Take adapter with you to Italy

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Are you planning to travel to Italy and are your travel preparations in full swing? Then remember to take an adapter with you so that your devices will also work on site. You can find out what you have to consider here.

In Italy you usually need an adapter!
In Italy you usually need an adapter!

What you need:

  • adapter

What you should know about adapters in Italy

  • The mains voltage in Italy is usually 220/230 volts, sometimes 110/125 volts alternating current. German plugs fit into the sockets in some hotels, but not in all. Many hotels provide their guests with an adapter for a rental fee. But not all Accommodations offer this service or the number of adapters that can be borrowed is limited. You should therefore always take an adapter with you on a trip to Italy as a precaution.
  • Two different types of sockets are used in Italy. There are sockets that are geared towards low-powered devices. These are e.g. B. Cell phones, computers, chargers for the camera, etc. Then there are sockets for high-performance devices such as B. Kettle, hairdryer, vacuum cleaner etc. If you plug a device with high power into a weak socket, the fuse blows immediately and there is no more power.
  • In Italy there are sometimes different sockets than in Germany. Usually the older three-pin L-socket with three holes is still installed in the houses. However, one is there, especially in northern Italy, the three-pin Italian L-socket New installations are increasingly being replaced by the two-pole Schuko socket F, which is also used in Germany is used. In many holiday areas in Italy you can already find sockets that can be used with German and Italian power plugs. But if your hotel is still equipped with the older L sockets, you will need an adapter for this.
  • With the flat Euro plugs that you can use e.g. B. found on cell phone and camera chargers, there are usually no problems. They usually also fit into the older Italian L sockets. The thicker round Schuko plug that z. B. Laptops do not fit into the L sockets and need an adapter.
  • You can purchase universal adapters in stores. If possible, you should purchase the adapters in Germany and make sure that they carry the CE seal of approval. If you should buy the adapters in Italy, they are available in household or electronics stores under the name "spina di addatamento".
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