Showing posts with label real estate. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Info on the Toscana (Tuscany) Region of Italy - Part 2

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 17 March 2009)

Here are some more links on the Toscana (Tuscany) Region of Italy - Part 2:

Today's blog entry is a continuation of the blog posting of 19 June 2007 titled, "Info on the Toscana (Tuscany) Region of Italy - Part 1".

BLOGS
  • TOSCANA/TUSCANY
    • Food scribbles – "notes on food at home and elsewhere" – indah – Location: Siena, Toscana (Tuscany)
    • If not now, when? – "One American woman. Twenty acres and a 1650 farmhouse in Tuscany. Random introspection and hilarity, depending on the day." – Viaggiatore – Location: Monte San Savino (AR), Toscana (Tuscany) – Unfortunately, Viaggiatore has returned to the States
    • Life in The City of Flowers – "Me, 2 kids and sometimes a husband (!) living in Firenze, Italy. What we love here and what we don't! Must sees, must haves and more besides. Hopefully you will see our love and enthusiasm for this beautiful city." – Alyson – Location: Firenze , Toscana (Tuscany)
    • Lucullian delights - An Italian experience – "I cook, I take photos and I post the results here. I like to cook genuine food with a lot of taste, I suppose most of us does, and I experiment quite a lot with recipes. What I post here are the successful ones, let's forget about the failures - life's too short!" – Ilva Beretta – Location: Pistoia, Toscana (Tuscany)
    • Olive Oil e Vino Dreams – "My love of everything, anything Italian started back in Spring 2002. I am going to live my dream by moving to Italy in January 2007. I hope to inspire other people to follow their hearts to a place so magical and divine. This is the ride of my lifetime, jump on if you dare..." – katerinafiore – Location: Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany)
    • Over a Tuscan Stove – "Thoughts and recipes from your Italian life coach-and cooking teacher Judy Witts of Divina Cucina Cooking School Everyone should try being Italian once a day!" – Judy Witts – Location: Toscana (Tuscany)
    • Siena is Tuscany – "La vita e' breve" – Steve Soper – Location: ?, United States
    • Tuscany blog.com – "is your guide to Tuscany on the internet: a journey through this region where you can find a wealth of resources, history and traditions: tourism, culture, art, gastronomy, itineraries, events, and much more." – Multiple contributors – Location: ?
    • Tuscany Painting Studio Gallery/the tuscanartist – "Contemporary original oil and acrylic paintings of Tuscany and Italian cuisine art in downtown historic Florence by a small selection of local artists. We offer courier shipping with professionally made crates to assure that the original art work you have selected arrives safely to you. If you are adventurous you can join one of the various art workshops in Florence and Tuscany. Choose from plein air painting, art appreciation, printmaking, or photography all with professional artists." – ? – Location: Firenze (Florence)
  • OUTSIDE OF TUSCANY
    • Art and Barb Live in Italy! – Location: San Venanzo, Umbria
    • Countries Beginning with I – Deirdré Straughan’s excellent web site – words, pictures, and video about Italy, India, and the world – Location: Lecco, Lombardia (Lombardy)
    • cross-cultural moments – ".....a twitch, a deep gut-wrenching punch, a squirmy, queasy, lightheaded feeling that comes on when people and institutions act in ways that put you outside your cultural comfort zone. Join me as I explore my cultural moments in Italy. Then send me yours!" – Elizabeth – Location: Rome, Lazio
    • La Cucina – "... means "the kitchen" or simply "cooking". A compilation of easy, tasty recipes. Many are inspired by numerous trips to Italy and my Italian grandmother. Others are just plain good ol' American meals. All are guaranteed to be easy to prepare. The simplicity of flavors is more important than using too many ingredients and techniques which mask the flavors of the foods. Buon appetito!" – Valerie – Location: Ascoli Piceno, Marche
    • Drawing on Experience: an open sketchbook of life in Le Marche – Scott Henderson – Location: Calcinelli di Saltara (PU), Marche
    • foreign remarks – "Welcome to foreign remarks.com. This is the website for Rebecca Helm-Ropelato. I am an American free lance writer. I live in Italy with my husband, who is Italian. I moved here in 2001 from my longtime home in California. Recently, I have had articles published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine and the Christian Science Monitor, (featured here). Here on foreign remarks.com I have a blog in which I present opinions and impressions related to my experiences living in another country. I will add something new every week. Sometimes it will be brief, other times more in depth. I hope it will be enjoyable and at times, perhaps, informative." – by rebecca helm-ropelato – Location: Lazio region
    • Wandering Italy – "Living, eating, and enjoying Italy" – James Martin – Location: ?
BOOKS
EXPAT INFORMATION
MULTIMEDIA: AUDIO/PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEO
NOT A MAP
  • 360° – "A new way to explore Tuscany" – Source: Italy Travel Guides Ltd
REAL ESTATE LINKSRENTALS
TUSCAN COOKING and LESSONS/COURSES
  • COOKING
    • Tuscan cooking – "Tuscan kitchen" – Source: Cookaround – "The Italian regional cookings" – In English, German, Italian, Spanish
    • Tuscan cooking, wines, and more – "Tuscany has everything from high mountains through rolling hills and sandy beaches, and therefore the list of ingredients the Tuscan cook has at his or her disposal is stunningly long. And then there are the wines..." – Source: Italian Cuisine section of About.com
  • LESSONS/COURSES
    • DIVINA CUCINA FIRENZE ITALIA – "Everyone should try being Italian... at least once a year"
    • Good Tastes of Tuscany – "Tuscan cooking courses in a rustic, authentic atmosphere should be widely available to any and all interested parties at affordable prices, regardless of cooking experience, knowledge of the region or proficiency in the Italian language."
    • Organic Tuscany – "offers cooking holidays in Italy which are “from farm to table”: taking you to see where the fresh, local organic food we buy is grown and using it to cook traditional Tuscan and Italian recipes: fresh pastas, hearty salads, the perfect risotto and delectable desserts."
    • Tuscany Cooking Max&Me – "Practical cookery courses at our home in the heart of the Florence hills for people who are passionate about culinary art, who want to rediscover age-old flavours and the typical products of Tuscany and Liguria"
    • Tuscan Women Cook – "Learn to cook Tuscan style from the source, the local Tuscan women. Using recipes and techniques passed down over the generations, these delightful women cook with what they find fresh each day at the market."
U.S. EMBASSY AND CONSULATES – IN ENGLISH, ITALIAN
WI-FI (Wireless Fidelity)
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot Directory: Italy – Source: JiWire – "helps you locate free and paid WiFi hotspot networks, secure your wireless Internet connections, and learn how to use Wi-Fi products and wireless broadband services."
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

