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'''Italy''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. In Italy hitchhiking is a bit less common than in [[France]] or [[Germany]], but it's very well possible.

You can get a free map of whole Italy at almost every gas station (autogrill) with all gas stations listed in the map.

Even though most Italians say not to speak English they seem to understand a lot of English. They also claim to not speak Spanish if you ask them, but they will almost always understand a whole lot of Spanish. Hitchhiking is ''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 tourists. The northern part of Italy is quite safe, but take care in the south of '''Italy'''.

Italy is in the [[Schengen treaty]], and so are [[France]], [[Austria]] and [[Slovenia]], but [[Switzerland]] is not. Border crossing will be no problem at all.

Roads are often not laid out for bicyclists and pedestrians, which makes it harder to walk towards and to find good spots.

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* [[Sardegna]]