Spain rewrites motorhome parking rules · VanLife Weekly #30
From October Spain bans blocking motorhome parking, but the Canaries tighten site rules. Also: Honda Trail Master and Turkey's caravan boom.
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VanSky index for Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy — 37 out of 100 (Challenging). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind, solar output and water temperature. Refreshed several times a day.
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Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy — VanSky 37 out of 100. Difficult — consider alternatives. Ranked #465 of 1027 cities in the country (as of 28 July 2026). Temperature 33°C, wind 10 km/h. Solar panels yield 2.8 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy. Water temperature 29°C.
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Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ranks 1023 of 1027 cities. Country average VanSky — 49.
Updated: 25.07.2026
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On July 27, a camper with foreign plates overturned on the A23 motorway near the Udine Nord exit, carrying five young people. All occupants exited the vehicle on their own and were uninjured. Firefighters from Udine and police responded.
The municipality of Sanremo has handed over the Pian di Poma camper area to Oit, a company owned by the Catto family. Green Park features 96 pitches for motorhomes, a public park with children's playgrounds, a dog area, a restaurant, and over a thousand trees. The total area is nearly 10,000 square meters. The stop is intended for transit campers, with a maximum stay of 36 hours. The 24-hour tariff ranges from €39 to €52 depending on the season. The project was carried out under a public-private partnership (project financing), with an investment of about €4 million. The concession is for 33 years.
The municipality of Lamezia Terme has tendered the construction of a camper van parking area in the Capizzaglie district. The project is funded by the Ministry of Tourism and co-financed by the city, with a total budget of 400 thousand euros.
On Monday, a car crashed into a parked motorhome on state road SS12 near Klausen. One person was injured and taken to hospital.
The municipality of Scarperia e San Piero (Tuscany) has two equipped motorhome areas. In San Piero a Sieve, a large parking lot with water and waste disposal is available, but some vehicles are used as makeshift shelters. In Scarperia, only a water refill and waste dump point exists on Via Boccaccio; overnight parking is not allowed. Mayor Federico Ignesti announced that the municipality received €112,000 from a national fund, co-financed with €28,000, to build a new 20-space motorhome area in La Pineta park.
In Cernobbio on Lake Como, a camper driver entered a restricted traffic zone (ZTL) and parked on two spots reserved for residents. The incident occurred around 2:40 PM on a Sunday. Local police did not answer the call, and removal can only be ordered by them.
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