International content in Italy

Italy is home to small places with a special feel, where history, architecture and scenery come together in almost fairytale-like settings.

Rome has no shortage of headline acts. The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Vatican draw the crowds, while areas such as Trastevere and Monti tend to dominate the neighbourhood chat.

How much is a foreign buyer prepared to spend on a home in Italy?

Some places are able to become film sets with hardly any alteration at all: spaces with such obvious grandeur that artificial scenery feels unnecessary. The Royal Palace of Caserta is one of them. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 and a towering achievement of Italian Baroque architecture designed by Luigi Vanvitelli, this extraordinary royal residence has appealed to directors across the world, including George Lucas, Ron Howard and J.J. Abrams.

There is a point on the approach to Civita di Bagnoregio when the modern world rather abruptly falls away. A long pedestrian bridge crosses a deep valley towards a cluster of honey-coloured stone houses, seemingly detached from the rest of Lazio. At a distance it looks almost too neat to be real.

In the day-to-day management of a shared residential building, communication and organisational needs often arise that fall outside the duties of the main bodies established by law, such as the administrator and the owners’ assembly. Other roles may therefore exist, including the condominium coordinator, who provides support with condominium management. This person has no independent decision-making powers and is not specifically regulated by the Italian Civil Code. Their role is to make relations between condominium owners, or a group of them, and the administration more straightforward.

Off north-west Sardinia, Italy’s car-free prison island with rare white donkeys is a place of pale coves, wind-swept cliffs and quiet roads where the animals amble freely.Closed to the public for 112 years, it served first as a quarantine station and penal colony, then as a prisoner-of-war camp and,

Autumn is prime time for truffle season in Italy.

October is a great month for visiting Italy. Destinations are quieter, the weather is mild rather than cold, and the autumn calendar brings plenty of events. There are many places worth packing for across the country.

In one Italian village, houses, stairways and bell towers follow the mountain ridge as if they are trying to reach the sky.

October in Italy brings heritage weekends inside normally closed palazzi, late harvest visits at family-run wineries, and chestnut and truffle sagre in hill towns.

High in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, San Pellegrino in Alpe is the sort of place that makes a road trip feel properly rewarding.

Anyone visiting the lagoon city, especially between October and March, should expect some gray and wet days. But there are also plenty of things to do in Venice when it rains, and the city inevitably gains in charm. Without the crowds under the sun, museums can be visited at a leisurely pace, churches reveal details that normally escape our notice, and historic cafés become perfect refuges. Here, then, are the best places to take shelter.

At more than 4,500 metres above sea level, where thin air makes every breath harder and the night sky puts on an unequalled display, stands a building unlike any other in Europe. A wooden cabin, perched on Punta Gnifetti in the Monte Rosa massif, has held the continental record as Europe’s high

A mountain road in Piedmont has reopened for 2026 after its winter closure.

Golden hills, thermal steam rising at sunset and vineyards turning ruby-red: autumn in Tuscany creates a natural setting that seems to have stepped out of a painting. At this time of year, villages and lesser-known small towns show a more authentic side, with museums, Renaissance squares and artisan workshops. Grape harvest and truffle season add solid reasons for a trip, bringing together food, scenery and history.

Southern Italy has long been at the centre of a property initiative that has caught the attention of buyers around the world: homes sold at a symbolic price in exchange for a commitment to renovate them. In Campania, the scheme has already produced results, with two villages now standing out as its best-known examples. The €1 homes in Campania programme aims to slow depopulation and bring life back to historic centres, while also protecting the built heritage and supporting local economies.

Italy’s pay system differs from that of many other European countries.

Between October and November, the Marche region is transformed: the woods explode with warm colors, the medieval villages become more interesting, and the festivals fill the squares with the scents of truffles and chestnuts. Discover what to see in the Marche region this fall, exploring the best spots for foliage, the most charming villages to visit in autumn, and the unmissable festivals.

The Gentlemen, the Netflix series created by Guy Ritchie, features sweeping fields, historic houses, London clubs and, in its second season, available since 3 September 2026, even Italian lakes.

Autumn food festivals in Italy are a proper window into regional cooking.

Each year, as summer gives way to the cooler air of inland Sardinia, one of the island’s most authentic cultural events gets underway. Autumn in Barbagia 2026 opens up the villages of central Sardinia between September and December, turning old courtyards, craft workshops and wine cellars into

Keeping a property vacant involves ongoing outgoings that weigh on every owner’s finances. The fixed and variable costs of an empty home range between €400 and €1,500 per quarter. IMU has a significant impact because, unlike properties used as a main residence, it must be paid. TARI is also almost always payable in full, except in rare cases involving homes without furnishings or utility connections. Electricity, gas and water bills continue to include fixed network charges even when consumption is zero.

The choice between northern and southern Italy can bring a major difference in everyday spending.