Garmin City Navigator for Detailed Maps of Italy and Greece (microSD/SD
Garmin City Navigator for Italy
Everything you need to travel Italy and Greece is included in these highly detailed street maps. Load City Navigator Europe NT Italy & Greece directly to your device and navigate turn by turn to any address or intersection. Route to points of interest including restaurants, petrol stations, lodging, attractions and more. Coverage includes detailed maps of Italy, Vatican City State, San Marino, and Greece. Powered by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality digital map data.
Garmin City Navigator for Detailed Maps of Italy and Greece (microSD SD Card) Features
- Gives turn-by-turn directions and includes detailed information such as turn restrictions, roundabout guidance, speed categories
- Includes motorways, national and regional thoroughfares and local roads
- Displays points of interest throughout the region ¿ restaurants, lodging, attractions, petrol stations, shopping, ATM locations and more
- Contains detailed map coverage of Italy, Vatican City State, San Marino, and Greece.
User Reviews about Garmin City Navigator for Detailed Maps of Italy and Greece (microSD SD Card)
We just got back from a two week vacation in Italy. We rented a car and ultimately drove about 1400 miles between Rome, Pompeii, Abruzzo/Sulmona, Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Padova, Venice, and Milan. I could never have done this trip without the GPS.
CONS: only a few. When we first got to Rome the GPS (Nuvi 265WT) didn't initially pick up any satellites, especially indoors. After about 2 days and while walking outdoors it started to pick up satellites and from there it worked fine.
Also, it directed me to a parking garage in Siena which ultimately led me down a one-way street going the wrong way. This created a little traffic issue and some temporary stress but ultimately we re-directed to the same garage. Lastly, our hotel near Venice was located on a pedestrian-only piazza so the GPS literally led me to where I really wasn't supposed to be, though next to the hotel where an attendant led us to a parking place.
PROS: For me the GPS saved our trip. I could never have driven to the places we went relying only on maps. My wife and I would have killed each other. I couldn't read most of the signs and many of the local Italians didn't speak English thus couldn't give us directions.
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The GPS maps were very detailed and accurate and literally led me from point-to-point. It was easy to pre-load destinations (either by address or specific name) as well as parking locations. It was easy to convert the format from miles to kilometers. I even drove in Rome where the streets are small, random, and loaded with cars and scooters. I always zoomed in the GPS to provide the most detail and simply followed the purple line to my destinations. 
For $70 on Amazon (similar price on Ebay) this was a minimal expense which saved our trip and made the driving a fun part of the vacation. Unless you speak fluent Italian and enjoy getting lost in a foreign country, don't drive in Italy without this. -- Absolutely essential for Italian driving
I'm not sure how this chip would work for driving, but I purchased it to help us navigate around Rome, Venice and Athens for our recent trip. It proved pretty much useless. It took way too long to recognize where it was, particularly when we changed locations, but even when it had just been off for a while in the same city. I ended up using my iPhone and Google Maps, which worked much better, although that service also leaves something to be desired as far as orienting you to where you are.
Anyway, we had a great trip, mostly by asking for directions at our hotels and occasionally on the streets. Since I don't regularly travel to Europe, purchasing the chip to help us get around was pretty much a waste of $80. -- Not What I'd hoped for!
The Garmin Italy map made driving in Tuscany easy. It is much better than the Michelin map which we also had with us. Michelin doesn't have all the small roads marked that we used as we drove throughout Tuscany. Having the Garmin was so reassuring because we knew right away if we made a wrong turn - recalculating! We found the small hill towns to be tricky, with many little winding roads coming into one intersection. The Garmin was essential here and always got us where we wanted to go. We used it many times to locate specific hotels and restaurants too. I was very impressed with this product and highly recommend it for anyone planning a trip. -- Worry-free way to drive in Italy
