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CORTONA: MANZANO GOLF RESORT Fractional Share Ownership

Mar 27th, 2010 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

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SICILY: A new property boom

Jan 30th, 2009 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

 
Sicily - Italy’s number one tourist destination in 2009 - is becoming more and more popular for those who want to buy a house.  British and German buyers, that are also being joined by people coming from eastern Europe, are finding a good opportunity to invest in the island’s properties, the possibility to make their [...]



Italy property market more stable than others

Nov 7th, 2008 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

 
Italy is fairing the credit crunch better than many other developed nations.   It is envisaged that the market will pick up,  marginally, in 2009.   Average prices across the country have come down, if only by a modest 5%, as more sellers adapt their expectations to the current economic outlook.   Estate agents are also adjusting their valuations, so [...]



Puglia and the Salento….a secret paradise waiting

Sep 24th, 2008 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

Puglia, Italy’s stylish heel and the Salento, Puglia’s secret paradise, brimming with miles of white sand dunes and crystal blue water is surely one of the most beautiful areas of this region - The area which extends along the southern side of Puglia from Lecce to the southernmost tip of the ‘heel’ is called the Salento.  It lies between the Ionion sea to the west [...]



Prestige Italian Properties - Surge in Demand

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Emma | Category: Featured Articles

Prices for premium second homes in Italy continue to rise, although at a slower pace. The news comes from a new study into the second home market by Italian estate agents association FIMAA.  “Demand for prestige properties has gained pace compared to 2007,due to the ever growing numbers of  foreign buyers,” says FIMAA President Bruno Paludet. [...]



It’s a fact…..British first-time buyers look to Italy!

Aug 3rd, 2008 | By Emma | Category: Featured Articles

Italy is one of the top destinations for British first time buyers looking to purchase abroad.  A recent survey of British first-time buyers found that the credit crunch is pushing nearly half of them to buy their home overseas rather than in the UK, and now it appears that many of them are coming to relocate.  Statistics show that [...]



Umbria Jazz Festival 2008

Jul 25th, 2008 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

Umbria Jazz Festival 2008 is one of the most important events dedicated to jazz in Europe For 35 years, the historic centre of Perugia has hosted this famous event. Since this time, world famous jazz artists have come to Perugia.
The Jazz Festival takes place during the month of July, and this year, for 10 days from 11th – [...]



BASILICATA - a mystical region touched by two seas

Jul 25th, 2008 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

Why not take a trip this year to the sun-drenched region of Basilicata, in the south of Italy!
The region boasts some of the most impressive scenery in southern Italy ……. the spectacular lakes around Venosa, and the historic towns that dot the hillsides are so picturesque that they have been used as film sets by [...]



Todi - the Jewel in Umbria’s Crown

Jul 25th, 2008 | By June | Category: Featured Articles

Sitting majestically on a hill perched high, deep in the heart of Umbria, you will find Todi an extraordinary medieval town. Its origins are ancient, first Etruscan then Roman and today, Todi still retains that medieval air.
Todi has many fine churches and boasts the beautiful Basilica of Santa Maria della Consolazione, one of central Italy’s [...]



A personal opinion

Jul 25th, 2008 | By Tony Jones | Category: Featured Articles

copied from post on ItalyMag forum
“…..rather than hijack a subject or maybe get accused of straying from the subject….and might i now apologise for my atrocious spelling…my italian wife cannot believe i write things without checking the spelling….as in all soap box openings “i would just like to say this!” when we sell our houses [...]