Are you planning a vacation to Italy? Or do you just want to spend more time in the country? There are plenty of apps that can help you. These apps will help you find the best places to eat, shop, and explore.
You don’t have to be stuck with only touristy destinations either. Many of these apps have recommendations for local spots that will give you an authentic experience of Italy.
Here are five of the best apps for traveling in Italy:
Best Apps For Traveling In Italy
Getting ready for your trip to Italy and want to download some apps? Here is our guide to the best travel apps for Italy. We’ve included apps for navigation, transport, tours, eating and more.
All apps mentioned are free to download unless otherwise mentioned.
If you’re wondering how to use your phone in Italy, check out our guide to the best Italy SIM cards and wifi options.
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What’s in this article
Best apps for navigation
Transport apps for Italy
Tours and guides
Accommodation
Communications
Food and wine
General travel apps for Italy – best of the rest
Ready for Italy?
BEST APPS FOR NAVIGATION
Gone are the days of paper maps. Technology now brings us live directions and the best ways to get to our next destination. Download these apps to help you get around in Italy. Although, for the best experiences, be prepared to turn them off and get lost!
google maps
Google maps – No doubt already installed on your phone, Google Maps will help you navigate around most cities easily. You can check walking distances and transit times by public transportation and car.
Android • iOS
Note – Google Maps does not work well where there are narrow laneways and covered passageways. Do not rely on it in Venice or small villages
citymapper
Citymapper – everything you need to know about using the local transit systems in Rome and Milan. This free app will even tell you the best train carriage to get on for your journey
Android • iOS
herewego logo
Here WeGo – offline maps and GPS. Download maps for offline use when driving in Italy. Useful for driving in areas with spotty data connections. The app also shows traffic information where available, public transit maps, and you can save places for quick directions later.
Android • iOS
TRANSPORT APPS FOR ITALY
No doubt you’ll need some help getting around in Italy. These apps help you with train travel and ground transfers from Sorrento to Rome to Venice and everywhere in between.
Omio [formerly GoEuro] – The best app for getting you to your next destination. Search Omio for the quickest and cheapest ways to get from city to city in Italy – by train, bus, air or car share. No need to print your tickets – keep them all on the app.
Download Omio
FreeNow – book a taxi online using this handy app for Rome, Milan, Naples and Turin. This app calls the official city taxis. You can track your ride and pay via the app, just like Uber.
Android • iOS
AppTaxi – book a taxi in Florence, Bologna, Modena, Padua, Verona, Palermo and Catania. This free app calls city taxis from the many available companies. You can track your ride and pay via the app, just like Uber.
Android • Android
TOURS AND GUIDES
If you’ve booked tickets and tours with GetYourGuide or Viator prior to your trip, all your vouchers are stored on their handy apps. Also useful if you suddenly find yourself staring at a 2 hour line winding around the Vatican (hello, skip the line tickets!) or a spare afternoon in Florence – just browse and pay via the app for instant access to tours.
GetYourGuide – Browse, book and pay for tours, tickets and activities across Italy with Europe’s biggest range of local experiences. If you have already purchased your tours, your ticket vouchers are available in the app even if it is not connected *Authorized ticket seller for Colosseum, Vatican, Uffizi Gallery, Borghese Gallery, and more
Download GetYourGuide app
READ: Our full review of GetYourGuide
Viator – owned by TripAdvisor, Viator is a well established brand in the tours and tickets space. You can search for, book and pay for your tickets online via the app. Your vouchers are also held in the app for your convenience
Download Viator app
READ: Best tours in Rome – Colosseum, Vatican and more
Rick Steves Audio Europe – download city walks and guides to Italian destinations and attractions by America’s favorite guide to European travel – Rick Steves. There are free guided walks for Rome, Florence, Venice, Siena, Naples and more
Android • iOS
ACCOMMODATION
Whether you like to book your accommodation on the go or have it all organized before your trip starts, these apps keep all the important details in your phone for easy access.
Booking.com – download this app if you think you will need to search for last minute accommodation in Italy or have already booked hotels, apartments or B&Bs for your trip with Booking.com All your reservation details are stored in the app so you can have them close to hand and refer to the booking information as needed. Useful if you forget to write down check in/out times etc
Download Booking.com
ACCOMMODATION GUIDES: FLORENCE • MILAN • AMALFI COAST • CINQUE TERRE
Airbnb.com – keep all the critical check in information and details about your stays in your phone. Also useful for last minute reservations and finding local experiences
Download Airbnb app
COMMUNICATIONS
WhatsApp – the best solution for staying in touch with family and friends at home plus tours and accommodation contacts in Italy. WhatsApp is very popular in Italy and preferred over SMS. Communicate via text, voice and video calls using your data allowance or over wifi
Android • iOS
Google Translate – a very useful app for deciphering menus, street signs and general communications. Make sure you download Italian for offline translation before you go
Android • iOS
Duolingo – inspired to learn some more Italian words and phrases? Go beyond “grazie” and “buongiorno!” with Duolingo, a free app that makes learning Italian and other languages fun
Android • iOS
wifi.italia.it – find free wifi hotspots across Italy. With this app you only need to register once to access participating hot spot locations throughout the country
Android • iOS
FOOD AND WINE
Eating regional dishes and tasting local wine is a big part of any trip to Italy. These apps will help you find the perfect trattoria and best Barolo wherever you go.
