When you travel in Italy by motorhome, campervan or caravan, you can choose between traditional campsites, farm camping (agricamping), camper stops and the Agricamper network of rural hosts. Each option offers a different experience in terms of services, atmosphere and budget.
Traditional campsites
A campsite is a dedicated, fenced area with marked pitches and a wide range of paid facilities. In Italy, campsites welcome a variety of guests, including tents, roof tents, motorhomes and caravans, and do not require you to travel in a self-contained vehicle. Campsites offer sanitary blocks with showers and toilets, electric hook-up, water points, waste disposal and often extra services such as a swimming pool, bar, restaurant or mini-market. You pay a nightly fee per pitch and per person, and follow the campsite’s reception hours and internal rules.
Farm camping (agricamping)
Farm camping, sometimes called agricamping, is a camping area located on a working farm or agriturismo. Compared to a classic campsite, it usually has fewer pitches, a more natural and rural setting and a closer relationship with the host family. You still pay for the night, but you often have the possibility to taste or buy local products, such as wine, olive oil, cheese or fruit, and sometimes take part in on-site experiences. If you are specifically looking for campsites, glamping or farm camping locations all over Italy, you can browse and book many of them directly on Natura Camping, the camping platform operated by the same team as Agricamper.
Camper stops (motorhome stopovers)
A camper stop, called an “area di sosta” in Italian, is a parking or service area specifically intended for motorhomes and campervans. Some camper stops are very simple parking areas where overnight stays are allowed for self-contained vehicles, while others offer water, grey and black water disposal and sometimes electricity. They can be free or paid and are usually designed for short stays when you mainly need parking and essential services.
What is Agricamper?
Agricamper is a nationwide network of farms, agriturismi and wineries that welcome members travelling in a self-contained motorhome, campervan or caravan for free 24-hour stopovers. Instead of paying a nightly camping fee, you support the host by choosing if you wish to buy their products or services during your stay. If you do not travel in a self-contained vehicle, you can consider Natura Camping, our camping platform that offers a very similar nature-focused experience in farm campings and glamping locations across Italy.
How Agricamper is different
Unlike a campsite or farm campsite, Agricamper does not charge a nightly fee for the pitch: the stay itself is free for members, within the 24-hour limit at each host. You travel from host to host, always staying on private agricultural land, often in quiet, scenic locations far from large structures. Agricamper is reserved for self-contained vehicles, as sanitary facilities cannot be guaranteed everywhere, and is ideal for itinerant travellers who enjoy authentic rural experiences, meeting local producers and discovering Italy off the beaten track.
In summary, campsites and farm campsites are paid structures with classic camping services, camper stops are functional areas for short breaks, and Agricamper offers free rural stopovers for members in self-contained vehicles at carefully selected farms and agriturismi across the country.
