards. I was wondering if they’re very present in Naples, or if there are places where they are avoidable. How about other parts of Italy? If I go somewhere and there are many on the streets I’ll just end up locked in my room the entire time freaking out. Thank you in advance, kind regards
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this. My friend and I are due to travel to Italy next week, both have American passports. However my friend’s passport is due to expire in less than six months, however more than three months after we leave Italy.
The rules with passport validity seem a little confusing, as there’s varying rules in varying places. The US State Department recommends 6 months. However, the Schengen rule is 3 months, and when I did a questionnaire on the Italian Foreign Affairs site, it also said three months for US passport holders. I called Delta and they also said three months is the rule they follow.
From all the official sources, seems like we’re in the clear. So I was curious to see if anyone on here has experienced this or knows of someone who has experience with this. Thanks!