{"id":32750,"date":"2021-10-15T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/?page_id=32750"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:00:31","slug":"ztl-and-traffic-in-city-centres","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/en\/practice\/circulation-in-italy\/ztl-and-traffic-in-city-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"ZTL and traffic in city centres"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>City centres in Italy: traffic and ZTL<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/images\/ztl-italia.jpg\" alt=\"ZTL\" width=\"102\" height=\"100\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"3\" vspace=\"3\" \/>Most <strong>city centres<\/strong> in Italy are <strong>ZTL<\/strong> (Limited Traffic Zones).<br \/>\n<strong>Traffic<\/strong> there is subject to conditions, and sometimes <strong>cameras<\/strong> monitor the entrances, identifying unauthorised number plates.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/images\/ZTL.jpg\" alt=\"ztl city centre italy sign and traffic\" width=\"233\" height=\"400\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/>The traffic conditions there vary, sometimes you need a resident&#8217;s permit (sign above), as is the case in <strong>Siena<\/strong> for example, or it is subject to specific times as on the sign below, in certain districts of <strong>Rome<\/strong> for example:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Here, traffic is prohibited (except with special permits) from Monday to Friday from 8am to 9:30am and from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Between 9:30am and 6:30pm, traffic alternates according to the parity of the number plate.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Other conditions are often encountered, such as evening restrictions on Fridays and Saturdays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City centres in Italy: traffic and ZTL Most city centres in Italy are ZTL (Limited Traffic Zones). 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