I've spent a few nights out in the open in Italy, but I would suggest that you are, especially further to the south, are a bit more careful than anywhere else. I wouldn't recommend sleeping on a beach, unless there are already plenty of other people around. However, if you find secluded places and are able to get to them without being seen, it should be, like anywhere else, no problem.

Or find a place where nobody would expect you - in 1994 I slept in the middle of the flowery/bushy circle on the Area Servizio Rubicone :)

Robert
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