Photo by: Francesca Tosolini
In Italy, speed limits are:
{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”}
Italian highways are certainly a place where your adrenaline level increases considerably. Italians like high speed and hate slow cars blocking their way. They use horns and flashing headlights to show their “driver’s feelings” in a very explicit way. Also, Italian highways are not free. If you plan to rent a car and drive around, be prepared to budget some expenses for highway tolls.
{This is an excerpt from the eBook “Italy from the Inside: the definitive survival guide for travelers”}
Il motorino. This is how the scooter is mainly known in Italy. The number of motorini in Italy is so great that some cities, like Trieste, have decided to turn entire streets into scooter parkings. And yet, sometimes not even that is enough: note the first two scooters on the right and how they are parked outside the marked spaces. Or the one at the end of the walking corridor. That guy clearly preferred to park in “pole position”.