Italy

General Information

In Italy it is not to allowed to hitchhike by standing at the street. If you do so, almost nobody will give you a ride and in many cases the police (carabinieri) appears. Instead ask people in parking areas or at gas stations. Most of the Italians don't speak english. All you need to know is, that hitchhiking means "autostop" in italian. Just say autostop and your destination or show your thumb, otherwise they often think you are asking how to get somewhere, as Italy has a lot of tourist. Especially in summertime there are a lot of tourists from Austria and Germany. The new european plates start with a Letter on the left side of the plate, representing the Country. Most Austrian (A on plate) and German (D on plate) people are directly going to the sea, so they are probably the first choice if you want to go there.