If you are looking for real estate or rental information, I would suggest that you look under the section labeled "MISCELLANEOUS" above or search the Internet. There are too many web sites to list individually.

What you will find above is information for individuals: living in the Toscana (Tuscany) region of Italy, spending some time in that region or planning to come to this region of Italy. There is a wealth of information on and about Toscana on the web. This blog entry is not intended to be all inclusive but a sampling of some of the wonders, joys and sights of the Regione Toscana.

I am sure there are more books, blogs and other information on Toscana (Tuscany) region of Italy. When I move to Toscana in mid-September, 2007, I will be updating these two blog entries as I discover and learn about them. More to follow....

That's it for Tuesday, 26 June 2007: martedì, 26 giugno 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian saying, author unknown.

"Meglio essere invidiati che compiatiti."
"Better to be envied than pitied."

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 17 March 2009)
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Friday, June 01, 2007

Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for May, 2007 About, For or On Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 12 June 2007)

Here are the titles for my blog postings/entries for May About, For or On Italy:
+ = Blog entry has a "Sound clip". Please turn on the speakers on your PC.
* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

The reason that I list these links is to provide information for individuals who are dreaming, considering a move or traveling to Italy. It is my intent to share these links (web sites) with like-minded individuals who are in the process of considering, have made the decision to move or travel to Italy for whatever reason. I have attempted to group these links and to categorize them.

These blog postings and entries are not static. As I come across new information, I'll update the appropriate blog entry periodically.

I have found in my research on the Internet that by changing the wording of the search argument or the order of the wording of the search argument on a search engine, e.g., Google, you may get different results. There is so much information to choose from on the internet. Unfortunately, there's a lot of junk that clutters up one's search. I believe in my presentation format that it eliminates the need for one to do multiple searches. Also, I believe this information is a baseline or starting point for an individual to conduct their own search and they do not have to reinvent the wheel or start from scratch.

I am open to suggestions and solicit comments from the readers of this blog entry for your feedback.

That's it for Friday, 1 June 2007: venerdì, 1 giugno 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"L'amore è padrone di tutte le arti."
"Love is master of all arts."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 12 June 2007)
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Friday, May 04, 2007

Info about Property and Real Estate terms used in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 23 June 2010)

Here are some links about Property and Real Estate terms used in Italy:

INFORMATION
DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIESPHRASES
TERMINOLGY
RELATED
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

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Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

When you see the words "Sound clip ", please turn on the speakers on your PC. I have tried to indicate wherever there is an embedded "Sound clip" within this listing for this blog posting.

That's it for Friday, 4 May 2007: venerdì, 4 maggio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Del male non fare e paura non avere."
"Do no evil and have no fear."

