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Most of the Even though most Italians don't say not to speak Englishthey seem to understand a lot of English (and also Spanish). All you need to know Hitchhiking is, that hitchhiking means ''autostop'' in Italian.
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In '''Italy''' hitchhiking is a bit less common than in [[France]] or [[Germany]], but it's very well possible. It Hitchhiking on the ''autostrada'' is not legal (there are big signs saying "NO autostop" at all highway entries), but it is good unclear whether this extends to ask people in parking areas or at gas stationson the autostrada. <!-- Guaka doesn't think so: Hitchhiking by standing beside the road putting your thumb out is forbidden in there. --> It is good to ask people in parking areas or at gas stations.
You can get a free map of whole Italy at almost every gas station (autogrill) with all gas stations listed in the map.
== Communication ==
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.
== Safety ==
The northern part of Italy is safer than the southern part(south from Rome).
== Border crossing ==
Italy is in the [[Schengen treaty]].
== Heading north North ==
Take the Highway A23 (in the eastern part of Italy) to [[Austria]] (don't try to hitchhike through [[Switzerland]], it's very difficult). Follow the A23 to [[Villach]] and [[Salzburg]] to get through the Alps very easy. On that way, you will also find a lot of people heading to [[Hungary]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Slovenia]].
