Cash and / or credit card in Italy

Italy & ndash; a vacation paradise. But like everything in life, this has its price. Therefore you should organize your cash register well. Because some things in money transactions are a little different than at home:
For example, especially in northern Italy, the option of cashless shopping is a lot more widespread than in Germany. That means, with the   Visa or the cash card of the German Postbank, to name just two examples, you can also pay at the simplest dicounter in this country, at Dico for example, or at diPi & ugrave; The same is true in many rural shops. It goes without saying that the credit card is welcome and accepted as a means of payment in almost all restaurants.

Of course, you also need cash in the country. You can bring that with you, and on Lake Como you have to & ndash; in contrast, perhaps, to areas like the Naples area for example & ndash; Don't be too scared of pickpockets.

The secure storage of your wallet is of course always necessary. And if there is not enough cash, then at almost every bank & ndash; also at the larger post offices & ndash; an ATM.

But restrained use is advisable here. Because a withdrawal, whether it is 30 or 150 euros, usually costs a fee between five and six euros.
However, holidaymakers can avoid this if they have a Deutsche Postbank debit card and find an Italian branch of Deutsche Bank.
Withdrawing from their ATMs is free of charge.
Because Deutsche Postbank has been a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank for some time, so it is & ldquo; internal & ldquo; Payment transactions free of charge.

The rise in the cost of living in Italy naturally includes petrol prices, which are on average around 25 cents higher than in Germany. For example, anyone who takes a trip from Lake Como to Ticino, Switzerland, should refuel there too. Because in Switzerland, too, petrol is cheaper than in Bell & rsquo; Italia

There is another tip for paying: If you don't want to or can't pay with Swiss francs in cash, but pay the bill with your credit card, you should pay attention urge that bills not be in euros but in francs. The credit card operator Visa etc. then calculates the exact current exchange rate without any hidden surcharges.