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Official Languages: Italian

Italian Is the Official Language, with German Co-Official in South Tyrol, French in the Aosta Valley and Slovene near the Eastern Border. English Is Reliable in City Hotels, Airports and Tourist Restaurants, and Thin in Small Towns, at Ticket Counters and in Any Public Office

Mobile Network: Coverage Is Strong in Cities, on the Motorways and along the Main Rail Corridors, with 5G across Urban Areas and 4G Nearly Everywhere Else. Every Italian 3G Network Is Switched Off, so a Handset That Cannot Use 4G Falls Back to 2G Calls and No Usable Data. Signal Thins in the Mountains, in Tunnels and on Small Islands

Roaming/SIM/eSIM: Visitors from the EU and EEA Roam on Their Home Allowance at No Extra Charge, Which Makes Roaming the Obvious Choice for a Short Trip — UK Plans No Longer Qualify, so Check Yours. For Everyone Else an eSIM Activates before You Land, with No Shop Visit and No Queue. A Local Physical SIM Can Be Cheaper on a Long Stay and Gives You an Italian Number, but It Is Sold against a Passport and Tied to Shop Hours. Roaming on a Non-European Plan Is Usually the Dearest Option

Cards and Contactless Work Almost Everywhere, and Merchants Are Legally Obliged to Take Them — Refusing Costs the Business 30 Euros Plus 4 Percent of the Sale, with No Minimum Amount. Small Bars, Market Stalls and Beach Clubs Still Push Cash and May Claim the Terminal Is Down. Keep Fifty Euros in Notes Anyway, Because the Tourist Tax Is Usually Collected at the Desk in Cash

Tipping Is Not Part of the Wage Here and Nobody Is Offended by Its Absence. Rounding Up a Restaurant Bill or Leaving a Couple of Euros for a Good Meal Is Plenty, and 10 Percent Is Generous. Leave the Small Change on the Bar for a Coffee and Round a Taxi Fare to the Next Euro. The Coperto on Your Bill Is Not a Tip and Never Reaches the Waiter — It Is a Fixed Charge per Person for the Table

Plug Type: Type C, Type F, Type L

Voltage: 230 V, 50 Hz

Adapter: Italy Is the Awkward One in Europe. Type L Is the Italian Three-Pin Socket, Type F Schuko Is Now Just as Common, and Newer Sockets Take Both. A European Two-Pin Plug Fits Either. Bring an Adapter That Covers C, F and L — A Plain Schuko Adapter Will Not Enter an Older Italian Socket