Italy guides
Every Italy article on the Italy eSIM blog, newest first.
Amalfi Coast Summer Driving: What Actually Changes in August
The SS163 has had an odd-even plate rule in recent summers, set by ordinance each year. What it means for a rental car and where to check this year's dates.
Sicily or the Amalfi Coast: Picking Your One Coastal Stop
One coastal slot left in an Italy trip. How Sicily and the Amalfi Coast differ in character, access and how they fit a route, so you pick with reasons.
Italy 2027: Easter, Summer, and When to Actually Book
Easter 2027 falls before the coast is fully open. How to split a trip between cities and coast, and when to book each half.
Sequencing the Classic Two-Week Italy Trip From the US
City order, nights per stop and the transitions that eat days: how to shape a two-week Rome, Florence, Venice and Amalfi trip that actually works.
Capri Ferry From Naples: Ports, Boats and How to Book It
Which Naples port your Capri boat leaves from, the difference between hydrofoil and car ferry, and how the fare is structured before you book.
Christmas Markets in Trento, Bolzano and Milan: A Rail Plan
When the northern Italian Christmas markets run, how Bolzano and Trento differ from Milan's, and how to link them by train without hiring a car.
Is the Cinque Terre Card Worth It? How It Actually Works
The two versions of the Cinque Terre Card, what each one covers, and the simple calculation that decides whether buying it saves you anything.
Ferragosto: What Actually Shuts Down in Italy on August 15
Why an Italy trip around August 15 runs into closed restaurants and shuttered shops, what stays open, and how to plan a mid-August week around it.
Timing a Tuscany or Piedmont Trip Around the Vendemmia
When the Italian grape harvest actually happens, why Piedmont runs later than Tuscany, and whether visiting during the vendemmia is a good idea at all.
New Year's Eve in Rome: What Actually Happens on the Night
Fireworks, street events, closures and the fixed-price dinner problem: what a Rome New Year's Eve is really like and how to plan the night.
ZTL Zones in Italy: How Renters Avoid the Camera Fine
What an Italian ZTL restricted traffic zone is, why the fine reaches you months later through the rental company, and how to keep out of one.
Italy eSIM Explained: What It Is and Who Actually Needs One
What an Italy eSIM does, who it is genuinely built for, and the two questions — an EU passport and a local phone number — that decide if you need one.
Italy eSIM for US Travelers: What's Actually Different
Why Italy sits outside your US carrier's cheap-roaming zone, what an Italy eSIM covers instead, and the setup differences worth knowing before you land.
Italy eSIM vs UK Roaming: What Brexit Actually Changed
Since Brexit, UK carriers are no longer bound by EU roam-like-at-home rules in Italy. What that means in practice, and how to check your own plan.
Rome Airport eSIM: Skipping the Fiumicino SIM Counter
Why installing an Italy eSIM before you land beats the SIM counters at Fiumicino, what those counters actually involve, and what to do the moment you land.
Data on the Venice-Florence-Rome Rail Trip: What Actually Works
Mobile data along the classic Venice-Florence-Rome high-speed rail route: what stays connected, where the Apennine tunnels cut the signal, and why.