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Our travel insurance for trips to Italy can help protect both you — and your finances — whether you’re exploring Rome’s ancient sites, skiing in the Dolomites, or cruising along the Amalfi Coast. 

How our travel insurance forItaly can help you

From wine tastings in Tuscany to gondola rides in Venice, even the best Italy itineraries can face the unexpected. Our travel insurance for Italy can help protect your trip — and your wallet — when delays, cancellations, or medical emergencies occur.
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If you’re visiting the Dolomites and need skiing insurance …

We have an adventures activities upgrade for that! So, you can hit the slopes with both confidence and coverage.

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If you booked a gondola ride in Venice …

Our trip interruption coverage can help reimburse prepaid activity costs if weather or delays cancel your plans.

Trip interruption coverage
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If you fall ill while touring the Colosseum …

Our emergency medical coverage can help with eligible hospital or doctor expenses in Rome and the rest of Italy.

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If you’re looking for cheap travel insurance for Italy …

Check out our Travel Med Go plan. It has the benefits of our base plans, just without trip cancellation. And it comes at a lower cost.

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Here's what you get with our comprehensive travel insurance for Italy

Whether you’re exploring Rome, driving the Amalfi Coast, or skiing in the Dolomites, our comprehensive travel insurance for trips to Italy offers wide-ranging protection. From emergency medical expenses to delays, cancellations, and lost belongings, you’ll find the benefits you need outlined in the table below. 

Before you buy: Headed to the Dolomites or Italian Alps and need winter sports insurance? Our comprehensive plans include coverage for snowboarding. If you plan to ski, be sure to add our adventure activities upgrade — this helps extend your coverage to include skiing-related accidents.

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Ultimate

For travelers who want maximum protection.
  • Up to $50,000 trip cancellation
  • Up to $75,000 trip interruption
  • Up to $2,000 travel delay
  • Up to $250,000 emergency medical*
  • Up to $1,000,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation

Advantage

For travelers who want a step up from basic coverage.
  • Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
  • Up to $12,500 trip interruption
  • Up to $1,000 travel delay
  • Up to $50,000 emergency medical
  • Up to $250,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation

Essential

For travelers who want reliable coverage at a lower cost.
  • Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
  • Up to $10,000 trip interruption
  • Up to $600 travel delay
  • Up to $25,000 emergency medical
  • Up to $200,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation

Important:

* This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.

 

Why vacation with our travel insurancefor Italy?

You can match your coverage to your trip and move forward with a team that understands the ups, downs, and surprises of travel.

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Personalize your policy

From adding cancel for any reason coverage on a Mediterranean cruise to rental car damage protection for a road trip along the Amalfi Coast, our optional upgrades let you shape coverage to your Italy plans.

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25+ years’ experience 

For more than two decades, we’ve helped travelers explore the world safely — including those hiking Cinque Terre, skiing the Dolomites, and attending opera in Verona— backed by award-winning technology.

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24/7 travel support

Lost your passport in Florence? Need urgent care after climbing Mount Etna? Our assistance provider is here anytime, anywhere, to help with medical needs, document replacement, and more.

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Our benefits and upgrades let you shape your coverage to fit your Italy trip — from exploring Rome’s historic landmarks to skiing in the Dolomites or sailing along the Amalfi Coast. 

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Unpack our benefits

Looking for travel insurance for trips to Italy that helps you explore with confidence? From emergency medical coverage to trip interruption and baggage protection, our benefits are built to help support your Italy adventures. 

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Discover our upgrades

With our plans, you can add up to nine optional upgrades to fit the way you explore — from rental car damage protection for driving the Amalfi Coast to skiing insurance through our adventure activities upgrade. 

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Pack our Travel On app

Keep your policy in your pocket — and more. Travel safer with our app’s tap-to-call 24/7 assistance, destination information, and real-time safety alerts. 

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Before you go: smart reads for Italy travelers

From Rome to the Dolomites, these guides help you explore Italy with confidence.
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Wondering if travel insurance for Italy is worth it?

Here are seven ways our coverage can help reimburse unexpected costs and help keep your Italy trip running smoothly.

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Visiting more countries than just Italy?

Check out our top travel tips for Europe vacations in this travel guide, including the where to visit, the best time to visit, and what to see, do, and eat.

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Taking a Mediterranean cruise from Rome’s port?

Whether it’s your first time or your fifth time, discover our best cruise tips and learn more about cruise safety so you can have a more relaxing onboard experience.

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Want to know more about our travel insurance for Italy?

Get clear answers on how our benefits work for trips to Italy and how we help care for you.

While travel insurance isn’t required for Italy, it’s recommended to help protect yourself and your trip investment.  

If you get hurt or sick during your adventures in Italy, your U.S. health insurance may not cover your unexpected medical costs. Our comprehensive plans (aka our best travel insurance for Italy) may offer you reimbursement for your unforeseen emergency medical expenses.

Plus, if you travel with our Ultimate plan, you may even be able to include pre-existing medical conditions coverage in your policy if you meet the requirements for coverage. 

You can find out quickly when you get a free Travelex quote. Just click the “Get quote” button below to get started. 

Even if you opt for a planned group tour of Italy — thinking it's safer and more predictable — it doesn't automatically mean you should skip getting travel insurance.

