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
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
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
You may find this site useful.ÌýFor my comune, it calculates the IMU and TASI paymentsÌý [I see it also recognises where you live.- Sarnano]It also allows you toÌýprint out the completed F24 form[s]I then sign them and email them to my ½ûÂþÌìÌà Bank, who pay the taxesÌýfrom my account
Excess Insurance CoverÌýAll car hire companies charge the earth for insurance to cover the excess payable in the case of an accident.Buy Annual Car Hire Excess Insurance [search on-line] for about £40 - £50.Ìý It is well worth it if your hire is over a week duration
Things to avoid;-ÌýAs a first time renter, I strongly recommend tha you stick to using one of the 'big' companies like Herz, Eurocar, Avis etc - you pay more but they do tend to treat customers better than some of the smaller/cheaper companies.Its worth doing an internet search to look at feedback on whichever one you choose [before renting, of course]Personally, I've never had trouble with Hertz or Avis - but would never everÌýuse Locauto again
Using toll route for variety.Ìý We've been driving down 2 or 3 times a year for the last 10 years, so occassionally we like a changeAlso, now we have a dog,Ìýwe do shorter 'hops' [3 overnight stops],Ìýand are seeing if this route is OK for avoiding an overnight stop in SwitzerlandÌý [No dog this time]
"............Ìý is this the famous alternative epinal route many do as an alternative?Ìý ..........."ÌýDon't think so - the 'alternative' is probably the route passing near Lorrach, that by-passes Basel
Route from Nancy is E23/N57 to Remiremont then E512 to Mulhouse - a delightful run, but I think the Nancy/Colmar directÌýroute is easierÌý[Doing it at the end of October - Calais to Mons [1st overnight stop] then on to Colmar [2nd stop, in Mercure in Town centre] - then on to Lake Maggiore area for a10 days before returning via Pontarlier and St Quentin [using french toll roads]
You could do Nancy to Mulhouse direct - but still the same problem [if that is what it is] of going over the mountains - but to me that is a very interesting part of the trip, and a nice break from motorway/dal carriage way drivingThe Colmar direct route is the shortest - its about 25 miles further via Strasburg, and 20 direct to Mulhouse, but the timings are about the same.Ìý I do think that you save a little fuel on the Colmar direct route - but its probably not a great dealÌýFlashed by a speed camera in france?Ìý See;-You might be lucky - opinions differ on how good the French are at getting the fines paid [Google it]
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Talk to the Comune - they'll advise you on the requirementsÌýÌý
Sorry - forgetÌý to add link, Its;-
You may find this site useful.ÌýFor my comune, it calculates the IMU and TASI paymentsÌý [I see it also recognises where you live.- Sarnano]It also allows you toÌýprint out the completed F24 form[s]I then sign them and email them to my ½ûÂþÌìÌà Bank, who pay the taxesÌýfrom my account
I enjoy driving in Italy - with the exception of the cities, where it can get hecticOtherwise - no probs.
Excess Insurance CoverÌýAll car hire companies charge the earth for insurance to cover the excess payable in the case of an accident.Buy Annual Car Hire Excess Insurance [search on-line] for about £40 - £50.Ìý It is well worth it if your hire is over a week duration
Things to avoid;-ÌýAs a first time renter, I strongly recommend tha you stick to using one of the 'big' companies like Herz, Eurocar, Avis etc - you pay more but they do tend to treat customers better than some of the smaller/cheaper companies.Its worth doing an internet search to look at feedback on whichever one you choose [before renting, of course]Personally, I've never had trouble with Hertz or Avis - but would never everÌýuse Locauto again
Using toll route for variety.Ìý We've been driving down 2 or 3 times a year for the last 10 years, so occassionally we like a changeAlso, now we have a dog,Ìýwe do shorter 'hops' [3 overnight stops],Ìýand are seeing if this route is OK for avoiding an overnight stop in SwitzerlandÌý [No dog this time]
"............Ìý is this the famous alternative epinal route many do as an alternative?Ìý ..........."ÌýDon't think so - the 'alternative' is probably the route passing near Lorrach, that by-passes Basel
Route from Nancy is E23/N57 to Remiremont then E512 to Mulhouse - a delightful run, but I think the Nancy/Colmar directÌýroute is easierÌý[Doing it at the end of October - Calais to Mons [1st overnight stop] then on to Colmar [2nd stop, in Mercure in Town centre] - then on to Lake Maggiore area for a10 days before returning via Pontarlier and St Quentin [using french toll roads]
You could do Nancy to Mulhouse direct - but still the same problem [if that is what it is] of going over the mountains - but to me that is a very interesting part of the trip, and a nice break from motorway/dal carriage way drivingThe Colmar direct route is the shortest - its about 25 miles further via Strasburg, and 20 direct to Mulhouse, but the timings are about the same.Ìý I do think that you save a little fuel on the Colmar direct route - but its probably not a great dealÌýFlashed by a speed camera in france?Ìý See;-You might be lucky - opinions differ on how good the French are at getting the fines paid [Google it]