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Housing market in Italy: what’s the picture for the biggest cities?

Property sales increased in major Italian cities in the first nine months of 2018, according to data from the research centre Centro Studi di Abitare Co., which analysed trends in the real estate market for new homes in the main Italian metropolitan cities (Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Genoa, Florenc
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Best shopping outlets in Italy

From north to south, here are all the best designer outlets and malls not to be missed around Italy. Want to buy something unique without spending a fortune? Want to make purchases and go home loaded with bags?
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Guide to Christmas markets in Italy 2018

Christmas is just a few weeks away and every Italian city is preparing to celebrate this holiday in style. As tradition dictates, there will be lights, decorations and the inevitable Christmas markets.
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Weekend away in Italy: 5 fairytale cities

There are places whose beauty makes them seem unreal, as if they had been created by an artist or as a stage for a theatrical show. In Italy there are many places that we could classify as "too beautiful to be true" and today we present you with 5 of them.
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Guide to Italian pasta: what are the best dishes from each region?

Everyone enjoys a good pasta dish, but there's just so many types to choose from. Pack your suitcase and set off to discover some of the most popular and typical pasta dishes in Italy, region by region, those specialties that are immediately associated with a specific location.There are many re
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The best museums in Italy

If you really want to know the culture and history of a country in detail, soaking in its art and immersing yourself in its traditions, you simply have to visit its museums.
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Student housing: what are the latest trends and how much does it cost?

While more than 400,000 out-of-town students are preparing for the new academic year in big Italian cities (according to data from Miur from 2016/2017), the impact of this onslaught on property prices is becoming clear, especially in neighbourhoods near universities. This big rise comes mainly from
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Truffle in Italy: Festivals, Markets & Fairs

The Truffle is a real delicacy typical of some regions of Italy, such as Piedmont and Umbria. In the kitchen it is used to season pasta and risotto and to prepare delicious main courses enriched with its aroma, but it is also excellent spread on bread as a creamy topping.
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Housing prices in Italy fell 0.7% in August 2018

Average prices of second-hand homes in Italy fell by 0.7% month-on-month in August, to an average of 1,780 euro per square metre, according to the idealista housing price index. This decline is slightly lower than the 1.1% drop recorded in August 2017, while the year-on-year decline is 2.2 percenta