Yes, you can smoke at Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) — at a designated smoking area past the security checkpoint, which the airport’s own website confirms is set apart from the terminal’s public spaces. Landside, before security, Italian law permits smoking in the open air outside the terminal building.
Verona Villafranca, also known as Catullo Airport, is the main gateway to Verona and Lake Garda. Departures run through Terminal 1 and arrivals through the separate Terminal 2.
After Security (Airside)
Verona keeps a smoking area airside in Terminal 1, so a departing or connecting passenger does not have to leave the secure zone. The airport’s own description is deliberately understated: a designated smoking area inside the airport, past the security checks, built to give smokers a space of their own away from the terminal’s shops and gates. It does not describe a room, cabin, booth or ventilation system, so this page does not classify it as an enclosed indoor facility.
The airport does not publish an exact gate number or map reference — it tells passengers to consult the airport map once they are inside, so allow a few minutes to find it after clearing security.
Before Security (Landside)
Before you clear security, Italian law permits smoking in the open air outside the terminal building — the Sirchia Law restricts only enclosed indoor spaces, so any open-air spot outside the doors is available, on either the Terminal 1 departures side or the Terminal 2 arrivals side.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes. Treat vaping the same as smoking: the designated smoking area airside, or the open air outside the terminal, landside.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | The general concourse is smoke-free under Italy’s 2003 Sirchia Law |
| After security / airside | Yes | Designated smoking area past security in Terminal 1; construction not specified by the airport |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open air outside the terminal, before security |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | No separate airport rule published; use the designated area airside or the open air landside |
For Italy’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Italy airport guide.