From 16 May, Italy opens its borders to tourists again and starts the new holiday season. The quarantine obligation is dropped, but strict distance and mask rules still apply.
After a long period of trepidation, the decision has finally been made: Italy will be welcoming tourists again in May. Specifically, the popular Holiday destination its borders on May 16. This means that the previous quarantine obligation for travelers from abroad no longer applies. You can find out which measures still apply here.
Anyone planning a trip to Italy this summer will be pleased to hear that the country will allow tourists to enter without quarantine requirements from May 16. Prime Minister Mario Draghi made the announcement at a G20 tourism summit: "It's time again to book your vacation in Italy. We look forward to welcoming you again."
The Prime Minister is confident that tourism in Italy will experience a major upswing again: "The world wants to come to Italy, the pandemic has forced us to lock ourselves down, but Italy is ready to welcome the world again". For mid-June, a European green passport which will allow vaccinated, tested and recovered persons to travel throughout the EU without quarantine.
"We need to offer clear, simple rules so that tourists can come to us safely," Draghi continued. The coronavirus measures currently in force in Italy are intended to ensure this. A mask requirement outdoors, a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and a minimum distance of two meters are intended to ensure that the virus does not spread further. However, if the number of new infections continues to fall, it could well be that the curfew will be postponed until 11pm.
Since April 26, outdoor gastronomy in the "yellow areas" has also reopened and theaters, cinemas and museums are welcoming visitors again. From June 1 The interiors of the restaurants and bar will then also open.
There are currently 15 regions in the "yellow zone". These include the Lombardy, Tuscany, Lazio and the autonomous province of South Tyrol.
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