Italy Attractions & Amenities
Fifth country in the world, and third in Europe, in terms of worldwide international tourist arrivals, Italy attracts millions of tourists every year thanks to its fascinating culture, natural landscapes, artistic sites, and renowned cuisine. When looking at the most popular destinations, Rome, Venice, Milan, and Florence were the leading municipalities in Italy by number of overnight stays as of 2019, with Rome having over double the amount of the overnight stays compared to other leading municipalities. I
Overall, there has been a steady increase in the number of international tourist arrivals in Italy over the last five years, with arrivals in 2019 reaching a high of nearly 100 million tourists. However, this growth stopped in 2020 with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, during which the number of international tourist arrivals in Italy fell dramatically to under 40 million. Italy Attractions & Amenities
ENTERING ITALY
Measures valid until 15 December 2021.
Italy applies health-related restriction measures to incoming travellers, which may vary depending on their country of origin. The dispositions you must follow in order to enter Italy are given below.
EU COUNTRIES, SCHENGEN AREA, ANDORRA, PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO
Travellers from these countries can enter Italy without quarantine obligation, provided that they:
- Fill in the Passenger Locator Form before entering Italy. If you do not have suitable technological tools, you can download the printed version of the Passenger Locator Form.
- Present the EU Digital COVID Certificate on arrival. Non-EU citizens can present a COVID-19 Green Certificate, in paper or digital form, issued by the health authorities of their home country, certifying negativity to the virus, successful recovery or vaccination recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Travellers who, on entering Italy, do not present this documentation may nevertheless enter the country but must undergo fiduciary isolation for 5 days and inform the Prevention Department of the competent Local Health Authority (see page: COVID-19 Toll-free numbers and regional information). After 5 days of isolation, they must perform an additional molecular or antigen test.
If, in the 14 days prior to entering Italy, you stayed in a country other than those mentioned in this section, you may be subject to additional restrictions.
OTHER COUNTRIES FROM WHICH TRAVELLERS MAY ENTER ITALY WITHOUT THE OBLIGATION OF FIDUCIARY ISOLATION
Measures valid for travellers arriving from Australia, Bahrein, Canada, Cile, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Israel, Kuwait, New Zealand, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and British bases on the island of Cyprus but excluding territories outside the European continent), Uruguay, Taiwan, Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Anyone who has stayed or passed through one of these countries in the 14 days prior to entering Italy must:
- Fill in the Passenger Locator Form before entering Italy. If you do not have suitable technological tools, you can download the printed version of the Passenger Locator Form.
- Present COVID-19 green pass or certificate on arrival issued by the health authority of their country certifying complete vaccination against COVID-19, performed at least 14 days beforehand, using a vaccine recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Travellers from Canada, Japan and the United States of America may alternatively present a COVID-19 green pass of successful recovery or certification of successful recovery issued by competent health authorities.
- Present a document certifying that they have performed a molecular or antigenic swab test in the 72 hours prior to arrival in Italy with negative results. The term is reduced to 48 hours for travellers from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Green Passes must be in Italian, English, French or Spanish and can be presented in digital or printed formats.
Travellers who, on entering Italy, do not present this documentation may nevertheless enter the country but must undergo fiduciary isolation for 5 days and inform the Prevention Department of the competent Local Health Authority (see page: COVID-19 Toll-free numbers and regional information). After 5 days of isolation, they must perform an additional molecular or antigen test.