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Driving Holiday In Italy

I love all things Italian, the language, the food, the culture, the art, the people and the passion with which they approach life. Italy isn’t perfect but where is? So with this in mind I decided to do something that I’d always wanted to do, take a driving holiday around Italy.

I booked my flights, car and accommodation on the internet and bought myself a learn Italian CD for me to listen too in my car at home for the four weeks before I went. Although I knew the very basics of the Italian language I didn’t want to find myself high and dry in Italy if a disaster befell me. I soon realised that I’d need a book or two to help me with my learning.

I landed in Milan Malpensa, a lovely airport if not a little large and confusing. Trying to find the car hire depot was interesting.

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Car Hire and Driving Concerns in Italy Address

If your next travel destination is Italy, you might have doubts about hiring a car and sharing the road with the rest of the Italian drivers. They may have their own way of driving a car from around here compared to where you’re from, but there’s a bigger advantage of hiring your own can for use in Italy than going for the public transport.

If you don’t want to a stressful day on the road while in Italy, simply avoid the big Autostrade or the busy city superhighways and go for the wide open country roads they usually refer to as the Strade Statali. This way, you don’t have to worry about cars cutting you off or pedestrians not even caring that you’re fast approaching. Using the alternate Strade Provinciali routes is always better around here, especially if you don’t find yourself getting used with the way Italians drive their cars.

Another concern that foreign drivers may have about hiring a car in Italy is the cost of gasoline and the toll fees that you have to shoulder. While using the train in Naples is a little too tempting, you’ll soon realize that hiring a car for three or more persons for a week or two would save you a lot more than paying for the train fare all the time. Two peoplea spending two weeks in Italy spend as much money on public transportation as much as hiring a car.

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A Scenic Drive Suggestion – The Amalfi Coast of Italy

The famous Amalfi Coast is the area on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula of Italy. It goes from Positano and spreads almost all the way to Salerno. Breathtaking is a word that could be used to describe it. There are people who travel to Italy soley to visit this beautiful area. Just one visit and you will understand why!

The coastal towns and villages welcome travelers from all over the world who come for delicious home made cuisine. You will find family owned shops that have selling breads, local cheeses and sausages for centuries. Of course, there is an ample supply of local wines, so it might be a good idea to treat yourself to a chauffeur driver who is familiar with the cliffside road.

The coastal road is well known for being tremendously beautiful, as well as a marvel of engineering. As a passenger, you will not be able to take your eyes off the beautiful beaches, from the top of the cliffs upon which the road sits. A glance downward can be startling for those afraid of heights, so if you are a driving, you will want to try your best not to be distracted! It is a part of Italy that attracts millions every year and is, for many, the driving experience of a lifetime!

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