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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)

Wed, 09/14/2022 - 06:49

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

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 07:56

Got this from the web Ìý Ìý Announcement: ITALY: BBC ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE Posted By: Created in: Category: Posted: 01 Mar 2010, 17:34 Dear Viewers, Unfortunately, SKY Italia has decided not to renew carriage of BBC Entertainment and, as such, the channel ceased transmission on the platform from 28th February 2010 at 24.00 hours. We are currently talking to a number of operators about the opportunity to roll out our portfolio of BBC-branded channels in Italy and we aim to agree carriage for the new channels as quickly as possible so that viewers can resume enjoying BBC content. We hope to be able to announce news of channel launches in the near future. Best wishes, BBC Worldwide Channels

Answer to: Hello
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 13:34

Ìý ÌýIf you are worried about the journey back through the tunnel on a Saturday [and it could get pretty busy then], I'd suggest you get off the motorway before the tunnel[the Faido Jcn is about 12 miles before the tunnel] and follow the 'minor' road that parallels the motorway, and go up over the passÌýAllow an extra hour to beÌý on the safe side Simples

Answer to: Hello
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 13:43

If you have half an hour to spare, and the weather is not too badÌý- go up over the St Gotthard pass - fantastic views Ìý Ìý Driving down is a doddle - if you use the search facility on this site, you'll find plenty of info and advice on driving to Italy

Answer to: renovation
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 13:39

And don't forgetÌýthe interest charges on the money paid out to buy andÌýinstall the system Ìý If E15.000 spent generates E920 on electricity, lets hope that interest charges are below 6%, otherwise its a waste of cash

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 05:39

Or were others having problems accessing the site [it was 'unobtainable' earlier this morning]? Ìý I assume - as there were no postings in the last 35 hrs, that others had the same problem.Ìý Ìý Any explanation please??????

Answer to: Mystery Object
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 13:09

It could be an ashtray that you could clip/tie to your beltÌýÌýÌý

Answer to: Mystery Object
Wed, 02/24/2010 - 13:07

ÌýIt looks a bit like something you could use for carrying a candlestick around on/in, to catch theÌýhot wax drips. saving the carpet and your hands

Answer to: Satellite TV
Sat, 02/20/2010 - 11:12

Sky ½ûÂþÌìÌà is different to Sky UK in terms of what channels it shows - if you want info, I suggest you use the 'search facility' on this Website, and search for things like 'sky TV', 'satellite TV'. etc - there's lots already posted here. Ìý good luck

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 09:03

ÌýFound these on the web;- (Corso Malta, every Sunday morning). Colorful and animated flea market. This is a great market for collectors and people looking for antique objects like old furniture, prints, pictures, clocks or books. Antignano - in the district of Vomero , surroundings of piazza Antignano, shoes , clothes, kitchen implements, all for the home; from 7 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. every working day. Posillipo - Good clothes, nice shoes, drapers, kitchen implements and much more : smart people, less fashionable prices...:-) viale della Rimembranza on Thuesdays, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Poggioreale - One km after the Poggioreale jail, at the crossing between via Nuova Poggioreale and via Marino di Caramanico you will find all the kind of shoes you can imagine and desire, at particularly low prices. Open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lot of people, beware of pickpockets! Fuorigrotta - Easy to reach with buses, Cumana and metro, in front the Cumana station of Fuorigrotta, in a very large shed and its surroundings, every kind of goods, groceries, clothes, shoes, drapes, etc. etc. mon-sat from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Forcella - between piazza Garibaldi and corso Umberto, an incredible place where you can find anything, legal or not, from 9 p.m. to noon Porta Nolana Porta Nolana square every day 8am-2pm The Porta Nolana market, beyond the twin towers, is the best fish market in Naples. Just brought in by the fishermen, and all laid out in trays, are all kinds of shellfish, squid and other fish, some still alive, and regularly sparayed to keep them as fresh as possible. At Christmas, you'll also see tubs of still-wriggling capitone, a kind of large eel eaten during the festivities. Mercato dei fioriÌýPiazza Municipio every morning at dawn This flower market (which is also wholesale market) is held in the moat of the Castel Nuovo, close to the embarkation point for the islands. This is where the city's many street vendors come to buy their supplies at dawn, a time when the city is still asleep and the soft perfumed atmosphere must be a delight. It's a lovely day to start the day and something early risers might consider. La Torretta via Giordano BrunoÌýLa Torretta, in Mergellina, is one of the city's few covered markets. It's a charming place where you'll find mozzarella, beans and friarelli (a green vegetable that only grows in Campania), as well as slippers and embroidered clothes. MontesantoÌýpiazza and via Pignasecca the small Pignasecca market (very busy in the mornings) is a reminder that Spaccanapoli is a working class district where people continue to live. Amid the colourful stalls and smells of the sea, you may be lucky enough to hear the beautiful tenor voice of one of Naples' biggest fish vendors break into song.