A European bar somewhere in Italy where trip abroad might begin (9)
I believe the answer is:
aerodrome
'where trip abroad might begin' is the definition.
'a european bar somewhere in italy' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'bar' becomes 'rod' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'somewhere in italy' becomes 'rome'.
'a'+'e'+'rod'+'rome'='AERODROME'
(Other definitions for aerodrome that I've seen before include "Small airfield" , "home of metal birds?" , "where flight may terminate" , "Small airport" , "You might take flight from this" .)