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So, you want to buy an appartment in Italy?

Wonderful……but you should read this post on possible pitfalls regarding buying apartments in Italy before committing yourself. Please note that these observations do not apply to detached/semi-detached houses in their own grounds.

How Cold Does it Get in Italy?

The short answer is -50°C, yes that is minus fifty. Well, the coldest place in Italy is in Trentino and as you might expect, it’s

Italian university degrees

If you know anything about the Italian university system you will know that up until relatively recently a degree course lasted five years.  Italians start

The Italian national sport

Admit it, you thought the Italian national sport was football, didn’t you? Well, you are wrong. The actual Italian national sport is tax evasion.

Funny country

Recently, as those in Italy know well, rather a lot of people have been caught with their trousers down as a result of the clever

Roaches

While dropping off our little one at the day nursery today I was involved in the elimination of a large cockroach within said nursery. One

Golden nose

The late Gianni Agnelli, the former boss of FIAT, had a bit of a reputation for having gone over the top in his younger days

Entrata libera

The title of this post, Entrata libera’ can be translated as being ‘free entry’. To where? You might well be asking. Well, the answer is: to shops in Italy.

La legge è Uguale per Tutti

The title of this entry can be translated as ‘we are all equal in the eyes of the law’ and it is the motto you will see in displayed in every Italian law court. The problem is that this is just not true.