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The Scotsman who bought grandma’s Italian village

Many of us dream of owning a village house in Italy. But what if you discover the village once lived in by your ancestors is now abandoned and going to ruin, would you try to save it?

How to live in Italy on €500 per month

At a time when the cost of living and household bills are rising across the world, it makes me glad that we made the choices we did when buying and renovating our home in Italy.

How Italy is solving problems of tourist numbers

Italy’s top destinations have become so popular with day visitors that the tourist authorities are coming up with innovative ways to prevent overcrowding. Does Venice have the solution?

Italian home prices surge again

Italian property prices are rising fast once again. Although still only where they were in mid-2013 and some way off the 2011 peak, homeowners are seeing a good return on the price they paid. But what sort of homes are seeing the fastest price rises and where are the bargains? Here is the latest property market update for Italy.

Italian property under €200,000

In the 2022 Italy Property Guides survey, 52% of readers expressed the desire to buy an Italian property for less than €200,000. Almost a third of buyers wanted to spend between €100,000 and €200,000. So,we wondered, how realistic a budget is that? What size and sort of property can you expect to buy for that? And where in Italy will you get more for your money?