I would just like to add something to the whole Itlay driving experience, I was in Syracuse (Sicily) for a few days on business and we drove down from Naples, great laugh, remember chasing a big Merc on the Autoroute doing silly speeds and the police just waived at us to slow down as there was an accident on a bridge just up ahead.
But that wasn't the best thing, we developed a great pastime of sitting at the cafe on the corner of the town square laughing our ***** off at the traffic trying to cross this patch of tarmac - no markings no rules and lots of mopeds. whilst drinking nice beer, great fun.