Italy travel restrictions: Everything you need to know about tests and the Super Green Pass

In December, Italy tightened its restrictions for all travellers in response to the rising threat of the Omicron variant.

Arrivals from other European Union countries now have to take a COVID test before arriving into the country. You can show a negative PCR result taken within 48 hours or a negative antigen test taken within 24 hours of arrival.

This is as well as showing your EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) - often called a 'green pass', which shows proof that you are either fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19.

Read on for the rules for travellers from non-EU countries.

The Italian Council of Ministers announced that all non-vaccinated travellers “will incur the obligation of quarantine” for five days at the address indicated on their Passenger Locator Form. They can then test for release.

These testing rules will stay in place until at least 31 January 2022.

The new rules mean that all travellers who are fully-vaccinated against the virus will need to show a negative COVID test before setting off for Italy.

But unvaccinated travellers must take a pre-departure test and quarantine for 5 days on arrival.

Children aged under 12 are not subject to the five-day quarantine rules if they are travelling with adults who are vaccinated or have recovered from Covid

Italy’s COVID infection rate is lower than other Western European countries, including the UK, France and Germany. But with around 20,000 new cases a day and rising, it is also tightening domestic measures to get a grip on the highly transmissible omicron variant.

In December, Italian ministers voted to extend the country’s State of Emergency until 31 March 2022.

This means that both the national government and regional authorities will retain their powers to impose