Italy Chat - Meet people when traveling in Italy on Nomad List

Yeah I stayed in Airbnbs in other places in Europe and in Italy, but for some reason the options for Rome just did not seem very appealing to me. Might be that private residences in Rome tend to be old or not modernised. I saw many options that were 90-100+ EUR/night for a private room in a flat! The nice and affordable places were all very far out of Rome. You may have different results or search criteria, but that's at least what I realised for Rome. I think the hotels might be putting on deals now too, as tourism is coming back but there are still many empty rooms.

leighb7726d

mrqsunitgajocv thank you will check it out

mcbroam26d

I go to Rome every year and I think axnbiltxvmkmis has perhaps just had an unfortunate experience.

mcbroam26d

sxsinmjioo I adore Testaccio and it has some of the best eating options. Trastevere is also good. Arguably the most central is around Campo dei Fiori, but it will be more expensive. Keep some cash aside for a taxi to the airport/train station, and keep an eye on ‘sciopero Roma’ (strike Rome).

notaplatypus26d

no harm just checking out Expedia/hotels as well! and plus, Rome was super hot, so it's nice to have that hotel central AC blasting 😄

mcbroam26d

Yes, the climate in Italy is unusual this year, but cooler temperatures are on the wing :)

mcbroam26d

Yeah don’t get an Airbnb without a/c, I’ve even resorted to asking the owners if it’s the proper wall-mounted a/c and not substitutes

notaplatypus25d

you can also download the myCicero app for public transport. otherwise, paper bus/train tickets can only be purchased at the stations or at tobacco shops, and only with cash (for the bus tickets). the app will let you buy e-tickets for buses and some trains with your credit card, so you can buy a bus ticket only when you're sure you're going to take the bus, and not worry about having cash or finding a sale point.

mcbroam25d

Rome has a good network of local train stations included within the price of a public transport ticket. If (I mean when) there’s a public transport strike they continue to function. It’s also the quickest way by far e.g. to get from Termini to Trastevere

mrisoli24d

🛬 incklrazr just arrived in 🇮🇹 Milan, #italy

leighb7722d

Anyone know of great coffee roastery in Rome

laura_luminousfx22d

We went here nearly every day while in Rome Sant’ Eustachio Il Caffè

mcbroam22d

Linari in Testaccio

mcbroam22d

But Naples is a surer bet

leighb7722d

Thank you 🙏

amzoellner21d

🛬 qewnfzdnzhvq just arrived in 🇮🇹 Bari, #italy

notaplatypus21d

Tazza d'Oro near the Pantheon? A bit touristy but they seemed good.

amzoellner20d

🛬 pqtwhyjugvkg just arrived in Catania, #italy

arnsa18d

hey, I just arrived to Italy yesterday, but im a little bit confused about the masks in public. Is it mandatory to wear masks outside? Because almost everybody seems to be wearing them on the streets

mpic18d

In theory they are not, it happens sometimes that you exit from a place and you forget to remove it, plus there are people that maybe feel safer.

arnsa18d

ah, got it. I thought they were mandatory even outside

mpic18d

Perhaps it could be mandatory in some cities where numbers are rising, specially if you visit big cities it could be a good idea to check.

arnsa18d

im in Milan atm

mpic18d

Right now only in Sicilia I think. I would suggest do as other people around you if you don’t want to get fines (in general almost impossible in Italia), wear it if you think you can have a/the virus, or if you feel safer with it.

arnsa18d

got it, thanks!

