This is the Italian Freeway's oasis for gas, food, drinks or the timely needed restroom pitstop…read more These places are really big and carry almost everything from souvenirs to hot food. I was on tour of Italy for 16 days with Gate 1 Travels. So, as we traveled from Como to Rome I saw my share of these Autogrills. I appreciated the wide selection of cookies and other snacks.

This was the first stop on our way to the Amalfi Coast. The rest stop was the factored into the…read moretrip for food and the restroom. Since every aspect of the trip was timed, we were forewarned that it would be busy and that we would only have a small amount of time to use the restroom. The line for sandwiches was extremely long, so we decided to order a cappuccino and a cornetto al pistacchio. The ordering process was efficient. The cappuccino was the longest wait, but it wasn't too bad. Unbelievably, we were able to do everything and return to the bus on time On the way back to Rome, we visited this location a second time for rest stop purposes. The ambiance of this rest stop was pretty much on par with the rest stops found in many states in America.

I cannot believe I write the highway rest area in Italy. This is my first highway rest area in…read moreItaly. It is kind of unique. The rest area provide all kind of service. Not like America, their rest stop here is not hold by the fast food place. They have good restaurant cook to your order Italian way fast food. I got the pork knuckle and the seafood pasta. It was delicious. The knuckle has good marinate. The seafood pasta was wonderful. It is amazing they have good food. Not only that, each dish less than 10 Euro. The rest area has gas station, convenient store, souvenir, cafe with sandwich. Plenty to get in a rest stop. Please remember, most rest stop has one way in and other way exit. That how they catch all customers on the exit. Restroom usually downstairs. The cafe shop usually has a lot people getting a sip.

What a pleasant little surprise by the side of the road! We took a break while driving to get a…read morebite and were pleasantly surprised. They had a nice selection of both hot and cold foods. All were very nicely (inexpensive!) priced. The food was tasty, the place was comfortable and the staff was very welcoming and friendly. Wish we had more places like this in the USA. Stop in!!