France to Italy visa requirements

No visa needed. As an EU citizen, a French passport holder enjoys freedom of movement and can enter Italy for tourism with just a valid passport or national ID card. France and Italy are both EU member states within the Schengen Area, so a French ordinary passport holder travels to Italy under EU freedom-of-movement rules rather than as a visitor needing a visa. You may enter and stay for tourism using either a valid French passport or a valid French national identity card. There is no visa, no ETIAS, and no Entry/Exit System (EES) registration for EU citizens. Because both countries are in Schengen, there are normally no systematic border checks at the France-Italy crossing, though authorities may reintroduce temporary controls in exceptional circumstances and can always ask you to prove your identity, so carry your travel document. The Schengen 90/180-day rule does NOT apply to EU citizens; instead, EU law allows you to stay in another member state for up to 3 months with no conditions beyond holding a valid passport or national ID card, and longer if you meet the EU residence conditions and any Italian registration formalities. ETIAS and EES are systems for non-EU short-stay travellers and do not apply to French citizens.