Italian cities

The study centre Unimpresa has compiled a ranking of the most "charged" cities in Italy according to the level of taxes levied on homes, commercial properties, companies and families.

According to the "City Costs Barometer", the annual ranking from Britain's Post Office Travel Money, the cheapest European cities to spend a weekend in are in Eastern Europe.

From the south to the north of the Italian peninsula, houses that would otherwise be abandoned or destroyed are being sold by private individuals or by municipalities for the symbolic price of one euro.

In recent years, real estate investment has once again become attractive to many investors attracted by lower prices and higher annual returns. But which are the best cities in Italy for property investors?

Forbes magazine has published its ranking of the best cities to move to in 2018 to live well and spend less.

Thousands of students pass through the Erasmus programme each year and agree it’s one of the best experiences of their lives, but how do you make that all-important decision of where to go?

Italy is the country which receives the 5th most Erasmus students each year.