anderjaska17d

Do the InterCity trains have power outlets and wifi? I can't find a straight answer online

anderjaska17d

Much appreciated, also if anyone could point me to where the flex fares are so I can figure if it's worth it to show up day-of

mpic17d

```This fucking nomad list doesn't allow me to answer with links. Anyway, there are power outlets and usually they work, but it happens that they don't.
That I know wifi is available only on Frecciarossa and Frecciargento, the fastest trains of Trenitalia.```

anderjaska17d

hmm, that's not ideal. Thanks!

mpic17d

Usually there is an economy fare that vary with time, and in general the first class economy is same price of second class no-economy. They are not particularly expensive trains, if you value more flexibility than price it could make sense to buy them in the same day. For other faster trains (Frecce) buying in advance if you buy in advance you can save much more.

anderjaska17d

Ah ok so the IC trains it _probably_ doesn't matter so much but for the frecce it's much better to book in advance if you can plan things

mpic17d

And you always have the plan b of Regionale/Regionale “Veloce”, that have fixed price.

anderjaska17d

I like to work on the train, so it's a balance. I don't think the regional ones have outlets 😕

anderjaska17d

thank you!

mpic17d

Most of Regionali veloci start to have the outlets, but not the oldest ones. Specially moving along the sea it’s doable, while it’s almost impossible when you cross the Appennini. When I go to Roma from the east coast I have connection only here and there.

anderjaska17d

Has anyone used the TrenItalia rail pass? Can you combine that with the same-day trip offer to save on a whole trip? Or am I being too sneaky 😉

calichick92517d

🛬 lbavbndszqkmwn just arrived in 🇮🇹 Florence, #italy

umar25mh16d

Sorry , but I am just reading your reply now. In the end I managed to find one, though with a lot of difficulties. Thanks a lot though

umar25mh16d

Hello everyone,
Since I had a lot of trouble to do the vaccine in #italy as a foreigner, I wanted to share my experience to help those in a similar situation.

In order to do the vaccine, the pre-requisite is to have a Codice Fiscale (Fiscal number), and even though on their official website, it does not mention that a tourist can obtain the codice fiscale, in reality you can do it.

You simply have to book an online appointment at Agenzia delle Entrate first to obtain the codice fiscale, which they give you right on the spot. (Though in order to book the appointment, the irony is that you have to insert a codice fiscale, so I asked an italian friend to book it for me)

Once you obtain the codice fiscale, you are set to be vaccinated in any vaccination centres, and can obtain your #_covid19 certificate.

Good luck

juliafurmanyuk14d

🛬 gglcpjyotvqipwkh just arrived in Alicudi, #italy

xexa13d

Hey all! Anyone here stayed at a co-living in Italy? Any recommendations?

calichick92513d

Anyone around Florence the next week?

danactive12d

🛬 bkfngonjjjv just arrived in 🇮🇹 Rome, #italy

garrettkocher11d

🛬 jcnpynriilrlctr just arrived in 🏞 🏖 Cagliari, #italy

dottedmag10d

Could somebody recommend an accountant in Italy specialising in helping self-employed remote workers? I'm pondering to move to Italy to live for a while, and would like to understand what it would entail.

alxcnwy10d

Planning a 2 week vacation in Italy next week (flying from Germany)

Would appreciate any tips / reccs especially in the context of covid (only had 1 vaccine so probably gonna need tests to visit places?)

alxcnwy10d

No real preferences but wanna go somewhere beachy for few days

mpic10d

The first dose should be enough to get a green pass, 15 days after the vaccination. It decades if you don’t take the second one when it’s time to do it. Or at least this is what I know it should be valid for Italians.

nathanjones10d

lkxyoa I'm here and vaxxed. How do I get a green pass???

mpic10d

I would suggest tu install the `Immuni`app and check the “EU digital Covid certificate” section. And then insert the info you have (hoping they are enough).

For some strange reasons Nomad List inhibit people to share links, even if I’m one of the few that answer in this channel with continuity. Anyway, if you check this channel you see a link of “salute” “gov” “it” with info about coronavirus in Italy for travellers.

livingetloving9d

