Entertaining your children in Italy

Italy might not be the most ideal holiday destination for children. It is rich in culture, history and heritage, and swanning around museums and churches may well bore most children to tears. There are however, lots of things that you can do to help to get your child excited whilst you are searching for Italian [...]

By |2011-07-06T15:01:32+01:00July 6th, 2011|Articles|

Italy overtakes France in the wine stakes

It has been announced that Italy has for the first time, taken over France as the largest wine producer in the world. According to the European Commission, last year saw Italy produce 4.96 billion litres of wine. This just overtakes France, who produced 4.62 billion litres. Whilst this is an astonishing amount, it is a [...]

By |2011-06-29T17:12:54+01:00June 29th, 2011|Articles|

Rome Zoo

The Rome Zoo, also known as Giardibno Zoologico or the Bioparco Spa, is one of the eldest and most prominent in Italy. It has also recently become a conservation centre and has a large variety of flora and fauna. The zoo was built in 1908 and three years later opened to the public. If you [...]

By |2011-06-09T13:48:36+01:00June 9th, 2011|Articles|

Italys film Fanta Festival

The annual Fanta Festival begins this year in Rome, on 9th June. It will see hundreds of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy film lovers and enthusiasts descend unto the show. The festival is the perfect activity for any film fans viewing properties in Rome and celebrates the very best films from the three abovementioned categories. It [...]

By |2011-05-31T16:59:31+01:00May 31st, 2011|Articles|

Get yourself covered in Italy

When in Italy it’s very important that you take out private health insurance. Whilst they don’t pay for doctor’s fees, they will usually cover 100% of all hospital fees. It is best to pay doctors fees yourself, which can sometimes be more expensive than the treatment itself, around €80 for every ‘illness’ you have, but [...]

By |2011-05-24T15:57:29+01:00May 24th, 2011|Articles|

Rightmove Overseas launches Property Finder Service

Do you have an idea of what kind of overseas property you want, know where you want to buy and have finance arranged, but don’t have the time to look through the listings on the site? We have launched a new service that could be the answer to your problem! If you are serious about [...]

By |2011-05-24T09:19:22+01:00May 23rd, 2011|News|

It really is best to learn the lingo

Moving to a country with a different first language than you’re used to is always going to be a bit of a shock to the system. Learning the language before you go, or at least a few necessary words and phrases will really help you to settle in to your new life in Italy. Italian [...]

By |2011-05-17T14:46:44+01:00May 17th, 2011|Articles|

Learn to cook like Mamma does

Moving to Italy is bound to be an adventure for the palette as well as the mind. Italians are world renowned for their love of food, fresh produce and wine. Developed over many centuries, Italian cuisine has roots that date back to the 4th century BC. Italian cuisine blends a vast mix of different ingredients, [...]

By |2011-05-16T11:11:18+01:00May 16th, 2011|Articles|

Follow in Royal footsteps

With the Royal wedding last week, now is the time to get up to date on Kate Middleton, if you haven’t already. The future Queen – in – waiting will be the first Queen to have attended university, as well as to have had a gap year. And where did she spend three months of [...]

By |2011-05-06T14:23:55+01:00May 6th, 2011|Articles|

Italian Tourism set to soar by 10-20%

The Italian Minister of Tourism, Mrs Michela Vittoria Brambilla, has put forward her plans to increase tourism to the country by between 10 and 20% over the course of the next four years. Magic Italy on Tour, Italia.it, and Project BRIC, all make up the new incentive. Brambilla urges the Italian people to ‘discover’ their [...]

By |2011-05-05T11:53:53+01:00May 5th, 2011|Articles|