When I was in Italy about ten years ago Smart cars where everywhere.
There werent realy that mouch parkingsspace there but with a Smart car that was no problem.
I was also amazed when wisiting Paris two years ago. In Sweden you dont think of a Volvo or Saab as a werry big car.
But on the streets of central Paris a Volvo V70 or Saab 9-3 looked huge.