In Sorrento, Herculaneum, Pompeii, and the surrounding area most places accept card payments, but there are some smaller shops and restaurants that do not.
Anyone have experience of using card in Pisa? R-
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Anyone know which Italian banks dispense fee free Euros? Will be in Pisa area. R-
Partway through trip to Pisa, all going well. Taxis and most major bars and restaurants take the card no problem. Next is to find an ATM although I donāt need any it is worth a test. R-
Iāve used Monzo in lots of places in Italy Rome, Naples, Pisa, Florence, Venice & Turinā¦ no real issues at all! Have fun 
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Yup - confirm no real issues. As far as ATMās are concerned I would just advise caution. I wouldnāt for instance use an ATM near or in a main railway station. Be aware of who is around you and watching what you are doing. Same as any country really. R-
Planning to go interrailing with two friends over the summer in Italy using Monzo as the primary card as it doesnāt charge fees. Or is there a better way to buy in euros?
Is it accepted in Naples, Verona, Rome and Venice? Also planning to head to Innsbruck and Munich so wondering how it would do there.
Iād probably take around thirty euro out in cash in case it doesnāt work.
Also howās the safety in these areas? Is it okay to take quick snaps with an iPhone? Iāve been to Italy before but only Milan and Venice and this was eight or so years back.
Thanks!
Been to Rome last week so here is a quick list of what I found out:
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Lack of ATMs. Reallyā¦ If you see a bank and you are short of cash, I would recommend to get your ā¬ā¬ā¬ now.
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Some Euronet ATMs in popular areas (like this quacker next to the Vatican https://i.imgur.com/piWWsT3.jpg) are charging you ā¬3.95 for transaction.
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A lot of places (Mostly gift shops, ice cream shops and some restaurants) are not accepting card payments.
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Lots of āweird/dodgy lookingā folk trying to sell you tickets, water, power banks, selfie sticks, flowers etc. Advice, donāt say anything, ignore them and move along. Some of them are likely to touch you or put a quacking selfie stick in front of your face while taking a selfie, so be careful.
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Travelled to Sicily for a week and the card worked perfectly for contactless transactions (with the following FX rate: https://www.mastercard.co.uk/en-gb/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html).
In terms of areas within Italy: Catania has contactless in most places; Palermo and Syracuse were cash only for a larger number of places.
To avoid possible fees Iād recommend withdrawing your spare cash from the UK instead of abroad: e.g. Gatwick has an ATM withdrawal point near the Duty-Free area.
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Hello all. Just returned from Sardigne / Sardinia. And Monzo worked everywhere. Rental agency, Bank of Sardinia ATMs, restaurants, supermarkets, petrol stations and also worked with all the car park apps that they use on the island. Iāve been in Alghero, Porto Torres, Porto Cervo, Monte Petrosu, San Teodoro and 10 beaches. And Monzo did not disappoint. Try to avoid the Euronet ATMs as much as you can as they had an exchange rate of 1 EUR = 0.99 GBPā¦ They are unbelievable.
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Iām in Italy right now in Tuscany. monzo works perfectly the shops and atm
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Itās always best to let Monzo do the currency conversion by selecting to have the transaction processed in Euros. Donāt select the option to convert into GBP on the ATM (or if in a store on the chip and PIN machine).
Spent Tuesday in Naples, Wednesday in Rome and yesterday in Florence. Never had an issue with Monzo while there, but noting I didnāt actually use it 
Worked fine in Cannes today, maybe I should add to the French threadā¦
Im tavelling to Bologna in Italy. Does anyone have any experience of using Monzo here please?
Yes - you can easily use Monzo anywhere where this is MC sign. Iāve used in Bologna earlier this year and had no issues
I was in Rome just last week, pretty much everywhere has a card machine with contactless and 0 issues with ATMs. 
Hi, How do I select the transaction to be processed in Euros?
Itās literally in the same message youāve replied to
Iām going to guess itās still the same process
Planning to visit Italy this summer. Am I good with Monzo (and Chase) or do I need to take a bit of cash and if so whatās the likelihood of a place not accepting card payments?
Italy is very contactless. Iād say 10% of places are no card, so maybe get ā¬50 from an ATM when you arrive. Have fun 
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