Tuscany property seekers may wish to consider fractional ownership as a means of acquiring restored real estate in the Italian region, it has been suggested.Writing for the Independent, Janet Street-Porter said the popular practice of acquiring a ruined old home and restoring it has become harder to do in recent years, due to a diminishing [...]
Italy property seekers looking to buy where prices are falling will have a better chance to do so in the cities, it has been reported.A series of new estate agent surveys have indicated that while prices are generally holding up across the country, they are tending to dip in the major centres of population, the [...]
Pisa stages its annual marathon in May, allowing runners and spectators alike to enjoy a feast of architecture, culture and at least a little athleticism.Listed by Run Abroad as one of '101 races to run before you die', the event takes place this year on May 17th, with the 26-mile challenge starting in the nearby [...]
Late April and early May sees the annual International Tiber Canoe Descent taking place, something that may interest Italy property buyers keen on watersports.The Discesa del Tevere event lasts from April 24th to May 2nd and sees the canoeists take on long stretches of the river as they make their way downstream from Citta' di [...]
The Italian property market has a particularly wide range of bargains available for under £150,000, it has been stated.Umbria property is included in this, despite being a more expensive region than most in the country, the Times reports.The paper quoted the example of a three-bedroom cottage in Castiglione del Lago near the border with Tuscany, [...]
Some of the best male tennis players in the world will be in action in Rome this spring as the eternal city hosts the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, part of the ATP Masters tour.Held from April 27th to May 4th, the event will offer Italy property seekers and others the chance to see some of the [...]
The annual Florence International Iris competition is to take place from May 4th-9th, the Italian Iris Council has said.Tuscany property seekers hoping to enjoy some floral splendour can see the show at the Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, where growers from around the world will have cultivated and planted their irises.An international jury will judge the [...]
One of Rome's most significant days of the year is April 21st, when the city celebrates its birthday. Italy property seekers looking to enjoy some of the culture and heritage of the Eternal City can experience a range of open air events, parades, historical re-enactments and more to mark the establishment of the date when [...]
Tuscany offers outstanding food and a range of exciting festivities, it has been stated. Writing in the Press and Journal, travel correspondent Bess Mason said that the annual Castel del Piano Palio horse race is "no less passionate" than its equivalent in Siena, with three hours of excited build up and costumed parades before the [...]
The Coloriamo i Cieli (Painting the Skies) kite festival is to be held in the Umbrian town of Castiglione del Lago between April 30th and May 3rd.Umbria property seekers who love flying kites - or who simply want to enjoy the spectacle - can come to the venue on the banks of Lake Trasimeno.The programme [...]