Italy Camping

You might associate the word “camping” with pitching a tent somewhere or hauling a camper van around behind the family station wagon on summer vacation. You might, therefore, not realize that you can choose camping in Italy instead of regular Italy hostels or hotels - especially in the bigger tourist areas.

Some of the campsites in Italy will have space for traditional camping, where you bring and set up your tent or you drive up with a caravan. These can be ideal for people traveling on a budget within Europe, but not worth considering if you’re flying to Italy from overseas. I mean, it’s unlikely you’ll want to carry around not just your regular pack but also a pack with your tent and all the usual camping gear as well, right? For those who like the idea of saving money on accommodations and sleeping in an even more rustic way than in a hostel, there are other options.

There are several campgrounds in Italy which sometimes have semi-permanent tent-like buildings, and sometimes even have log cabin style buildings. Some of the buildings even have en suite bathrooms, if you can believe that! Often, these campsites are more like the style of a hostel than anything else, they’re just not in traditional buildings or in the center of town. And while you get to experience all the laid-back economical fun of camping, you don’t have to bring any more stuff with you than if you were planning to stay in hostels.

Camping in Italy is easier in the more visited areas because that’s where most of the facilities are, but if you’re sticking to the well-beaten path then you’ll have no trouble at all. There are well-known campsites in Rome, Florence and on the mainland near Venice which not only have nice accommodations but sometimes also offer some fun extras like swimming pools and places to play volleyball, bars and small restaurants on-site, and (because these campgrounds are on the outskirts of town) good transport connections to the main areas of town.

One of the campsite chains you can look for is “Plus Camping,” which has sites in Rome, Venice and Florence as well as other cities around Italy. An easy way to include campgrounds in your search of budget accommodations is to search for hostels and select “campsite” from the drop-down menu called “Select your property type.”

Happy camping!

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