Here's the truth: Having travel insurance for your trip to Italy can help you explore confidently, even during the just-in-case moments. Whether your tour bus is running late or you find yourself needing unexpected medical attention, we can help provide coverage for your unforeseen costs.  

Also, remember that many tour companies won't even let you board the bus or start your adventure without proof of travel insurance in hand, so make sure you check before you leave. 

Before and during your trip, it’s smart to check relevant travel alerts to help you understand if there are any current or potential risks in Italy when you plan to visit.

Here are a few ways to stay in the know:

  • If you’re a policyholder, download our Travel On app, which can send you instant alerts about safety concerns nearby while you’re traveling.
  • Check our travel alerts page for world events that may impact your coverage in Italy.
  • Keep an eye on the U.S. Department of State’s travel advisories website for recommendations and warnings for travel in Italy. 

Yes, you can! With our optional rental car damage upgrade, we can reimburse you for unanticipated eligible expenses from accidents, fire, floods, and more. You can uncover more on our road trip travel insurance page.

Important: If you’re thinking about exploring Italy on a moped, motorbike, or quadbike, it’s important to know that our rental car damage upgrade doesn’t apply to those vehicles. So, if you have the upgrade and rent a moped, motorbike, or quadbike, we won’t cover any damage to that vehicle. 

Our Ultimate, Advantage, and Essential plans are great options for getaways at sea because they include broad coverage for cruises. From catching a stomach bug on board to missing your flight on the way to the departure port, our cruise travel insurance can take some pressure off with reimbursement for unanticipated expenses. 

It’s important to be protected when you try more thrilling activities on vacation, whether you’re paragliding in Lake Garda, hiking through UNESCO World Heritage sites, or tackling Via Ferrata on the cliffs of the Italian Alps.

At Travelex, our base plans provide coverage for certain activities like hiking, snowboarding, ice skating, horseback riding, and kayaking.

But if you’re interested in skiing insurance or trying another adventure activity our base plans don’t cover, there’s no need to worry. With our optional adventure activities upgrade, you can have coverage for activities like skiing, skydiving, and more. 

Need more information on our adventure activities upgrade? Read our adventure travel insurance page or reach out to our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792. 

Ideally, your trip to Italy will be the vacation of a lifetime, filled with views of picturesque landscapes, elegant architecture, and delicious food. But because you can’t predict what will happen during — or even before — your getaway, it’s important to make sure you’re protected if you need to cancel your Italy trip.

The good news is our Ultimate, Advantage, and Essential plans offer trip cancellation coverage, so you can receive reimbursement for certain reasons listed in your policy. Just make sure you include your full trip cost when getting a quote and buying your policy to ensure you’ll have enough coverage.

Want the flexibility of being able to cancel your trip for any reason? Our cancel for any reason upgrade* may be a great choice for you — it’s available on our most comprehensive plan, Ultimate. With the upgrade included in your policy, you can cancel your Italy vacation for any reason up to two days before you depart and receive up to 75% ($7,500 maximum) of your insured trip cost back.

Important: The cancel for any reason upgrade applies if you purchase the Ultimate plan with the upgrade within 21 days of making your first payment for the trip and 31 days or more before your departure date. Also, you must insure all your prepaid and nonrefundable expenses, but keep in mind that there's a limit — your trip's total cost can't be more than $10,000 per person.

*Cancel for any fortuitous reason for NY residents. 

Want a quick break from Italy to catch a soccer game in Spain or see the Eiffel Tower in France? If you’re stopping in multiple countries on your vacation, your travel insurance can protect your whole trip, unless you’re visiting an OFAC-sanctioned country or one of our blocked destinations.

When you start your travel insurance quote and need to input your destination, select Europe or the country where you’ll be spending the most time. For instance, if you plan to visit Italy for seven days, but also spend two days in Paris before you leave, you can list Italy as your destination. 

Yes, you can. You may be eligible if you qualify for our pre-existing condition exclusion waiver and purchase our Ultimate plan, which is our best option for health coverage abroad. To qualify, you’ll need to:

  • Buy the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your first trip payment.
  • Insure 100% of your prepaid, nonrefundable trip costs.
  • Be medically able to travel at the time you purchase the plan.

The waiver applies to conditions diagnosed, treated, or requiring a medication change in the 90 days before buying your plan. This can be especially valuable if you’re managing ongoing health needs and want travel insurance for your trip to Italy that helps cover medical expenses while abroad. 

The best time to buy travel insurance for trips to Italy is shortly after you make your first trip payment — whether that’s booking flights to Rome, a hotel in Florence, or a ski pass in the Dolomites.

Purchasing early can make you eligible for time-sensitive benefits, such as the pre-existing condition exclusion waiver (available with our Ultimate plan) and trip cancellation coverage, which kicks in the day after your buy. The sooner you buy, the more protection you can have in place if something unexpected forces you to cancel plans before you leave. 

Our travel insurance can be purchased after you’ve booked your flights or hotels, but you’ll need to buy it before you leave home. Our Travel Med Go plan is a good option if you’re looking for cheap travel insurance for Italy, and it’s available to purchase up until the day of departure.

Once you’ve already departed or arrived in Italy, we can’t sell you a policy. That’s why it’s best to secure coverage as early as possible. 

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