A friend who needs a visa for Italy wants to go hostelling there.
However, the Italian visa information page (
http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp) requires
proof of available lodging in Italy: tourist vouchers, hotel booking, offer of hospitality (
click here)
in order to get a visa.
Is it really impossible to get an Italian visa without all your hotel reservations made? How do you guys handle this in practice?
We Americans have it so easy when it comes to visa-free travels...