Fans of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing will have welcomed the Italian flair brought to this year’s competition by Nancy Dell’Olio, but how many people know which part of Italy the ex-partner of former England football manager Sven Goran Eriksson comes from? Despite being born in New York, Nancy’s family moved back to their native Puglia [...]
Completing on their Italian home in time for Christmas is only half the reason Michael and Caroline Di-Lella have such big smiles on their faces - thanks to using currency specialist Smart Currency Exchange to transfer their pounds into euros for the purchase, the couple have saved around £6,000. Not a bad little Christmas treat! [...]
Life in a small Italian hamlet wasn’t the plan Jonna Helin-Lembo had for her life when she grew up in Helsinki, Finland. So what happened? First she fell in love with the Italian food, then an Italian man and consequently Italian culture, language and people. Jonna and her husband Marco Lembo, moved back to Italy [...]
Despite Lake Como and Lake Maggiore in Italy being popular with the jet set - the former primarily with celebrities and the latter with wealthy Milanese, prepare to be surprised at how affordable property has remained along some parts of the islands’ shoreline. The desirability of being beside a scenic lake combined with strict building [...]
If you are looking to buy a new property in Italy, then Castelfalfi could be just the place for you. It is the latest unique development from TUI, the European tourist company, and is based just an hour from Florence, in Montaione. It is a new attempt to restore life into the medieval town of [...]
Anyone in the hunt for an authentic Italian village home or farmhouse should head to Umbria, where there is a growing trend for bringing old properties and communities across the region back into the 21st-Century. The area around Umbertide, a medieval town 30 kilometres north of Perugia (served by Ryanair) is especially popular with Brits [...]
Anyone looking for a character homes in Italy should consider heading south to Puglia, where the current climate means there are great deals to be had on quirky stone properties. Puglia is famous for its trullos, or trulli, conical buildings built entirely with local stone and in a style found only in the [...]
Home owners who are looking to invest in property in Europe are being urges by international property experts to think about buying property in Italy as a holiday home or permanent residence. Many believe that the Italian property market is in a good place right now, performing well and with plenty of bargains to [...]
For those of you thinking of purchasing a property in Italy, you may wish to consider a few things before you sign any contracts. Investors are being urged to visit their potential new town at various points in the year, and to be aware that many places, especially tourist destinations, are seasonal. This means that [...]
Pop star Madonna joins the ever-growing club of celebrities wowed enough by Italy’s culture and lifestyle to want a home there. The legendary singer has reportedly been looking at a multi-million-euro penthouse apartment overlooking a square on the market in Verona, Tuscany’s so-called “City of Love”. Leonardo di Caprio already owns in Verona, while Brad [...]