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 23 June 2010)
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Info About the Marche Region of Italy

(LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 17 MAY 2015)
 
Here are some links about the Marche Region of Italy:

AIRPORTS
APARTMENT RENTAL
BLOGS
EVENTS AND FESTIVALS (festa or sagra)
MAPS
MARKET DAYS/ANTIQUE MARKETS
REAL ESTATE ASSIST – ADVISORY ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY
  • Italian Real Estate Assist (IREA) – "is a specialized international consultancy focused on helping you purchase the property of your dreams in Italy. – covering the Marche, Umbria, and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy." – Source: web site
  • X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
REAL ESTATE LINKS
TOURISM/TRAVEL GUIDES
WEATHER
WI-FI (Wireless Fidelity)
SHOPPING
RELATED
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

 For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

However, in 2006, my wife and I spent 3 nights in an apartment listed under APARTMENT RENTAL above, Rent Our Apartment! – Fano, Marche as a guest of the owner, Mark Pukita AKA Marco. We greatly enjoyed spending time in Fano in this new, modern, two bedroom apartment. It is located a block outside the old walled portion of Fano. The apartment is within walking distance of the beach, stores, shops and many fine restaurants. A very nice bakery is next door to the apartment building.

My wife, Martha, and I have only spent a little time in the LeMarche region. We have just scratched the surface of this beautiful and charming region of Italy. In 2005, we just drove through a part of the LeMarche region traveling from Tuscany to Casperia in the Lazio region. In 2006, we spent 4 days and 3 nights in Fano in an apartment and 3 days and 2 nights in Numana at a hotel on the beach. We enjoyed Fano so much that we looked at a few apartments in this Italian town.

Between the two of us, we have traveled at 16+ times to Italy since the late 80's from North to South and East to West and back again. Staying a few days, a week or up to 4 weeks in various regions of Italy. We have rented houses and/or apartments in Tuscany and Umbria and stayed at hotels and B&B's in other parts of Italy. We usually lease a car from Renault EuroDrive for stays over 17 days in Nice and drive over the border to Italy. We have found leasing a brand new card is less expensive than renting a car in Italy. However, this year, I rented a car via AutoEurope because I was in Italy for less than 2 weeks.

Right now, the Marche region is at the top of the list on where we may live when we move to Italy in the next 2 - 3 years. I'll be writing more about this region in the future and after our 2007 trip to Italy.



That's it for Tuesday, 12 September 2006: martedì, 12 settembre 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

"I geni s'incontrano."
"Great minds think alike."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog: Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 17 MAY 2015)

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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Info on Real Estate and Property in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 June 2007)

Here are the links for real estate and property in Italy:

