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I'm planning my route down for a months visit in July.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 08:13

I logged on this morning to my local webcam, to look at the snow on the ski slopes.

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 04:47

Loved the note about changing the locks!

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:20

I have just got back from my latest trip to Italy, and thought some of you might be interested to hear about a Swiss hotel that we stayed in on the way down.It is the Hotel Engel in Stans [near to Lake Lucerne, a few minutes from the motorway

Mon, 07/25/2011 - 05:21

For many years now I have used the likes of 'mappy', 'via michelin' etc for calculating different routes down to Italy - for us its a part of our holiday, so we don't always want to take the quickest/shortest route down.  We prefer to vary the rou

Wed, 06/01/2011 - 09:25

Today I received an email from the Swiss Travel Centre.  The relevant portion is;- "The GBP price for a Vignette will increase from 01 June 2011 and we wanted to give you the opportunity to purchase this years’ Vignette before the pric

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 09:45

I've just driven down and back for a [much too] short holiday, and feel that an update on how fuel prices look on the way down would be useful to fellow travellers The following is a good site for seeing what prices have been like  

Mon, 04/04/2011 - 05:02

P&O have introduced a new ferry on the Dover - Calais route - its called the Spirit of Britain. They seem to have a special offer on at the moment [on this ship only] I've just booked a return crossing [car + 2] for £60 - significantly less th

Sat, 01/29/2011 - 06:08

Does Tomato soup exist in Italy? We were feeling a bit under the weather when we went out to Italy 2 weeks ago.  As part of the R&R process, I fancied some soup, and looked around the supermarket.  There were lots of different soups, but I rea

Mon, 01/24/2011 - 08:29

The route/timings for next years Giro d'Italia have been posted   My son rang me up to inform me that the route passes about 100m away from

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 07:04

Comments posted

Mon, 09/25/2017 - 10:10

Assuming it is all taxed in the UK, I can see where the Commercialist is coming from - do you have any income earned in Italy?

Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:38

."I have had indirect contact with a solicitor and basically it is possible but there are conditions I wished to clarify."I really think you need to shell out and get formal legal advice

Thu, 09/21/2017 - 06:15

Me - NoModi - probably notAs you are not getting the answers that I think you were hoping for  - you need to talk to a local Lawyer

Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:05

"........... the damp and neglect is affecting out house which has it coming throught the walls, we have already several times repaired his roof ........."Thats a totally different issue to squatting - I think its the sort of problem you can raise with your Comune [via Geometra or Architect or even Lawyer?]Not sure, but I think this type of problem has cropped up bfore on the forum.  Perhaps others may be able to give more advice.

Mon, 09/18/2017 - 07:10

You don't own the room - don't use it.

Thu, 09/14/2017 - 14:50

Usual question - have you spoken to others in the area that have Pools?

Wed, 09/13/2017 - 15:40

Have you asked the Hotel if they have any recommendations?

Sun, 09/10/2017 - 07:18

Have you asked the locals whether they can recommend anyone?Also - do allow time for the wood to be properly 'seasoned'

Sun, 09/10/2017 - 07:16

Don't forget that if your budget is only E15,000 [or did you mean E150K?] that there are costs involved in completing on the purchase;-

  • Estate Agent fees - buyer usually pays some/half of the estate agents fees
  • Notary fees
  • House purchase taxes

So make sure you find out what [approx] the costs will be before committing to the purchase. Good Luck

Thu, 09/07/2017 - 06:50

What area are you thinking of moving to?