Plugs & voltage in Italy
Types C, F and L · 230 V · 50 Hz
The same answers apply to San Marino.
Type L (CEI 23-50) is rare: besides Italy, only Chile, Ethiopia, the Maldives, San Marino and Uruguay use it. Italy is the most populous country in Southern Europe in our data. In Southern Europe, only San Marino uses the same Types C, F and L, at the same voltage and frequency too; the other 12 do not.
Do I need an adapter for Italy?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Bring an adapter to Types C, F or L.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types C, F or L.
Bring an adapter to Types C, F or L.
Bring an adapter to Types C, F or L.
Type C plugs fit; Types D and M plugs need an adapter to Types C, F or L.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Crossing a border
5 neighbours: 1 with the same plugs and 4 sharing at least one type.
- AustriaC/F · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- FranceC/E · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- San MarinoC/F/L · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- SloveniaC/F · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- SwitzerlandC/J · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
Same plugs as Italy
1 other country uses exactly C/F/L: 1 in Europe. Next door: San Marino.
The plug types used here
Guides: Countries with several plug types, ranked · The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q38; regions: UN M49 (Southern Europe). Sources & method