Hi, anyone in Florencia? Next month my wife and me will go to Florencia by own car. We would like to live there at least for one month and then move to Rome and later Napoles, or perhaps further south if the weather is too cold. Any recommendation or hints about Florencia please?

mcbroam9d

Lovely place to visit (even more so the surrounding region), but it’s not the most liveable city IMO. I suspect the weather will be much better in Rome during October (there’s even a term for it in Italian, le ottobrate romane). Naples and the surrounding region and islands should still be awesome in late October, and not infested with tourists, and then you could head further south to Sicily. That said I’m in Rome now and the weather is unusually weird and chilly for this time of year, so who knows…

nathanjones9d

Go South...even in Covid times Florence is a tourist hellhole. Great for a day or two, but I would never live there. Naples is vibrant, dirty, filled with amazing art and culture and mind-blowing food. Palermo the same. Lecce ditto. Or give Perugia a shot if you want to be in a hilltown kept livable by the student population. I usually pick a new town for a month and then take day trips...these have all been some recent faves. My 2 cents :)

oriolgarciago8d

Hey! 👋
I'm planning to go to Italy on vacation during a week this month, but I'm hesitant about which city/cities to visit. We have already been to Rome (loved it) and Milan (not very exciting), and now we're thinking about repeating Rome, going to Florence or Napoli, or doing a train tour at the Amalfi coast.
Any tips? itairplane

erezperetz8d

Culinary? Bologna and Emilia Romana region (parma, modena)
Florence is one of my favorite city in Italy, soooo beautiful and charming.
I also like Napoli and Amalfi coast which is georgeous. But i think it's better there with a car, although quite hard to drive.

xexa8d

🛬 ziestb just arrived in Positano, #italy

mpic7d

Why nobody never mentions my region, Marche 😞

mcbroam7d

There’s a reason Florence attracts as many tourists as it does. The old saw about Italy having 25% of the world’s UNESCO attractions in less than 1% of the landmass applies with bells on to Firenze. But you have to be a bit _furbo_ about enjoying it without paying too much economically or in annoyance. They all have their downsides; I love Naples but come on, it’s a shithole by any objective measure. Lecce and La Puglia make sense if you’ve done the basics. Rome is the only place I could live long-term (Milan is ruled out for climate, expense and snobbery) and it has its passionate detractors, whose complaints I quite understand.

mcbroam7d

Le Marche is absolutely beautiful bvehni I was there for most of August.

mcbroam7d

I second Bologna, lovely place. Also, the glory of Italy is in the smaller art towns - Mantova, Urbino, Ferrara, Parma, Spoleto. The list is truly endless. It would be easier to make a list of places in Italy that lack anything to see, and if so, the food will compensate anyway. Base somewhere like Bologna, pick off Parma and Ferrara and maybe Mantova (bring a large appetite), rinse and repeat for each region.

mpic7d

You kujmxvbfu have fully understood this country 👏

mcbroam7d

I have absolutely incurable Italophilia

mpic7d

While in Urbino I hope you also visited Fossombrone, Mondavio, and some other little castles like Mombaroccio. In Cartoceto there are probably the best cheese and olive oil of the region. Even if I prefer area around Arcevia and its little castles, and views around Macerata and Fermo, around Sibillini mountains (Sarnano, Montefortino, Smerillo, … :top:).

mcbroam7d

Gradara, Conero, Offagna, Senigallia, Numana. I was visiting someone and not able to travel around the whole time so there’s plenty left to see for another visit. Fell in unhealthy love with ciauscolo…

mpic7d

This weekend there is the festival of Ciauscolo, in Sarnano :smiling_face_with_3_hearts:
I didn’t mention Gradara and beaches around Conero because they are too obvious :slightly_smiling_face:
Senigallia is 15 minutes from my house, pity I didn’t know.
Kudos hosbchjae not a lot of people travel so deep.

As unique base I would probably get a place in this region, but if somebody is more interested in north also Ravenna could be a good option.

mcbroam7d

Next time, nkuvdv (and there are reasons I’m likely to be drawn back there) - volentieri. We can have probably the world’s smallest nomadlist meetup.

zanonimelo7d

🛬 luxydxqtpmew just arrived in 🇮🇹 Rome, #italy

danactive6d

For the Green Pass you need to be Fully Vaccinated with an approved vaccine from the EU. The only single dose vaccine is Johnson & Johnson

