All of Italy is in yellow: how to get around the islands and resorts
On Monday, May 17, Italy was tinged with yellow. In all regions, with the exception of Valle d'Aosta, it loosened [...]
Monday, May 17, Italy is tinged with yellow. In all regions except Valle d'Aosta, restrictions have been loosened. And, as reservations open for vaccinations for 40-year-olds and the increasingly popular open days for those over 18, people are beginning to think about the vacations.
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But what will the coming summer be like? The first good news is that the white regions: from theJune 1 will be Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Molise and Sardinia. From 7 will also be added Abruzzo, Liguria and Veneto.
Movement between regions
With all (or almost all) of Italy in the yellow zone, even reaching tourist locations becomes easier. The shifts For those living on the territory of Italy are in fact free, if this situation remains confirmed.
However, there are exceptions: Sardinia and Sicily, unless extended, ask travelers for a negative swab taken within the previous 48 hours (until May 28 and May 31, respectively). In Sardinia, those who have not been vaccinated have two options: take a rapid antigenic test upon arrival at the port or airport and repeat it after five days or undergo a molecular swab, within 48 hours, at an authorized facility. In Sicily, the procedure is the same except for the additional swab after five days. All other regions (and presumably Sardinia and Sicily from the end of May) allow free entry to those from a yellow or white region.
But what if, instead, you live in an orange region or a red region And do you intend to go on vacation on the territory of Italy? In this case, you will need the "national green pass". A kind of certificate, currently still on stand-by, that will certify either successful vaccination, recovery from Coronavirus, or negativity to the Covid-19 swab (a test, this one, which must have been done within the previous 48 hours).
The rules at the beach
In beach, rules almost identical to that of summer 2020 will be followed.
These the openings, between regions that have already opened the beach season and others that will do so soon:
- Abruzzo: June 1
- Basilicata: May 10
- Calabria: May 10
- Emilia-Romagna: May 15
- Friuli Venezia-Giulia: May 15
- Latium: May 1
- Liguria: May 1
- Marche: June 5
- Molise: May 15
- Apulia: May 15
- Sardinia: May 17
- Sicily: May 16
- Tuscany: May 15
- Veneto: May 22
Le spacing rules provide 10 square meters per umbrella and a distance of at least one meter between sunbeds and deckchairs if placed outside the shaded area. Group sports are prohibited, but individual sports remain allowed. In addition, several "Safety Beach" throughout Italy, beaches that will enforce strict anti-infection protocols.
From disco to curfew, what a summer it will be
As of Tuesday May 18, the curfew slips to 23.00. The June 7 will be shifted by an additional hour (24.00), while from the June 21 will come abolished. That is, as long as the infection data continue with the current positive trend. The curfew, in white areas, will not be in effect.
You will be able to Lunch and dinner in indoor restaurants? Yes, starting from June 1. Ten days earlier, the May 22, will instead reopen the mountain lifts to facilitate summer tourism. Finally, the June 15, you will be able to return to the theme parks. Bad news, or rather no news at all, from the discotheque front: for the time being, their reopening is on stand-by, although experiments to bring young people back to dance (with a pass) are about to be launched.
What kind of summer will it be, then? A little less free than in 2020, when the colors were not in effect and travel in Italy was free. Those who are vaccinated will be able to move more easily, while those who have not completed the vaccination cycle will always be at risk of buffering (if their region's numbers go wrong). However, the government and the regions are moving. There are already 100% Covid-free islands, for safer tourism. And there are regions that are making arrangements to administer the second dose to vacationers should the date fall right on their vacation time.
