North America seems fairly accommodating for those with a wheat or gluten allergy, but I am wondering if it will be difficult to travel in Europe- particularly places like Italy where pasta is such a dietary staple and part of the culture.
From what I understand, in the larger cities it is rather easy to get food. However, you may have to ask for some products at the pharmacy instead of it just being out in a store b/c of the health care laws there covering specialty foods.
I have found that there are many, many gf travel sites online, so I would recommend that you spend some time educating yourself. Personally, I used those and then contacted local celiac support groups in advance to find out where the best/safest places to eat, where to buy foods, etc. so when I finally got to my destination I already had specific stores and restaurants in mind (and addresses in hand). Good luck!
In most european countries you can find it easily. In larger cities no problem at all, not necessarily in supermarkets, but in bio-shops and,of course, pharmacies and most drugstores.
In the countryside you probably need pharmacies. As for the post communist countries it is more difficult, countries like Hungary, the Czech republic will be more advanced in this
respect than poland, bulgaria, romania, etc. as for ex yugoslvia, Slovenia should not present a problem to you. The so-called island-hopping tours (Greek isles) would be difficult to do for you.
As for turkey- istanbul is no problem, Anatolia still is…
Italy:
You should be able to find gluten free products quite easily. My cousins just visited from Italy and they said that they have everything there that I can eat in their stores. The grocery stores are big there, and you should find everything you are looking for.
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