Category:Italy

From WikiSki

Overview 

EDIT

Contents 1 Climate 1.1 Snow Areas 2 Getting There 2.1 Visas and Documentation 2.2 Airports 2.3 Customs and Quarantine 3 Cultural Info 3.1 National Holidays 3.2 Transport 3.3 Food and Drink 3.4 Technology and Networks 3.5 Taxes 3.6 Credit Cards 3.7 Tipping 4 Health and Safety 4.1 Emergency Numbers 4.2 Medical Centers 4.3 Natural Disasters 4.4 Crime 5 Resources

Climate

EDIT

Snow Areas

There are plenty of excellent ski resorts in the Italian Alps - particularly in the Dolomites, which have the most dramatic scenery. The five major resorts are Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto; Madonna di Campiglio, San Martino di Castrozza and Canazei in Trentino; and Courmayeur in the Valle d'Aosta, however there are a multitude of others. The ski season generally extends from December to late March, though there is year-round skiing on Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Valle d'Aosta.

Getting There

EDIT

Visas and Documentation

Australians can enter Italy as a tourist and stay up to 90 days without a visa.

Airports

EDIT

Customs and Quarantine

EDIT

Cultural Info

Languages: Italian, German, French, Slovene

Major Religions: 85% Roman Catholic, 5% Jewish and Protestant

National Holidays

EDIT

Transport

Air travel within Italy is expensive, making it a less-attractive option than travel by train or bus. Buses are fast and reliable, whether they are traversing local routes linking small villages or zooming along autostrade between cities. They come into their own to reach destinations not serviced by the trains. State and private railways service the country, and are generally simple, cheap and efficient. Roads are generally good throughout the country, and there is an excellent network of freeways, although you do have to pay tolls.

Food and Drink

Prices in Italian bars and cafés double (sometimes even triple) if you sit down.

Technology and Networks

EDIT

Taxes

EDIT

Credit Cards

Credit cards are widely accepted in Italy. Visa is the easiest card with which to obtain cash advances from banks.

Tipping

You are not expected to tip at restaurants, it is common practice, however, to leave a small amount. In bars, locals will often leave any small change as a tip, but this is by no means obligatory. Tipping taxi drivers is not common practice, but your hotel porter will expect a little something.

Health and Safety

EDIT

Emergency Numbers

EDIT

Medical Centers

EDIT

Natural Disasters

EDIT

Crime

EDIT

Resources

• Information source: Wikipedia
• Information source: ski.com.au
• Travel Warnings : Smart Traveller

Articles in category "Italy"

There are 0 articles in this category.