The Fork – find and book restaurants quickly with this useful app from TripAdvisor. You can read reviews in english and take advantage of special deals offered in restaurants throughout Italy
Download The Fork app
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Nasoni d’Italia – helps you locate the free drinking water fountains across Rome and Italy. This fresh water system dates back to Roman times and now with the help of technology you can find the fountains as you walk through Italy’s ancient cities. Don’t forget to take your refillable water bottle!
Android • iOS
Vivino – did you find a wine in Italy you loved? Silly question! With Vivino you can scan the label on your favorite bottles for details of the maker, wine region and grape varieties.
Android • iOS
GENERAL TRAVEL APPS FOR ITALY – BEST OF THE REST
Finally, here are some other useful apps for Italy. From medical assistance to the weather and checking currency exchanges, it’s never been easier to access critical information when you travel.
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MedinAction – if you fall ill abroad, trying to find an English speaking doctor can add to the stress. MedinAction is an on-demand, English-speaking medical service that delivers a qualified doctor to your hotel or accommodation 24/7. Book your licensed physician online or through the mobile app.
Download MedinAction (iOS only)
Accuweather – check the weather for your next destination and be prepared with this handy app. It gives you the latest short and long range weather forecasts and the likelihood of rain. You can switch between celsius and fahrenheit to suit your preference
Android • iOS
Transferwise – If you are looking for an economical way to access your funds in Italy and across Europe consider opening a TransferWise Borderless account. Simply load your account with your own currency and transfer funds into Euros, GB pounds and other currencies as and when you need them. You access your money with a Mastercard debit card and track spending, manage your card and make transfers on the handy app.
With super low fees and up to the minute exchange rates it is a much cheaper option than using your bank, travelers checks or exchanging money when you arrive >> more information
xe.com – gives up to the minute currency exchange information so you know exactly how much that designer purse you spotted is going to cost in your home currency
Android • iOS
Hi!Tide Venice – the official app for monitoring the tide in the city of Venice. You can monitor the current tide and get detailed tide forecasts for the next two days. Push notifications can be set for when the flood exceeds a certain threshold and in key spots around the city – Piazzale Roma, Ferrovia, Ca’ d’Oro, Rialto, San Marco etc and at all the ACTV ferry stops.
Android • iOS
READY FOR ITALY?
italy travel guide
We hope you now know what apps you need on your phone in Italy. If you are just about to depart, make sure you check out our:
Italy packing list – guide to packing for Italy with suggested outfits per season, in flight essentials + more
Arrivals information for Rome, Venice and Naples
Guides for train travel and driving in Italy
Travel insurance information for your Italy trip
Essential tips for travel to Italy
For things to do, city guides, itinerary ideas and more visit our Italy travel blog
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best venice travel app
Looking for map apps to navigate around Venice Italy?
We looked at the apps on the Android and Apple App Store to get these best travel apps to help you plan your trip and see Venice. Most of the apps are free too!
Google Maps (Available on Android and Apple)
Venice Travel Guide (Available on Android and Apple)
High Tide Venice – Hi!Tide (Available on Android and Apple)
Chebateo (Available on Android and Apple)
To start off, you probably know and have Google Maps. You can download an offline map of Venice City within Google now too.
These are the steps to download an offline map of Venice in Android phones
Open Google Maps
Search “Venice” first
Choose “Offline Maps”
Check the map covers your travel area, if not you can zoom out more
Click “Download”
Note that it will last only for a month before Google will remind you to update it again
Ulmon Venice App screenshot
Ulmon Venice Travel Guide should be your first and best app to get for getting around. Their map is offline and will help you navigate Venice Italy even if you don’t have an Internet connection. It also saves you the money from having to book tours to see Venice Italy. Of course, you still need to pay for the tickets to visit the city.
A few tips because travel map apps do not work similarly in Venice
Expect to be still lost – Your phone location service / GPS might be very inaccurate due to the tall houses and narrow streets. One street can be just a few meters away from the other and it is hard for your phone to guide you.
Look for landmarks – Instead of relying on the streets, navigate and familiarise yourself with landmarks to travel around
Some reviews:-
Mark P, July 26, 2018
(It)really helped to find my way around Venice.
Philip Diep, May 18, 2018
Great app. Saved me a lot of trouble finding where I was in Venice
Christine Marie Domingo, March 25, 2018
Very useful to have with you if you want to explore Venice without necessarily having to book tours.
High Tide Venice
High Tide Venice – Hi! Tide is a free special official app developed for both tourists and Venetians to help you know the water level of various regions of Venice City such as the ACTV ferry points. As you know, Venice is a city built on water and in recent times, it was “flooded”. Therefore, if you happened to be around during rainy seasons, you must get this to know the actual and predicted water levels to prevent having a “wet” trip.
Some reviews:-
Aditya Veer, May 9, 2019
Easy to identify tide timings in various regions of Venice.
Tina Modrusan, February 3, 2014
Utilissimo! (Italian for very useful)
Chebato App
Chebateo App guides you in planning your vaporetto routes to travel around Venice. This relatively unknown app works even better than the official app because it is how a user would expect it. You can either search for what route to take or tell you which route will come at a stop. The free app allows you to favorite routes so you don’t have to retype the search each time. This allows you to quickly see how much time you still have to get to the vaporetto stop so you don’t miss it.
Reviews
Terry Mallory-Robinson, October 1, 2018
Invaluable for working out the best routes around the Actv vaporetto network. Highly recommended.
Abdulrahman Jaber, November 17, 2018
A PERFECT APP FOR VENICE TRANSPORTATION OF WATERBUS
Conclusion
We hope you tried out these “best” apps and found them useful to guide you around the city on your day trip. If you found the best app that can help tourists travel around better, do share your tips.
Conclusion
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