Questions I’m asked about living Italy as a Brit abroad

When asked about living in Italy, I tend to answer based on my own experience. As a Brit abroad, questions about weather, taxes, food costs, healthcare, heating, safety and whether Italians speak English, often pop up. To help you on your journey to becoming an Italian homeowner, I’ve written down some FAQs and answered them as best as I can.

A tour of the beautiful national parks of Cyprus

Yes, Cyprus is a sun, sea and sand destination. It has a wonderful Mediterranean climate, with its mild winter temperatures and warm summer sunbathing temperatures. Its natural green spaces, though, are often overlooked.

The 7 best places to buy property in Portugal in 2024

For a relatively small country, Portugal offers a huge range of lifestyle options. You can go fully “off the grid” while you renovate a ruin surrounded by olive trees or head for one of the country’s increasingly effervescent cities. You can ease yourself into a resort town with an established expat community, or embrace cultural change in a small village, familiarising yourself with the local language and customs as you go.

10 wonderful French Christmas traditions

Some French Christmas traditions closely resemble those of the UK but others may be surprisingly different. France, lest we forget, is a country that refuses to be held captive to commercialism. It’s for that reason that Christmas in France is genuinely more about giving thanks for the year that has passed and wishing great things for the year to come.

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