I am going to be reserving train tickets for several trips in Italy. Just want to verify a couple of things. If I go through Trenitalia, I believe I can get my ticket either electronically or in paper from, correct? Since we are older and not real tech savvy (and I am always afraid of losing stuff on my phone) we prefer the paper form. Now this is where I am not sure of how I will receive the paper tickets. 1). Once I order them will I get an email to print tickets off or will I print them off right at the time of ordering them? 2). Do these paper tickets need to be validated before getting on train or because they are printed off, they do not need to be validated? 3). and if I am ordering off Trenitalia, I will be charged by Euros, thus paying a transaction fee if I do not use a card that has free oversees transactions.
If I buy my tickets through the Rick Steves website, 4). Would I be receiving the actual train tickets in the mail that would have to be validated before I get on train. 5). And would my charge be through american money, thus no transaction fee, or by euros, with transaction fees?
Any help from those who have booked through either website is appreciated. Thanks!