I’ve been in Italy for 2 weeks now and coming back to Canada tomorrow. If anyone has any questions specifically for Italy, ask away!

Hope you can fill me in……
- Which parts of Italy were you at?
- Is vax passports basically required at airports, train stations and restaurants?
- Do you need PCR tests to get into different cities?
- Which are the easiest cities to go to without vax passports?
- When you return to Canada, do you still have to quarantine if you are not fully vaccinated?
Thank you so much.

Jeannie Hello Jeannine! I went to Rome, Naples, Capri, Florence, Pisa, Venice and Milan.
-Yes, it is. They call it “green pass” and I’ve been showing my passport with the vaccine PDF got from BC health website.
-No, just proof of vaccine.
-It’s needed everywhere as you mentioned above: to get on a train between cities, to eat at restaurants, while visiting any tourist attractions
-Yes, you have to quarantine for 2 weeks

Angad thank you so much for your info. I was in Italy a few years ago, mostly where you were except Naples. Itching to go back again. Thanks again.

Angad I believe if you are fully vaccinated and meet the requirements ie no symptoms and pre travel negative test there is no longer a 14 day quarantine requirement

Angad

Trina yes I know… Jeannie was asking if you’re not fully vaccinated. For that we still have 14 day quarantine.

Angad oops sorry didn’t read that part lol!

Jasroop Gosal

Angad Thank you, thank you thank you... Heading there in a couple of weeks and wondered if the BC certificate was accepted!!!

Angad if vaccinated no quarantine

Jeannie if you are fully vaccinated you don’t have to quarantine, just came back last Monday from Naples

Were you able to access the Italian or European QR code in anyway? What proof of vaccination did you have to show to access restaurants, museums etc (if any...) ?

Mike I showed passport and the 2 dose PDF that you get from BC health gateway. Didn’t have any problems anywhere. You need to show that even to get inside McDonald’s lmao and to get the Italian QR/EU digital COVID certificate you need to keep doing regular COVID tests and the barcode is only valid for 48 hours. I couldn’t find a way to convert my Canadian proof of vaccine to a permanent QR code.

Angad is that the BC Service card?

We just spent a week in Italy and were hardly asked for our vaccine card anywhere. Maybe 1 restaurant and the museums. Even entering the country or taking trains between cities these were not checked for us.

We had printed the pdf however they took one quick look at our little BC vaccination cards and moved us along the few times we had them checked.

Mike no euro QR code for Canadians. (Canadian living in EU) but a lot of countries are accepting foreign issued QRs & documents.

And you can also get a green card if you test negative/proof of recovery ?

Bea yes

Bea yes

Angad so if you don’t have proof of vaccination, you can just produce a negative Pcr test or proof of recovery? I have a serology blood test done in February which showed proof of previous infection. Will they accept that?

Jeannie Correct! You can get the certificate if you’re vaccinated, have proof of a negative test result or recovered from COVID.

Jeannie where did you get a serology test? Private clinic or through the dr office?

Isabell I had mine done in Singapore when I was there in February. But here I think you can get one done at LifeLab. Cost about $75

Do I apply for the certificate online?

Bea you are correct

Do you know if you need a negative test to enter if fully vaccinated and driving from France or Switzerland?

Bevan not sure about this cause they recently started the policy that anyone coming from Canada, US or Japan must have proof of negative test when flying to Italy. No one even checked my COVID test as I had a connecting flight in France.

Bevan Canadian, living in Netherlands. Did a roadie from here to Croatia, passing through Belgium, Lux, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia.
Both my and my partner are fully vaccinated. We got stopped in Switzerland (leaving Schengen) and also entering Bosnia. Also Switzerland on the way back.
France I’ve driven through a couple times since Covid and no check, Germany half the time and they are known to be quite firm. Belgium was checked train and airport.

Whitney thank you. I am renting a car from Amsterdam and headed through Belgium, France, then Italy. Are there even border stops in Benelux? Or entering/leaving Getmany?
Did you drive through Italy to get to Slovenia or Austria?

Bevan Italy on way there, Austria way back.
You won’t likely get stopped until Switzerland. Sometimes Germany has checkpoints on highway.

Sarolta Dobi

How was the wine??lol

What year did they burn the Colosseum?

Joshua lol

Any cheap property?

Vincentammy Coles to rent in Tuscany?

Shawn sure or to buy

Vincentammy Coles it’s a Seinfeld reference

Shawn oh haha I didn't watch that show much

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