What is the atmosphere like in Italy at the moment?

What is the atmosphere like in Italy at the moment?

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Louis Balfour

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26,271 posts

221 months

Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Anyone over there?

I am considering a drive down soon, but am concerned that if we can find hotel availability the towns won't really have got back to normal. We don't want to drive down only to find a lot of it shut.

I keep an eye on Italian news and watch the webcams in various locations and cannot really fully read what is going on.

Can anyone give me a first hand report please?

EVR

1,824 posts

59 months

Tuesday 21st July 2020
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Louis Balfour said:
Anyone over there?

I am considering a drive down soon, but am concerned that if we can find hotel availability the towns won't really have got back to normal. We don't want to drive down only to find a lot of it shut.

I keep an eye on Italian news and watch the webcams in various locations and cannot really fully read what is going on.

Can anyone give me a first hand report please?
Hi, I live in Milan and spent some holiday time in Tuscany and Liguria.

Things are fine, really. As far as I am concerned, even more enjoyable with less tourists. In Milan, downtown yesterday, it was a bliss. Portovenere, Cinque Terre, Forte dei Marmi, all were very much more liveable.

As far as precautions goes, a good 80% of the times a face masks was needed people were wearing it. Not perfect, but if this is your concern, then, I would not live home until everything is done and over. I have been 10 days in Cannes before going to Tuscany and honestly, French follow the rules way more spottily than us Italians.

Louis Balfour

Original Poster:

26,271 posts

221 months

Tuesday 21st July 2020
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EVR said:
Louis Balfour said:
Anyone over there?

I am considering a drive down soon, but am concerned that if we can find hotel availability the towns won't really have got back to normal. We don't want to drive down only to find a lot of it shut.

I keep an eye on Italian news and watch the webcams in various locations and cannot really fully read what is going on.

Can anyone give me a first hand report please?
Hi, I live in Milan and spent some holiday time in Tuscany and Liguria.

Things are fine, really. As far as I am concerned, even more enjoyable with less tourists. In Milan, downtown yesterday, it was a bliss. Portovenere, Cinque Terre, Forte dei Marmi, all were very much more liveable.

As far as precautions goes, a good 80% of the times a face masks was needed people were wearing it. Not perfect, but if this is your concern, then, I would not live home until everything is done and over. I have been 10 days in Cannes before going to Tuscany and honestly, French follow the rules way more spottily than us Italians.
Thank you. How is wearing a mask in 30 degrees of heat?

EVR

1,824 posts

59 months

Monday 27th July 2020
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Louis Balfour said:
Thank you. How is wearing a mask in 30 degrees of heat?
Pretty poor! biggrin

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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I was going to come down for the rescheduled Mille Miglia and a whole bunch of other stuff which seems to be going ahead

over a 2 week period in Ottobre .

Didn't count on my Italian car being parked permanently yesterday though .

I won't be coming now.

ReverendCounter

6,087 posts

175 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Pericoloso said:
Didn't count on my Italian car being parked permanently yesterday though
Oh dear - what's happened?


Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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ReverendCounter said:
Pericoloso said:
Didn't count on my Italian car being parked permanently yesterday though
Oh dear - what's happened?
The floor and arches have succumbed to rust in a big way .

Everything can be repaired but I had to draw a line somewhere .

Rather than divert this thread take a look at pics I posted today in the trivial thread in the lounge , not a pretty sight .

ReverendCounter

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175 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Pericoloso said:
The floor and arches have succumbed to rust in a big way .

Everything can be repaired but I had to draw a line somewhere .

Rather than divert this thread take a look at pics I posted today in the trivial thread in the lounge , not a pretty sight .
Argh. Such a shame for PH's most famous Barchetta.

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Argh. Such a shame for PH's most famous Barchetta.
It's 23 years old FIAT ,I still wasn't ready to park it up .

Disappointment is palpable .

Louis Balfour

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26,271 posts

221 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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We've decided against Italy this year; it's just too risky with the government making snap decisions to quarantine.

EVR

1,824 posts

59 months

Sunday 2nd August 2020
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Louis Balfour said:
We've decided against Italy this year; it's just too risky with the government making snap decisions to quarantine.
I would say this is a wise choice.