Italy: Before You Go Guide (Printable + iPad)

Italy is easy to love, but it has rules and habits that catch first-timers out: timed tickets that sell out weeks ahead, train tickets that need stamping, driving zones that fine you months later, a new fee at the Trevi Fountain and a higher one at the Pantheon, and the EU's new border system.

This 20-page printable guide puts everything you should know before a trip to Italy in one place, in short, plain-English points with real prices, researched fresh in September 2026 with links to the official sites so you can double-check anything.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Entry and paperwork (Schengen, the new EES border system, ETIAS status)
• Money
• Getting around
• Phone and internet
• Etiquette
• Food and ordering
• Weather and when to go
• Health and safety
• Accommodation tips (including city tourist taxes)
• Book ahead: sights and tickets (Colosseum, Vatican, Last Supper, Uffizi, Pompeii, Cinque Terre)
• Choosing where to go
• Driving, ZTL zones and day trips
• Sample daily budgets
• What things cost: 22 prices, from espresso to museum tickets and airport trains
• A month-by-month calendar: weather, crowds, festivals and what to watch out for
• A pre-trip countdown checklist, from 3 to 6 months out to travel day
• A tick-box packing checklist (34 items)
• A first-day checklist for arrival day
• 20 useful phrases with easy pronunciation
• Emergency numbers
• Two editions: a printable PDF and an iPad edition with a tappable contents page

PERFECT FOR

• First-time visitors to Italy
• Anyone who wants the practical details in one place
• Travellers who like to arrive prepared
• A thoughtful gift for someone with an Italy trip booked

PAIRS WELL WITH

Our Italy Travel Guide (the best things to do, by region) for what to see once you're there.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You'll receive 2 PDFs. No physical item will be shipped.

• Print edition (20 pages): US Letter, prints fine on A4
• iPad edition (28 pages): tappable contents, room to write

This guide is general travel information, not legal, medical or immigration advice. Entry rules depend on your nationality: always confirm with the official sites before you travel.

PLEASE NOTE

Rules and prices were checked in September 2026 and are subject to change: admissions, fares, menus, hotel rates and taxes can change without notice. Please confirm important details with the official sites before you travel. Photos are illustrative. Researched and written with the help of AI tools.

Made by Global Trip Insight. For personal use only.