Originally Posted by parnel
That's nonsense;with the exception of Firenze I drive into every town and city in Italy. Rome is not so bad and signs are good and, if you look at a map ahead of time and know the general direction you need to go to
I'm not to hot on driving in Bologna either. The roads and signs are OK, but the Garages are €25 a day, hard to find an empty one. Venice is also expensive to park.
I have not really had a problem getting in and out of Florence. I usually go to/from the hotel and to/from the car rental agency. We usually have immense quantities of luggage and product, and store it in the hotel. Parking rates in Florence are unbelievable.