What a ZTL is, and why the fine arrives months later
At the entrance there is a sign saying ZTL with the hours, and above it a camera that photographs your plate. If you enter without a permit nobody stops you: the fine arrives at your home, also abroad, sometimes months later. With a rental car it first reaches the rental company, which usually adds a fee for passing on your details.
Read the sign
If the lit sign says "varco attivo" (gate active) the ZTL is in force: do not drive in. "Varco non attivo" means you may pass at that moment.
Your satnav does not know
Your satnav takes the shortest road, even through the ZTL. Near the old towns follow the car park signs, not the arrows on your phone.
Hotel in the centre
If the hotel is inside the ZTL, send it your plate before arriving: almost everywhere the hotel registers it, within a set deadline. Without registration the fine arrives anyway.
Park outside and walk
The town centres of Romagna are small: from the car parks below you reach the main square on foot in a few minutes.
ZTL, car parks and charging points on the map
Tap an area or a point for its name; the town's card lights up in the list.
- ZTL perimeter
- 42 car parks near the centres
- 151 charging points
Perimeters, car parks and charging points come from OpenStreetMap and the towns' open data: where the ZTL is not drawn the description below applies, and on the road the signs always prevail.
Town by town
The rules in short and the link to the official page, with up-to-date hours, gates and fares.
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Bologna
The ZTL
The old town is a ZTL every day from 7 am to 8 pm, watched by the cameras of the Sirio system. The T Zone (via Rizzoli, via Indipendenza, via Ugo Bassi) and the pedestrian areas are closed 24 hours a day. Drivers without a permit can buy a one-day or four-day ticket.
If you sleep in the centre
Hotels and B&Bs in the centre send their guests' plate numbers to the town, so guests are not fined. Give yours at check-in, or before you arrive.
Car parks near the centre
- Parcheggio interrato Piazza VIII Agosto750 m · 980 spaces · multi-storey · paid · park and ride
- Parcheggio Staveco950 m · 305 spaces · paid
- Parcheggio P11.5 km · 477 spaces · multi-storey · paid · park and ride
- Garage Autosystem200 m · multi-storey · paid
- Garage S. Pietro300 m · multi-storey · paid
63 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Ferrara
The ZTL
The centre has three ZTLs (A, B and C) with controlled gates; transit hours depend on the permit. Daily permits exist.
If you sleep in the centre
Hotels inside the ZTL can give their guests a permit to drive in and park near the hotel: they send plate, origin and dates by noon of the arrival day or the day after.
Car parks near the centre
- Parcheggio multipiano Borgoricco250 m · 101 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Parcheggio Rampari San Paolo650 m · 123 spaces
- Parcheggio Diamanti700 m · 192 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Parcheggio Centro Storico (Kennedy)800 m · 837 spaces · paid
- Parcheggio Ex Mof900 m · 550 spaces · free
2 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Imola
The ZTL
The old town has a ZTL and a pedestrian area, updated by the town in 2023; temporary permits last at most 7 days. Around the centre there are car parks with barriers.
If you sleep in the centre
If you sleep in the centre, ask the hotel how to get there and where to leave the car before you leave.
Car parks near the centre
- Piazza Ragazzi del 99300 m · 109 spaces · paid
- Parcheggio Guerrazzi400 m · 123 spaces · paid
- Parcheggio mercato ortofrutticolo400 m · 212 spaces · multi-storey
- Parcheggio Palestra Cavina400 m · 124 spaces · paid
- Piazzale 36ª Brigata Garibaldi450 m · 266 spaces · paid
- Parcheggio Autostazione500 m · 170 spaces · free
25 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Faenza
The ZTL
The centre has a permanent ZTL and timed zones: from 9 am to 6 pm, and from 7 am to 7 pm on weekdays. The streets of each zone are in the town's ordinance.
If you sleep in the centre
If you sleep in the centre, ask the hotel for the access permit before driving in.
Car parks near the centre
- Piazza Martiri della Libertà100 m · paid
- Parcheggio ex Salesiani250 m · paid
- Piazza Gian Franco Ricci450 m · paid
- Piazza San Rocco550 m
- Piazza Antonio Fratti600 m · paid
- Piazzale Golinelli650 m · free
9 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Ravenna
The ZTL
The centre is a ZTL watched since 2007 by the cameras of the SIRIO system, which read plates. Some gates are active 24 hours a day, others from 7.30 am to 8.30 pm. If you do not sleep in the centre you can buy a daily permit.
If you sleep in the centre
Hotels inside the ZTL give their guests a pass and send the plate to the town, before or within five days of entering. Ask straight away if your hotel is in the centre.
Car parks near the centre
- Parcheggio Via G. Guidarelli450 m · 132 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Largo Imperatore Giustiniano550 m · 360 spaces · paid
- Piazzale Antico Lazzaretto750 m · 224 spaces · free
- Piazzale Mario Spik1.2 km · 262 spaces · paid
- Largo Firenze250 m · 80 spaces · paid
- Garage Mariani300 m · multi-storey · paid
20 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Forlì
The ZTL
Eight gates with cameras, active 24 hours a day, close the ZTL of the centre: the ban applies all day, except in some streets where it applies from 8 am to 8 pm.
If you sleep in the centre
If you are going to a hotel in the centre you may drive in and park near it: the hotel sends the plate, before you enter or within 48 hours at the latest.
Car parks near the centre
- Piazza Venti Settembre150 m · paid
- Piazza del Duomo300 m · paid
- Piazza del Carmine300 m · paid
- Cavour300 m · paid
- Matteucci350 m · paid
- Piazzetta Campostrino400 m · paid
6 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Cesena
The ZTL
The old town has a ZTL in sectors with electronic gates and a pedestrian area.
If you sleep in the centre
Hotels and B&Bs give their guests the "RH" pass: you park without time limits in the residents' spaces of the centre and free of charge in the outer streets marked RH. With the transit permit, showing plate and dates, you pass the gates.
Car parks near the centre
- Parcheggio IV Novembre550 m · 323 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Silos Barriera 2400 m · 84 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Silos Barriera 1400 m · 84 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Silos Piazza Franchini Angeloni600 m · 72 spaces · multi-storey · paid
- Silos via Adua650 m · 72 spaces · multi-storey · paid
8 charging points within 3 km of the centre
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Rimini
The ZTL
The old town and the Borgo San Giuliano have two ZTLs with thirteen electronic gates and different hours: some only at night, others in the daytime, the Borgo always. A permit for one area is not valid for the other and allows only short stops for loading.
If you sleep in the centre
The hotel enters your plate on the town's portal; it can also be done afterwards, within 72 hours of entering. If you stay in a holiday rental, the owner requests the permit.
Car parks near the centre
- Tiberio550 m · 303 spaces · paid
- P2 - Rimini FS800 m · 143 spaces · paid
- Dora's Parking450 m · multi-storey · paid
18 charging points within 3 km of the centre
Rules read on the websites of the towns and tourist offices on 17 October 2026. ZTLs change often: before driving in, always check the official page and the signs.
More tips for drivers
Parking lines
Blue lines: paid. White: free, sometimes with a parking disc. Yellow: reserved (residents, disabled, loading).
At the seaside in summer
In summer the Riviera resorts close their seafronts and evening strolling streets to traffic: follow the signs, they change every season.
Disabled badge
The European badge is valid in Italy too, but to pass the gates the plate must be sent to the town: ask your hotel or the local police how.
No car, no ZTL
From the airport or the station straight to your hotel in the centre: Romagna Transfer takes you with a driver who knows the access rules.