Portovenere 2026: Each Pass of the Bastreri Camera Is EUR 83
Portovenere, Italy · ZTL
Beyond Piazza Bastreri, Portovenere admits only authorised vehicles, 24 hours a day all year. Each entry and exit is a separate EUR 83 fine; use car parks P1, P2, P3 or Il Golfo.
Locally the zone is called Zona a Traffico Limitato Portovenere (Italy) — that is the wording on the boundary signs, on the official portal and on any penalty notice, so it is the phrase to search for once you are there.
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At Piazza Bastreri the road into Portovenere meets a plate camera that never switches off: the comune lists it as active 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Beyond it, only vehicles with prior authorisation may go, and the comune spells out the trap for anyone who drives in by mistake: going in and coming back out are two separate breaches, each fined EUR 83.
This page covers driving to Portovenere. For the zone itself, see the Portovenere ZTL details.
Who gets past the camera
Access is by authorisation, not Euro class. The categories the comune admits are residents with private parking, owners of a garage inside, deliveries between 06:00 and 10:00 only, authorised taxis and hire cars with driver between 06:00 and 21:00 for up to 30 minutes, emergency vehicles, and disabled badge holders who have applied in advance. Hotel guests are not on the list by default: a hotel inside the zone has to arrange a temporary authorisation before you arrive.
The fine
Each breach costs EUR 83, cut to EUR 58.10 if paid within five days and rising to EUR 332 if it goes unpaid. A round trip through the gate is two notices.
Where to leave the car
The comune points visitors to the car parks outside the zone, P1, P2, P3 and Il Golfo, and from there the village is on foot. Questions about authorisations go to the Polizia Municipale.
Road rules
Italy’s urban limit is 50 km/h and the alcohol limit is 0.05%; drivers under 21 and those in their first three years of holding a licence must keep to zero.
Sources
- Comune di Portovenere, ZTL (gate at Piazza Bastreri active 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; authorised categories; deliveries 06:00-10:00; taxi/NCC 06:00-21:00 up to 30 minutes; EUR 83, reduced if paid within five days; entry and exit counted separately; hotel guests need prior authorisation; car parks P1, P2, P3, Il Golfo): porto-venere.it
- Codice della Strada, article 7 (sanctions for ZTL access, EUR 83-332): normattiva.it
- Codice della Strada, article 186-bis (zero alcohol for drivers under 21 and in the first three years): normattiva.it
- WHO Global status report on road safety 2023, Italy profile (urban 50 km/h, BAC 0.05 g/dl): who.int
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Frequently Asked Questions
Past Piazza Bastreri the village is a Zona a Traffico Limitato with an automatic plate-reading camera that the comune describes as active 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Entry needs prior authorisation from the comune, whatever the car's Euro class.
EUR 83 per breach, reduced to EUR 58.10 if paid within five days and rising to EUR 332 if left unpaid. The comune warns that entering and then leaving the zone counts as two separate breaches.
Not automatically. Guests of hotels inside the zone need a specific temporary authorisation arranged before arrival, or they use the car parks outside. Deliveries are admitted only between 06:00 and 10:00, and authorised taxis and hire cars with driver between 06:00 and 21:00 for up to 30 minutes.
In the car parks outside the zone that the comune lists for visitors: P1, P2, P3 and Il Golfo. From there the village is reached on foot.
The urban limit is 50 km/h and the general blood alcohol limit is 0.05%. Drivers under 21 and those in their first three years after obtaining a licence must not drink at all before driving.
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