What kind of home can I buy for less than €250,000 in Spain?
Do you have a budget of less than €250,000 for your dream home in Spain? To demonstrate the type of property that you can purchase for this budget, we have selected a range of homes, with different outstanding features. See a beachfront one-bedroom in Murcia, a two-bedroom city apartment in Valencia and a five-bedroom family home in Alicante.Read more...
Cafeneon, the friendly heart of Greek society
It’s easy to feel a little isolated as a new arrival in a foreign land. But just as you might advise a newcomer to Britain to pop down their local and get chatting at the bar, so in Greece the café is the place to make friends and watch the day go by.Read more...
Italy clamps down on AirBnb tax avoiders
The Italian government aims to collect your income tax on short term rentals from the agency that takes the holiday booking.Read more...
The Greek escape: could you do a Durrell?
TV hit The Durrells has returned to Sunday nights. This warm-hearted tale of a family leaving England for Greece in the 1930s stars Keeley Hawes as the impoverished widow who takes her family to Corfu. The Durrells couldn’t afford to live well in England and believed a simpler, cheaper and warmer way of life was possible in Greece – is it still?Read more...
News from Spain
It’s good news from Spain as tourist numbers and the welcome to visitors hit new heights, while unemployment and taxes fall.Read more...
Life Goals: Move to Italy, save the Earth!
Earth Day is celebrated on the 22nd of April by over one billion people in nearly 200 countries around the globe, including Italy. And, you don’t have to be a Superhero to help save the planet.Read more...
Watching sport in Italy
Which sports will you watch when you move to Italy? From football to cycling, sport is ingrained Italian life.Read more...
Books that capture the heart of Ireland
Reading a country’s literature is a wonderful way to get to know the place you wish to call home. Today the Ireland Property Guide suggests some of Ireland’s best books, to celebrate UN World Book Day (and Shakespeare’s birthday), on Sunday. When considering emigrating or buying a holiday home it’s important that you improve your knowledge of the country you have your sights set on. This is so that you can be sure that it’s the right move for you and your family. What you read doesn’t need to all be factual, dry information. In fact, you can make this ‘research-process’ lots of fun by making aRead more...
Easter in Ireland
With Easter done and dusted for another year, you might be wondering how you could be celebrating this time next year. Today we run you through Easter time in Ireland.Read more...
Don’t go to Australia without reading these six books
In honour of UN World Book Day on Sunday, we look at some books about Australia. If you are looking to visit or move to Australia, make sure to read these first.Read more...
Books that capture the heart of New Zealand
It’s UN World Book Day (and Shakespeare’s birthday) on Sunday, so today we look at the best books to read to prepare you for life in New Zealand. And no, no hobbits in sight!Read more...