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Relive the Renaissance and discover what la dolce vita really means, with car hire in Italy. ‘The boot’ is one of Europe’s most interesting and diverse countries, with each of its distinct regions proudly flaunting its own way of life, culture, cuisine and local customs.
From the pastel hues of the Amalfi coast to the fashionable malls of Milan, Italy contains some of the world’s most awe-inspiring landscapes and destinations, which you can experience in your rental car. Quaint towns dramatically hewn into the rockface, the vineyards and rolling hills of Florence and the staggering historical monuments of Rome – all await you.
Choose something sleek and sporty ideal for travelling along coastal cliffs or reserve a spacious family SUV if you’re planning a road trip or some lake-hopping.
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Most autostrada in Italy are toll roads. The toll system – or pedaggio – has a fixed charge based on the distance you drive, and you will collect a ticket as you enter the toll road and pay on exit. You can pay with Euros or by using most major credit cards.
Don’t drive in the lane marked with a yellow ‘T’ – this is only for cars that contain a Telepass box. There are also several tunnels in Italy which you must pay to use.
Hertz has more than 400 pick-up locations across Italy. Here are some of the top destinations:
A city that has made a virtue of a wonky building, Pisa is so much more than the famous tower – it also enjoys the joys of the Tuscan larder in its countless restaurants. While there are also pretty bridges crossing the Arno, nature parks, great galleries and piazzas lined with buildings that vary from sombre to delicate.
Genoa built its fortune as a trading port, and you can detect the fingerprints of a gritty past among the mellower remnants of the Medieval. The tight streets of the old town speak volumes about what life was once like here and you’ll find brilliantly unpretentious restaurants and the numerous UNESCO-listed Palazzi dei Rolli.
Naples is a city that’s in your face, but packed with allure. It’s the place to come for Italian life in all its glory, original pizza, and sensational art – all underscored by the blue of the sea. It’s also the perfect hopping-off point for the pastel colours and jagged cliffs of the Amalfi Coast.
As befits the place that gave us Bolognese sauce, Bologna is in love with its stomach and foodies flock here for some of the best restaurants in Italy. But there’s so much more to dig into. Visit the world’s oldest university, navigate the medieval streets and gasp at the scale of the Basilica di San Petronio.
Indelibly associated with Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, Verona is an enchanting place in reality too. Lovely by day, it’s glorious at night when the captivating bridges over the Adige light up. Combine with a trip to Lake Garda and you’ll enjoy the best of rural and urban Italy.
This former capital of Italy might not get the headlines of Rome or Milan, but it’s always the quiet ones, isn’t it? Gallic boulevards and cafes will ease you in to your visit, as will the 17th century Palazzo Reale and Museo Egizio. The latter has a famous statue of Ramses II in one of the world’s best collections of Egyptian relics.
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