Editorial Team

Patrica, one of the abandoned Italian villages selling houses for 1 euro / Wikimedia commons

1 euro houses

How does the houses for 1 euro project work? These houses are owned by individuals who want to get rid of them as quickly as possible so as not to pay taxes.
Luxury property overlooking the Mediterranean Sea

House of the week - 22nd March 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to live in a traditional Italian building, here is your chance with this prestigious 'Dammuso', the typical home of Pantelleria Island in Italy.
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Should the landlord or the tenant pay the IMU property tax in Italy?

With its recent judgement 6882/2019, the Sezioni unite della Cassazione (Joint Session of the Court of Cassation in Italy) stated that is was lawful for a landlord to place a clause in an Italian lease agreement stating that the taxes and duties relating to the rented property should be borne by the
The beach at La Pelosa in Sardinia, Italy is still a wonderful place to go on holiday after Brexit / Flickr

How will Brexit affect my holiday in Italy?

The final deadline for Brexit has been delayed to either 22nd May 2019 or another unspecified date before 31st October 2019, when it all kicks off for real. Despite the fact that there’s a buffer implementation period until 31st December 2020, things will begin to change pretty fast very soon.
Catacombe dei Cappuccini, a different kind of tourist attraction in Italy / Jafsegal/Flickr

Capuchin monastery catacombs

If you’re looking for obscure or quirky places to go in Italy, you’ve come to the right place. The Catacombe dei Cappuccini are a complex of tunnels and shrines in Palermo, Sicily that are decorated entirely with mummified corpses.