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Everyday Life in Italy: Shopping, Bottle Deposits, Fuel, Parking, Police

Anyone living in Italy or staying for longer soon notices that much of everyday life works differently from Germany. Our guide sums up five everyday topics from our articles in a short, practical way.

What the guide covers

  • Shopping: the main supermarket chains and where to shop cheaply
  • Bottle deposits: how things stand today and what the EU regulation could change
  • Fuel: servito or fai da te, pay machines, cash and card, opening hours
  • Parking: white, blue and yellow lines, parking disc, ZTL zones
  • Police: Polizia di Stato, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza and Polizia Municipale at a glance

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