Purchasing real estate in Italy Searching for the Right Place to Purchase “Buying in Italy” guide, step number one: find the right place to purchase (by Gianluigi Calcaterra at flickr.com) Italy is becoming ‘sort of’ like Florida for the United States. Europeans can now move freely to Italy and also […]
Helpful Guide to Finding Places for Sale in Italy If you set your heart on buying property in an Italian city, there are a couple of things you may like to remember. As anywhere else in the world, real estate in a city or town centre, especially in in fashionable areas, […]
What if instead of fighting against windmills you buy one? Or instead of visiting a castle and dreaming of living in it as a king, you just go ahead and get it? These symbols of history and tradition, of rural, hard-working communities, and timeless lavishness respectively have become a real estate dream. They […]
The difference between geometra, architetto and ingegnere Geometra, architetto and ingegnere will become good acquaitances if you buy or renovate a house in Italy. (by cavide dampo at flickr.com) With the start of a new renovation project, my non-Italian clients almost always ask me “what is the […]
Life In Italy Real Estate Advertisement Policy and Costs The real estate advertisement format was created for Italian real estate owners and realtors selling Italian real estate to foreign buyers. The real estate advertisement format has the following features: You list your asking price Images and description of the property […]
Public transportation in Rome In a city of the size and stature of Rome, one would expect a good public transportation system. Europe’s other major capitals have set a high standard, offering a variety of extensive and efficient options. After all, petrol prices are far higher in Europe than in […]
Accommodations to ensure Relaxation The Hotel Excelsior, in Rome’s Via Veneto: a symbol of the Dolce Vita (by Rosemary Dukelow at flickr.com) If you’re looking to enjoy a relaxing holiday, think about renting a self catering villa or a vacation home. It’s a great way to get away from it all, relax, […]
Do your homework ( rent before you buy ) When you first arrive in Italy, for example in Rome, it is a good idea to spend a bit of time in a apartment with a short term rental agreement, using Airbnb or similar sites, or in a hotel or “pensione” (a more […]
The Barcaccia after Dutch hooligans littered and provoked damage (photo by ANSA) It’s been a week, but the outrage around the events that followed the Europa League match between Roma FC and Rotterdam’s Feyenoord is still alive and very much kicking. Nowhere like in Europe has sport been brought to such violent extremes, and […]
Lucca, Tuscany The Renaissance Walls, the most significant monument in Lucca, form an intact circle of about 4 km in length, with a series of ramparts, an imposing complex of defensive works, ditches, gun outposts, barriers and large underground chambers, they lost their military value and were transformed into a […]