alxcnwy6d

ah shoot thought so

alxcnwy6d

what do you need covid tests for (mueseums? restaurants?) and how do you easily get them in Italy?

danactive6d

For indoors, like museum or dining you need the Green Pass; note patio is outdoors and no covid test

danactive6d

I come from a country that has an equivalent to the Green Pass so I don't know how to get vaccinated in Italy

alxcnwy6d

i’ve only had 1 vaccine so no green pass - are there test stations around museums etc?

mpic6d

Right now they provide the green pass ten days after the first shot (you loose it if you don’t get the second one when you are supposed to do it).

livingetloving6d

Please, let me know your experiencies with coliving in Italy. Me and my wife would like to try it.

xexa6d

I'm still researching but did not find anything I liked. I'll let you know

livingetloving6d

Thanks a lot :)

mcbroam6d

Do either of you speak Italian? Do you know any Italians there? That will make the biggest difference. This link is in Italian (but it's mostly just a table), a list of cities with the best quality of life in Italy, from their equivalent of the FT. Florence quite far down. Going back to my earlier point Crotone is in last place but I had one of the very best meals of my entire life there…

mcbroam6d

They take account of things like ease of finding work, greenness etc so bear that in mind.

livingetloving6d

No, we don't speak Italian and we don't know anyone there. Thanks a lot for the link and the hints... I will study it. I want to live some time in Florencia and also in Rome, but also would like to meet other places more easy to live with a good quality of live. It's great your help. Thanks.

livingetloving6d

pvoyvcwms very interesting the link you shared.

nathanjones6d

Great link, eqbafxgfw

joba6d

I stayed in Florence for a couple months and it is awesome. The art, architecture, and history throughout the whole city is amazing. Wine is cheap and delicious. There are lots of American university students there, so the nightlife is pretty good. Not sure what other kinds of young peoples activities she'd be interested in.

danactive5d

My Airbnb host in Rome is asking for "documents for registration". Is this for tourism/police registration and what documents are the minimum I can provide?

davidfregoli5d

your id/passport should be enough

davidfregoli5d

that's what we mean with "documents" usually

davidfregoli5d

yes it's for the authorities

martijn5d

Hello! I’d like to explore northern Italy for a few days next week, preferably by car. Unfortunately I need automatic transmission.
I’m trying the standard websites kayak/rentalcars etc but they all come up as either fully booked or prohibitively expensive (~100 euros/day).
Any local tips to find a better option? Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:
Pickup is flexible, preferably somewhere on the western side (as I’m coming from Nice), and dropoff preferably around Venice.

mpic5d

In this country they are everything but common, but usually in airports you can find some.

angelasmith5d

How far north are you? It was cheaper for me to book in Austria and pay the cross-border charge, last time I was there.

martijn5d

Ah interesting. Well, I’m in Nice at the moment, so wherever I pick up the car, I’ll need to reach via public transport.

danactive5d

I'm considering renting an auto too (_from Rome_). Since you have done the research what price are you hoping for algkkmtkc ?

nathanjones5d

🛬 llraixrpzggus just arrived in 🍕 Naples, #italy

garrettkocher4d

🛬 pgqaaqxcttjydvp just arrived in 🇮🇹 Florence, #italy

alxcnwy3d

Hi everyone, quick ❓ I’ve only had 1 vaccine shot so far so not fully vaccinated but I want to visit some museums in Rome that require a green pass - can I get a covid test for this like are covid test results a kind of green pass? I’ve seen some testing stations around Rome, is that sufficient for entering Museums / Vatican City? Thanks!

mpic3d

You can get a green pass:
• with a negative covid test (valid 48-72 hours)
• after ten days from the first shot (it expires if the second one is skipped)
• the second shot keeps the green pass valid (for x months)

mpic3d

🛬 zjzuae just arrived in 🍕 Naples, #italy

alxcnwy2d

Thank you!

alxcnwy2d

I got a test at a pharmacy for EUR 22 and that got me a green pass. Note you have to say it’s for green pass or you get a different certificate

danactive20h

🛬 awvlwbjyitk just arrived in 🇮🇹 Florence, #italy