REAL ESTATE ASSIST – ADVISORY ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY
  • Italian Real Estate Assist (IREA) – "is a specialized international consultancy focused on helping you purchase the property of your dreams in Italy. – covering the Marche, Umbria, and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy."
REAL ESTATE LINKS
  • Amalfi Property Management – "... the first British company to actually base itself in the Amalfi centre of Salerno. Fluent in Italian but the first English and as far as we know the only English speaking company within the region. We specialise in helping British and Americans locate and move to the Amalfi and Bay of Salerno area. We provide a full and comprehensive service for our customers."
  • casa.it – In multiple languages
  • Casa Bella – In English and German
  • The Cincinnato's Dream – Italian real estate for sale in Umbria
  • Diamante Immobiliare – operates in the tourism-sector and locally, but does not limit itself to Castiglione del Lago and never stops searching actively for high quality real estate in the surrounding areas. –In Dutch, English and Italian
  • Europafim s.r.l. – In English and Italian – Agenzia Immobiliare in Sabina
  • Italia Property Management – The aim of Italia Property Management is to offer a “One stop shop” of services to their clients.
  • ItalianChoice – Our Service - Italian Property Consulting
  • Italiana Immobiliare – "...one of the leading property agencies in Florence"
  • Italian Property Gallery Limited – "specialise in real estate across Italy, with a particular emphasis on the Province of Lucca in Tuscany where we have our offices. Our portfolio ranges from small barns and apartments through to luxury villas and residences."
  • Italy – From TheMoveChannel.com –In multiple countries
  • ItalySimply – Services :: Properties :: Property Search :: Your Ideal House
  • key italy – The Italian Property Site – the new way to buy property in italy
  • La Casa Emilia in Emilia Romagna – Our role is to seek out and select on your behalf suitable Properties and Italian Real Estate in this beautiful area. We aim to help you find your perfect home abroad and remove all the risks associated with it. We represent no single Estate Agent but rather have extensive contacts throughout the region.
  • Le Marche Property Network – Properties for Sale
  • Magicalmarche – "is a real estate specialist with offices in the UK, San Benedetto del Tronto and Pedaso" – "REAL ESTATE SALES, CONSULTANCY, PROJECT DESIGN AND RENOVATION"
  • Marche-Romagna Immobili – "stands ready to help you fulfill that dream with the ownership of a new home, villa or farmhouse (which is called rustico) in some of Italy's most beautiful countryside. Our constantly updated data base offers a wide selection of properties to meet every taste and pocketbook. We will gladly make arrangements for the inspection of properties (from exclusive villas to farmhouses in need of restoration), without any obligation to us, including picking you up at the airport and making arrangements for a place to stay during your visit. Also, more than just assisting you with the formalities of making a real estate purchase, Marche-Romagna Immobili offers a total package which helps you to become comfortably involved with the country, people, and your new home." – In English and German
  • Monica Bruni, Case da Abitare – "houses to live in "le marche", Italy"
  • phosphoro.com – Northern Italy – In Italian and English
    • Padova (Padua) – Region: Veneto
    • Rovereto – Region: Trentino
    • Trento – Region: Trentino-South Tyro
    • Verona – Region: Veneto
  • Real Estate In Italy – International Real Estate Marketplace – Source: EscapeArtist.com
  • Real Estate Links – Source: Expats In Italy
  • Real Estate/Property in Italy – Listing of Real Estate companies, properties, resources, etc. – Source: Italianrus.com
  • Real Estate for Sale and Rent in Piedmont, Italy
  • Spirit of Umbria, Living in the green heart of Italy
  • Tecnocasa – principal national agency – In Italian Only
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
    REAL ESTATE ARTICLES REAL ESTATE : HORROR STORIES REAL ESTATE : BOOKS (CLICK ON ANY ONE OF THE BOOKS ON THE RIGHT TO GO TO AMAZON)
    • Buying a Home in Italy : A Survival Handbook by David Hampshire
    • Buying a House in Italy by Gordon Neale
    • Buying a Property: Italy by Monica Larner, John Howell
    • Buying a Property in Italy by Amanda Hinton
    • The Complete Guide To Buying Property In Italy by Barbara McMahon
    • Restoring a Home in Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli, Simon McBride (Photographer)
    REAL ESTATE MAGAZINES
    • Homes Overseas – "is the monthly property guide for those seriously searching for property abroad whether as a holiday home or as an investment. It is the leading point of reference for those seeking comprehensive and independent advice on overseas property."
    MORTGAGES
     MISCELLANEOUS
     * = Blog entry has been updated.

    The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

    Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

    CAVEAT EMPTOR is Latin for "let the buyer beware". Buying real estate and property in Italy can be and is a challenge. Please note: The real estate agent, the property owner or the person showing or inspecting the property for you, need not tell you or are they obligated to inform you of any deficiency about the property. As a prospective foreign buyer, you need to hire:
    1. Someone you can trust to inspect the property for you and provide in writing (English or in the language of your choice), the actual condition of the property inside and out with recommendations for any additions, modifications and/ or correction to structural, electrical, heating, sewer, etc. to property and/or bring up the property to current building code. Any cost estimates in Euro for additions and modifications should accompanied this property inspection report.
    2. Someone to guide you through the Italian real estate maze. Based on what I have read in other forums, it is normally NOT the real estate agent.
    There are hundreds, if not thousands of agencies, individuals that will rent or sell property to you in Italy. Buying and renting property in Italy is a lot different than in the States. You do not have the same safeguards and consumer protection than what you are used to let's say in Virginia or California.

    Be sure you not only checkout the property but also the real estate agent and their respective company. Some companies in Italy and elsewhere may have web sites that will catch your eye and/or offer to take the burden out of buying property in a foreign country. It is incumbent upon you to legally buy the property and to pay the required taxes.

    It should be noted that there are companies in Italy that for a "fee" will assist the foreign buyer (read non-Italian) with their real estate transaction. While this may allow a certain comfort level, be sure to checkout and verify these types of companies are legimate. You do not want your "Italian Dream House/Apartment" to become your worse nightmare.

    Several of the above web sites for properties, rentals or real estate agents/companies have been mentioned in various forums on Expats In Italy or slow travel italy.

    The above is only a sampling of what is available to you if you are looking to rent or buy in Italy. I am sure everyone may have a favorite real estate agent or company (Immobiliare) and to the best of my ability, I will update this blog entry with your suggested additions.

    That's it for Sunday, 27 November 2005: domenica, 27 Novembre 2005

    Ciao, Ben

    Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

    "Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro."
    "He who finds a friend finds a treasure."

    (LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 June 2007)
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