Is driving in southern Italy difficult?

Northern Italy — anything north of Rome — is quite civilized when it comes to driving. Some people say that the further south you go, the worse the driving gets. “The south” is a pretty big place, though, and driving in much of the rural south is more relaxed than in cities.



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