Driving to ItalyÌý
Just driven down.Ìý No longer cheap petrol in SwitzerlandÌý - fill up in France.Ìý
Even ½ûÂþÌìÌà petrol is appreciably cheaper than SwitzerlandÌý
(There was no petrol available in Mulhouse for some reason)
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IMU Tax
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Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June
Sat, 05/14/2022 - 06:35
DRIVING TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS
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You've got until Saturday to enter France, before the entry ban for UK citizens comes into place.
Thu, 12/16/2021 - 04:33
European PET Passport.
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Anyone had experience of getting a European Pet Passport for a dog in Italy (or possibly France, whenÌýwe drive down)
Thu, 08/26/2021 - 05:40
As a Brit with a holiday home in Northern Italy, its been over a year since I have been able to visit it.Ìý Last time was in February 2020, when the highlight was a meal out with ½ûÂþÌìÌà friends in a crowded restaurant in Bergamo!Ìý Luckily, no ill
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:55
IMU etc Due Soon
just a quick reminder to those not living in Italy,Ìý that the IMU etc on your ½ûÂþÌìÌà property requires payingÌýthis month.
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:48
Travelling through France - UK QuarantineÌý
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Looks like people travelling through France to the UK could well be soon required to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks on their entry into the UK.
Fri, 08/07/2020 - 03:27
Are there companies in Italy that just change kitchen units doors and worksurfaces, rather than a complete replacement of the units?
Thu, 12/05/2019 - 17:37
My house has a semi-underground store room that was nice and cool during the recent very hot weather - the dog and I spent a lot of time in it - me reading and him asleep on the floor.Floor is just old concrete slab - lots of dust, and the walls a
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:50
Car Driving to [and in] Italy on a UK Licence- post BrexitÌý IF No Deal reached.ÌýI am driving down in March, and have had to plan for a 'No Deal' Brexit, just in case.If No Deal - all UK Driving Licence holders
Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:34
Comments posted
Well done Silvia - two responses so far, (plus this one), and both adverts.
Following on from Modicasa and Ugo's comments - it would appear you really only have two options for taking your fiance's name.
1.Ìý ÌýMarry him in Ireland
2.Ìý ÌýChange your surname to match his before you marry him in Italy.Ìý
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Good luck
My ½ûÂþÌìÌà bank has emailed me today confirming payment made.Ìý
Hopefully I'll be over there before the next one in June.
I'm lucky, the Comune sends me the F24 by email, so I just sign it and email it to my ½ûÂþÌìÌà bank for payment.
Remember, (assuming you are from the UK) that if you are out if the UK for more than 6 months (continuous), you (in theory,)Ìýlose the right to NHS services when you return. And any travel insurance and car insurance is similarly time limited
Back in the early 2000's, I bought my house in Italy.Ìý ÌýWe decided it was easier for me to be the sole purchaser, although both my wife and I attended the signing at the Notary's.Ìý
He was OK with her not being a purchaser,Ìý but asked that myÌýwife countersign each page of the documentation to indicate her agreement with me being sole owner.
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"However, we both use Naples airport when going to Italy & it is only one day so we don't think this is too much trouble."
Don't forget - covid test before you go, and quarantine on your return to UK
The ones that are on now are still on their backing.
You can get cheap vignettes on ebay, if you need one again.
(Probably not legal in Swis law)
The MontÌýBlanc route is probably a little quicker than your usual route, but it is a fair bit more expensive - Via Michelin indicates about €100+ each wayÌý overall.Ìý ( More if you already have a Swiss Carnet). Although its marginally quicker, I've done the route a couple of times and it's a bit of a (tiring) blast on the motorways.
If it's just your usual route you want to avoid, may I suggest the following:-
Calais to Pontarlier (near Besancon), mainly motorway,Ìý then into Switzerland and onto the motorway that skirts Lake Geneva and leads onto the Simplon Pass into Italy, near Domadossola.Ìý Then on, via lake Orta to Varallo.Ìý The Swiss part of the trip is very scenic, and less hectic than others.Ìý (Its the route we use when we take the dog for its Summer holiday near Orta)Ìý
Depending on how many stops you want to make, I can recommend a couple of hotels on the route.
ONE OTHER THING - I don't now ifÌýthe Mont Blanc route has been affected by the recent storms/flooding in France and WestÌýPiedmonte
Good luck