Though traveling to Italy is absolutely safe, it's always advisable and useful to take some basic travel tips on Italy destination you're planning to visit. Italy is one of the most traveled holiday destinations in the world, and getting to Italy is not a problem at all. If you're planning your dream holiday in Italy, then you should consider some useful traveling tips in Italy to make your vacation completely hassle free. Travour offers you some useful travel tips on Italy. Mentioned below are some important Italy travel tips.

Major International Airports: Rome Leonardo da Vinci - Fiumicino Airport, Milan Malpensa Airport, Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport
Currency: Euro ($1 US = $0.78 EUR)
Language: Italian

Some Useful Traveling Tips for Italy

• You should have a valid passport and return ticket, though a visa is not required when visiting for less than three months.
• Make copies of your passport, visa and other important documents and keep them separate from the originals. As a precautionary measure carry the originals with you at all times.
• Leave a copy of your itinerary with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
• Though Italian is the widely spoken language in Italy, English is also spoken and understood in a limited way. Learning the basic Italian phrases may come in handy.
• Valid international driving license is needed for driving in Italy. Driving licenses and other traffic documents valid in other countries are recognized in Italy. An international insurance certificate is required for citizens from non-EC countries. If you desire to rent a car, remember that the Italian drive on the right hand side and you must be over 21 years of age.
• Italy enjoys a pleasant temperate climate with cold winters and hot summers, and it's advisable to take clothing according to the season you're traveling in. Bring comfortable shoes, a sweater, clothes you can layer and an all-weather coat. On the cruises, informal dress is the general rule but there may be some occasions were formal dress is required. Some religious sites may require modest dress to enter (no shorts or sleeveless tops).
  
  
  
  
  
• Tap water in Italy is sometimes heavily chlorinated, so it's best to drink bottled water. Bottled water is about 15p for a 1.5 liter bottle in hypermarkets. Mineral water is available in different flavors like gassata (bubbly) naturale (non-bubbly) and semi-gassata like Ferrarelle -somewhere in the between.
• All international credit cards such as Diners, American Express, MasterCard and Visa are accepted in hotels, shops and other commercial establishments including the tour operators. Travelers Cheques are accepted at major establishments.
• Exchange your money only from authorized moneychangers or Banks in Italy. Banks are open weekdays 8:30am to 1:30pm and sometimes for an hour in the afternoon.
• Coaches and trains are by far the fastest and safest mode of transportation in Italy. Most of the towns in Italy can be traveled around via metro, tram systems or bus. It's advisable to carry a sufficient amount of Euros when traveling to remote areas of Italy.
• Not all tourist places in Italy allow picture taking. Museums, especially, often retain sole rights to photograph their works.
• International direct dialing phones and Internet cyber cafes can be found all over Italy, so communication with family and friends back home is not a problem. Besides, all hotels provide excellent communication facilities.