Winter Tires / Snow Chains Requirement in Italy: From November 15 to April 15, drivers are required to have snow tires suitablefrom driving on ice or snow. During this time period, tires must be ratedM+S. If you wish to keep your summer tires on, you must have snow chainsonboard your vehicle. Find more information on the safety page.

Safety Office :: United States Army Garrison Italy

Vicenza Commissary updated operating hours from November 7:

Sun 1000-1800
Mon CLOSED
Tue 1000 - 2100
Wed 1000 - 1900
Thu 1000 - 1900
Fri 1000 - 1900
Sat 1000 – 1900

Travel from the U.S., an EU Member State, or a Schengen- associated country to Italy, no quarantine or testing is required uponarrival if any one of the following requirements is met:

• Proofof vaccination. Accepted vaccines are:Pfizer/BioNtech,Moderna, Astrazeneca, Johnson&Johnson/Janssen. Personnel must possess a CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or equivalent.
• Proofof recovery from COVID-19 in the last 180 days.
• Anegative result to a COVID-19 test within 48rs of departure. PCR and antigen tests are accepted but international airtravel may still require PCR test.

If none of the above conditions can be met, a 10-dayQuarantine and a negative test are required for quarantine release.

Children under 2 years old are exempt from testing andquarantine requirements. Normal layovers at airports are not considered when determining quarantine/testing requirements.

UK arrivals (not include international transit at Airports) must quarantine for 5 days with a negative test on/after day 4 to release.

For more information visit the USAG Italy COVID-19 page: https://home.army.mil/.../inde.../my-garrison-Italy/covid-19

The most current requirements can also be found at: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ITA/7001

Italian News

For community members interested in local Italian news, there is a new feature on the Garrison Home Page. Italian members of the Garrison Public Affairs office translated local news from the Veneto and Tuscany, selecting stories from leading newspapers and television, to bring you Italian news coverage on key topics, to include COVID-19 measures, significant events in the surrounding areas and some lighthearted news as well. You can find the Host Nation News on the Garrison Home Page, just below The Garrison Outlook news stories or you can click HERE. We will also share the latest translated news through the garrison Facebook page.

Read more news about USAG Italy straight from Army.mil/Italy