Street numbers in Italy

The Medieval village of Sermoneta, near Rome

DID YOU KNOW?

Street number schemes in Rome, Florence and Venice are a little bit odd. Here’s how they work:

• Rome (Roma): street numbers proceed down on one side of the street and back up on the other side. This for the entire length of the street regardless of how many blocks.
• Florence (Firenze): street numbers for commercial addresses are red, for residential addresses are blue or black.
• Venice (Venezia): addresses are a combination of the name of one of the six Venetian neighborhoods plus a number with no sequential order.

{This is an excerpt from chapter 2 “Driving in Italy” of the eBook “Italy from the Inside. A native Italian reveals the secrets of traveling in Italy”. Buy our eBook on Amazon and leave us a review! If it’s good, you’ll make us happy, if it’s bad, you’ll make us improve. Thank you either way!}