You say you would like to travel throughout Europe over 5-6 months spending 2-3 months in Tuscany. You will need to note that you can not stay longer than 90 days within the Schengen countries. Once your 90 days is expired, you must leave the schengen areas for another 90 days before returning. I would read up on all this beforehand.
As mentioned above, if it is a rental car, the rental company will eventually be contacted by the comune/ local police for your information. You will then receive a bill from the rental car agency for the service fee of providing your information to the police - generally in the area of 40-50 euros. They DO NOT pay the fine for you. You will receive a second bill from the police/comune for the actual fine, and perhaps any additional penalty charges for having not paid within 10 days.
Gala above has provided you with the information for the comune of Marone (where you incurred the parking violation and fine). The IBAN (the actual bank account number) and SWIFT numbers are shown. The only problem is two-fold. You will need to be able to reference your ticket and payment(and I am sorry, the picture and text is so small, I can not read it to translate it for you). And of the bank accounts (IBANs) listed, which is the correct one for you to have the wire transfer go to, as several are listed (just different addresses). My guess is that it would be the primary one at the top of the page in bold.
Not paying the fine is not an option, as Italy has now sought the help of collection agencies and you would be contacted by one of them eventually. Is there an email address listed on the parking ticket that you could perhaps contact somebody with?
Expect it to be very hot and humid in each of your locations- Venice will definitely be more so as it is on the water. Try to plan all of your major sightseeing excursions for as early in the morning as possible so as to avoid the heat and hopefully the crowds. Perhaps do your transport in the afternoon so you can hopefully be relaxed and out of the heat and in a A/C train car. A rental car is of no use to the locations you want to visit. Use the train system. You can book train tickets now and receive some discounts if the discounts are still available. Use only the official trains of Italy's websites: Trenitalia.com or Italotreno.it I suggest you book the faster Frecce trains so as not to waste time in travel. The regionale trains also can be more crowded and often the air-conditioning does not seem to be working. I suggest also that you click the "Select seats" button to ensure that you can choose the optimal seat. There is no problem printing tickets at home - simply book the tickets by clicking the ""go on without logging in" button when it comes time to enter your information. Once printed, you have your official ticket and these do not need to be validated. Train stations you will want to enter into the system are "Venezia S.L. (Santa Lucia)", Firenze S.M.N (Santa Maria Novella) and Roma (find the station that is closest to your hotel location). I am concerned about your day trip to Capri coming from Florence and before Rome. The entire day will be spent in travel. Then, what will you do with your luggage on that day? You could find luggage lockers, but it depends on your route. If you want to do Capri, then I suggest you do it as a day-trip from Rome...or alternatively, spend a minimum of 2 nights in Sorrento and do Capri from there. However, note that it is August and it will seem as the whole of Italy (and the rest of Europe) will be at any beach/sea location you visit. Reservations are a must! Re: Taxis. Venice you won't need them, however do buy a vaporetto pass for the length of time you will be there. Florence, you may or may not need a taxi depending on where your hotel is in relation to the train station. Find a cab directly in front of the station at the Taxi stands - these are the official cabs. In Rome, same thing, go to the official taxi stands and only take an official Rome cab. (White with markings the door of the Roma seal and SPQR) they should also all have a number. Make sure it has a meter. You can find cab stands in Rome by the orange "Taxi" street sign. Taxis from Rome central to the Rome airport are at a fixed rate of 48 euros. They should charge you no more.
Best of luck
Cat - Vitalia Tours
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You say you would like to travel throughout Europe over 5-6 months spending 2-3 months in Tuscany. You will need to note that you can not stay longer than 90 days within the Schengen countries. Once your 90 days is expired, you must leave the schengen areas for another 90 days before returning. I would read up on all this beforehand.
Caterina
As mentioned above, if it is a rental car, the rental company will eventually be contacted by the comune/ local police for your information. You will then receive a bill from the rental car agency for the service fee of providing your information to the police - generally in the area of 40-50 euros. They DO NOT pay the fine for you. You will receive a second bill from the police/comune for the actual fine, and perhaps any additional penalty charges for having not paid within 10 days.
Gala above has provided you with the information for the comune of Marone (where you incurred the parking violation and fine). The IBAN (the actual bank account number) and SWIFT numbers are shown. The only problem is two-fold. You will need to be able to reference your ticket and payment(and I am sorry, the picture and text is so small, I can not read it to translate it for you). And of the bank accounts (IBANs) listed, which is the correct one for you to have the wire transfer go to, as several are listed (just different addresses). My guess is that it would be the primary one at the top of the page in bold.
Not paying the fine is not an option, as Italy has now sought the help of collection agencies and you would be contacted by one of them eventually. Is there an email address listed on the parking ticket that you could perhaps contact somebody with?
Expect it to be very hot and humid in each of your locations- Venice will definitely be more so as it is on the water. Try to plan all of your major sightseeing excursions for as early in the morning as possible so as to avoid the heat and hopefully the crowds. Perhaps do your transport in the afternoon so you can hopefully be relaxed and out of the heat and in a A/C train car. A rental car is of no use to the locations you want to visit. Use the train system. You can book train tickets now and receive some discounts if the discounts are still available. Use only the official trains of Italy's websites: Trenitalia.com or Italotreno.it I suggest you book the faster Frecce trains so as not to waste time in travel. The regionale trains also can be more crowded and often the air-conditioning does not seem to be working. I suggest also that you click the "Select seats" button to ensure that you can choose the optimal seat. There is no problem printing tickets at home - simply book the tickets by clicking the ""go on without logging in" button when it comes time to enter your information. Once printed, you have your official ticket and these do not need to be validated. Train stations you will want to enter into the system are "Venezia S.L. (Santa Lucia)", Firenze S.M.N (Santa Maria Novella) and Roma (find the station that is closest to your hotel location). I am concerned about your day trip to Capri coming from Florence and before Rome. The entire day will be spent in travel. Then, what will you do with your luggage on that day? You could find luggage lockers, but it depends on your route. If you want to do Capri, then I suggest you do it as a day-trip from Rome...or alternatively, spend a minimum of 2 nights in Sorrento and do Capri from there. However, note that it is August and it will seem as the whole of Italy (and the rest of Europe) will be at any beach/sea location you visit. Reservations are a must! Re: Taxis. Venice you won't need them, however do buy a vaporetto pass for the length of time you will be there. Florence, you may or may not need a taxi depending on where your hotel is in relation to the train station. Find a cab directly in front of the station at the Taxi stands - these are the official cabs. In Rome, same thing, go to the official taxi stands and only take an official Rome cab. (White with markings the door of the Roma seal and SPQR) they should also all have a number. Make sure it has a meter. You can find cab stands in Rome by the orange "Taxi" street sign. Taxis from Rome central to the Rome airport are at a fixed rate of 48 euros. They should charge you no more.
Best of luck
Cat - Vitalia Tours