Parking in Ascoli Piceno is inexpensive and simple once you know that the old town is ringed by camera gates. Saba’s covered Torricella car park, ten minutes on foot from Piazza del Popolo, costs €1.00 per hour and €10 per day (half that on Saturdays); Ex Gil, by the stadium, costs just €3.50 per day and is linked to the centre by a free weekday shuttle. This guide covers both car parks, the blue street bays, and exactly when the ZTL gates are active.
Tip: if you also need car rental in Italy, our guide compares the operators and typical rates – and a smaller car makes these parking zones far less stressful.
Ascoli Piceno’s travertine old town lies on a tongue of land between the Tronto and Castellano rivers. Its heart – Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Arringo and the streets between them – is a pedestrian area, surrounded by a limited-traffic zone (ZTL) with camera gates. Visitors use one of the two Saba car parks or a blue-line street bay just outside, and walk in; nothing in the centre is more than 10 to 15 minutes away on foot.
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Covered car park with 372 spaces at the eastern edge of the old town, open 24 hours all year. Saba lists Piazza Arringo, the cathedral of Sant’Emidio and Caffè Meletti among the nearby sights; Piazza del Popolo is about ten minutes away on foot. Maximum height 2.05 m; LPG vehicles are not admitted. On Saturdays, on the eve of public holidays and from 16 December to 6 January the tariff is halved.
Car park with 349 spaces on the north side of the river, near the Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium and the local police headquarters. Open from 06:00 to 02:00 (not all night). Maximum height 2.05 m; no LPG vehicles. A free municipal shuttle runs from the stadium forecourt into the centre on weekdays.
For a few hours in the centre, Torricella is the most convenient. For a whole day on a budget, Ex Gil costs €3.50 – but remember that it closes at 02:00. On a Saturday, Torricella at €5 for the day is hard to beat.
Blue-line bays around the centre are managed by Saba. The last published timetable is Monday to Saturday, 08:30–13:00 and 15:00–20:30; the lunch break, nights, Sundays and public holidays are free. Under the agreement between the city and Saba the first two hours cost €1.00 per hour; after that the hourly rate is higher in the bays closest to the ZTL, so check the meter. You can pay at the meter or with the Telepass and MooneyGo apps.
Ascoli has three kinds of restricted area, and they do not all work around the clock:
| Area | Closed to unauthorised vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pedestrian area (Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Arringo, the central stretch of Corso Mazzini, Via del Trivio and nearby streets) | Always, 24 hours a day |
| ZTL, main band (most of the old-town lanes) | 09:00–12:45 and 15:30–05:00; parking is reserved for permit holders at all times |
| ZTL, reduced band (Via XX Settembre, Corso Trento e Trieste, Piazza Simonetti) | 20:30–07:30 |
| Western ZTL (from Piazza Ventidio Basso towards Porta Romana), in force since November 2025 | 20:30–07:30 on weekdays; all day on public holidays, as announced |
The city’s electronic gates are at Corso Mazzini (Carmine), Via Afranio, Via Mercantini, Via dei Tessitori and Via XX Settembre; three more were added in 2025 on Via Tamburini, Via della Fortezza and Corso di Sotto. The western zone was introduced as a twelve-month trial, so its hours may be revised. In every case the illuminated sign at the gate tells you whether it is active.
Staying in the old town? Give your number plate to the hotel or B&B: the accommodation registers it with the local police. If the property has no parking of its own, you may drive in only to unload luggage and must then leave the ZTL.
The city runs two free electric shuttle lines into the centre on weekdays, with the first departure at 07:40 and the last at 19:40: one from the railway station and one from the stadium forecourt (Piazzale dello Stadio), next to the Ex Gil car park. Park by the stadium, ride in, and you avoid the gates altogether.
During the Quintana, Ascoli’s historical joust held in summer, and on the days of the antiques market and Christmas events, parts of the centre are closed and the car parks fill early. Arrive in the morning and use Ex Gil with the shuttle if Torricella is full.
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Pre-filled with Saba’s hourly rate (€1.00). The daily maximum is €10 at Torricella (€5 on Saturdays and holiday eves) and €3.50 at Ex Gil.
Saba Torricella, at Via di Porta Torricella 7, is the closest car park to the old town: 372 covered spaces, open 24 hours, about ten minutes on foot from Piazza del Popolo.
Torricella costs €1.00 per hour and €10 per day, or €0.50 per hour and €5 per day on Saturdays, holiday eves and from 16 December to 6 January. Ex Gil costs €1.00 per hour and €3.50 per day.
No. Only the pedestrian area is closed around the clock. The main ZTL band is closed to unauthorised vehicles from 09:00 to 12:45 and from 15:30 to 05:00, and the reduced band and the western ZTL from 20:30 to 07:30. Check the sign at the gate.
Yes. According to the last published timetable, blue bays are charged Monday to Saturday from 08:30 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 20:30; Sundays, public holidays and the lunch break are free.
Yes. The city runs two free electric shuttles on weekdays between 07:40 and 19:40, one from the railway station and one from the stadium forecourt.
Yes, if the accommodation registers your number plate. Without on-site parking you may enter only to load and unload luggage and must then park outside the zone.
