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Smoking in Italy (Dolomites and Breuil-Cervinia)?

 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey there, does anyone have any recent experience on the smoking situation in Italy, more specifically in the Dolomites area and Breuil-Cervinia?

I know there is an official ban for smoking indoors in certain places, but I‘m wondering if it includes ski/mountain huts?
Also, is the ban actually enforced in reality, e.g. in hotels and bars?

Would I easily find non-smoking huts and also restaurants and bars off the mountain (preferably completely smoke-free, without indoor smoking area)?

The reason I‘m asking is a trip to Austria in January where I still came across smoking places here and there, and I‘d just like to know what I’d have to expect in Italy.

Many thanks!
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No smoking indoors in Italy.
I was in Cervinia the week before Xmas. No smoky nowhere, nuffink.

The Austrians are stinky b******ds. Confused
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Yes it's enforced and yes it extends to places in the mountain.
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Italy was one of the early adopters of a total smoking ban - it is enforced and works well.
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I was in Cervinia soon after they introduced the ban and it was strictly enforced in hotels and restaurants. When we went over to Zermatt for the day we discovered the restaurant at the top on the Swiss side full of Italians enjoying a smoke with their meal Very Happy
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Smoking ban is well respected in Italy since it being enforced in 2005.

I spend a fair amount of time in Italy and have seen in rural areas it ignored by a few locals or owners of places a couple of times over the years. But in tourist areas its a no no!!

Having been in the Dolomites about 3 weeks ago i was pleasantly suprised at how few smokers there were in general. There are more in the resorts in Valle d'Aosta in my opinion just out and about.
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@All, thanks a lot for your feedback!
Seems like you have all experienced the same.
That‘s good news! Smile

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When we went over to Zermatt for the day we discovered the restaurant at the top on the Swiss side full of Italians enjoying a smoke with their meal

Interesting, haha. I haven’t checked out the Swiss policies yet. I would have thought they are strict, but apparently not. Do they have a lot of smoking huts/restaurants?

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I spend a fair amount of time in Italy and have seen in rural areas it ignored by a few locals or owners of places a couple of times over the years. But in tourist areas its a no no!!

That’s exactly what I was wondering regarding the enforcement. I experienced this in rural Germany too. An officially non-smoking restaurant/bar with local regulars starting to smoke, leading to other guests getting out their fags too... Sad
But as a ski resort is definitely quite touristy it shall hopefully be fine.
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@Simony, been to Dolomites twice this season. Did not see any smoking indoors at all. Very little smoking outside buildings where food served.
Remarkably little out on mountain too. Certainly less than on two trips to France.
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@PeakyB, that’s cool. Thanks!
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Honestly don't worry about smoking indoors in Italy, you won't find it in the Alps. As said i was really suprised at how few people i saw smoking in general in the Dolomites. The Valle d'Aosta will have smokers of course but its really not common practice (or likely) To see any smoking indoors especially in busy tourist areas.

Frankly it amazes me considering the Italian 'penchant' for bending the rules when it suites them that you don't see more smoking inside!
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Switzerland is a smoke free zone indoors.
The Swiss like rules, and they like obeying them too.
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Except in restaurants in Zermatt, it seems.
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@pam w, you are assuming there was a smoking ban in place in Switzerland at the time that Welshskier visited Zermatt Toofy Grin
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 You know it makes sense.
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Yes - I was. I confess!
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@rungsp, it must be a recent thing then, I remember finding it odd when I flew to Geneva 2 years ago and could smell smoke in the concourse after walking out the baggage collection.
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 Poster: A snowHead
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2010 for Switzerland, but they allow segregated smoking areas indoors.
Germany is similar in that they have segregated separately ventilated smoking areas inside in airports, but even with separate negative pressure ventilated areas, the rank stink still escapes.

Italy smoking ban was very weirdly one of the first in Europe, given it was their national pastime. Was filthy when I first worked there. Was allowed in offices, but company policy was that you could only smoke in the office if other office mates all agreed. Then one day, everyone then stood outside restaurants. Have never seen anyone flout the law there, unlike UK (minority that had a strop), and Austria (there is a ban, but nobody enforces it). But then Frascati is nice to stand outside in summer.
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I was surprised how completely the French ban was observed - we noticed a lot of mountain restaurants and bars being redecorated the previous autumn - so the paintwork was stink-free from the outset.
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So it turns out that the good-old cliches of the Italians bending their rules and the Swiss having very strict rules aren’t true. One lives and learns. wink Smile

Hope I’ll make it to Italy this season.

Many thanks everyone for your input! Very Happy
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