Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

== Transport ==
{{Main|Transport in Italy}}
[[File:Autostrada del Sole - Italy - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Autostrada A1 (Italy)|Autostrada A1]] runs through [[Italy]] linking some of the [[List of cities in Italy|largest cities of the country]]: [[Milan]], [[Bologna]], [[Florence]], [[Rome]] and [[Naples]]]]
[[File:Milan CentralStation 016 4294.jpg|thumb|[[Milano Centrale railway station]] in Milan is the largest railway station in Europe by volume.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unitremilano.it/920/luoghi/stazione-centrale-milano.html|title=La Stazione Centrale di Milano: la più grande in Europa|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>]]
[[File:Aeroporto di Roma-Fiumicino in 2021.03.jpg|thumb|[[Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport]] in Rome]]
[[File:Inaugurazione metro B1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rome Metro]]]]

[[Transport in Italy|Transport infrastructure in Italy]] is well developed. [[Roads in Italy|Italy's paved road network]] is widespread, with a total length of about {{convert|487700|km|abbr=on}}.<ref>CIA World Factbook 2005</ref> It comprises both an extensive [[motorway]] network ({{convert|7016|km|abbr=on}}), called ''[[Autostrade of Italy|autostrade]]'', mostly [[toll road]]s, and national and local roads. The [[State highways (Italy)|Strade Statali]] is the Italian national network of [[state highway]]s. The total length for this network is about {{convert|25000|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name="stradeanas.it">{{cite web|url=http://www.stradeanas.it/index.php?/strade/consistenza/index|title=Anas S.p.A. - Consistenza|access-date=19 March 2024|language=it}}</ref> [[Regional road (Italy)|Strade Regionali]] ("regional roads") are a type of [[Roads in Italy|Italian road]] maintained by the [[regions of Italy|regions]] they traverse. A regional road is less important than a state highway, but more important than a [[Provincial road (Italy)|Strada Provinciale]] ("provincial road"). A provincial road is more important than a [[Strada Comunale]] ("municipal road").

The [[rail transport in Italy|national railway network]] is also extensive, especially in the north, totalizing 16,862&nbsp;km of which 69% are electrified and on which 4,937 locomotives and railcars circulate. It is the [[List of countries by rail transport network size|12th largest in the world]], and is operated by state-owned [[Ferrovie dello Stato]], while the [[rail tracks]] and infrastructure are managed by [[Rete Ferroviaria Italiana]]. While a number of private railroads exist and provide mostly [[Commuter rail|commuter-type]] services, the national railway also provides sophisticated [[High-speed rail in Italy|high-speed rail]] service that joins the major cities.

Italy's metro systems offer efficient urban transport in cities like [[Milan]] and [[Rome]]. Milan’s Metro, with five lines, connects major areas, while Rome's three-line Metro facilitates access to landmarks like the [[Colosseum]] and [[Vatican City|Vatican]]. These metro systems are integral to Italy's public transport network, providing a quick and convenient way to navigate the cities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navigating Italy by Francesco Meola - Italy - Rexby |url=https://www.rexby.com/meolafrancesco/t/navigating-italy |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.rexby.com |language=en}}</ref>

Italy is the fifth in Europe by number of passengers by air transport, with about 148 million passengers or about 10% of the European total in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trasporto aereo in Italia (PDF) |date=7 January 2013 |url=http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/78802 |publisher=ISTAT |access-date=5 August 2013}}</ref> There are approximately [[List of airports in Italy|130 airports in Italy]], of which 99 have paved runways (including the two [[Airline hub|hubs]] of [[Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport|Leonardo Da Vinci International]] in Rome and [[Malpensa International Airport|Malpensa International]] in Milan).

In 2004 there were 43 major seaports including the [[Port of Genoa]], the country's largest and the [[List of busiest ports in Europe|third busiest by cargo tonnage]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Due to the increasing importance of the maritime [[Silk Road]] with its connections to Asia and East Africa, the Italian ports for [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]] have become important in recent years. In particular, the deep water port of [[Trieste]] in the northernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea is the target of Italian, Asian and European investments.<ref>Marcus Hernig: Die Renaissance der Seidenstraße (2018) pp 112.</ref><ref>Bernhard Simon: Can The New Silk Road Compete With The Maritime Silk Road? in The Maritime Executive, 1 January 2020.</ref> The national inland waterway network comprises {{convert|1,477|km|mi|abbr=on}} of navigable rivers and channels. In the northern regions of  [[Lombardy]] and  [[Veneto]], commuter ferry boats operate on [[Lake Garda]] and [[Lake Como]] to connect towns and villages at both sides of the lakes.

Seven Italian cities have [[Metro (rapid transit)|metro]] systems:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! City !! Name !! Lines !! Length !! Stations !! Opening
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| [[Brescia]] || [[Brescia Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|13.7|km|abbr=on}} || 17 ||2013
|-
| [[Catania]] || [[Catania Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|8.8|km|abbr=on}} || 10 ||1999
|-
| [[Genoa]] || [[Genoa Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|7.1|km|abbr=on}} || 8 ||1990
|-
| [[Milan]] || [[Milan Metro]] || 5 || {{convert|102.5|km|abbr=on}} || 119 || 1964
|-
| [[Naples]] || [[Naples Metro]] || 2 || {{convert|20.3|km|abbr=on}} || 23 || 1993
|-
| [[Rome]] || [[Rome Metro]] || 3 || {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} || 75 || 1955
|-
| [[Turin]] || [[Turin Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|15.1|km|abbr=on}} || 23 ||2006
|}