Some of the best male tennis players in the world will be in action in Rome this spring as the eternal city hosts the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, part of the ATP Masters tour.Held from April 27th to May 4th, the event will offer Italy property seekers and others the chance to see some of the [...]
Normandy enjoys some old-fashioned fun in July when the Bayeux Medieval Festival takes place.Normandy property buyers and others can enjoy a range of historic frivolity with jugglers, knights and musicians in period costume bringing the sounds and sights of days of yore to the historic town.Those keen on buying Normandy property in a location deeply [...]
The annual Florence International Iris competition is to take place from May 4th-9th, the Italian Iris Council has said.Tuscany property seekers hoping to enjoy some floral splendour can see the show at the Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, where growers from around the world will have cultivated and planted their irises.An international jury will judge the [...]
The Long Beach Grand Prix takes place over the long weekend of April 16th to 19th 2009.While not actually a Formula One event, this offers California property seekers who like their motorsport a chance to see Champ Cars (formerly known as Indy Cars) hurtling round the track at high speed.The occasion begins with a free [...]
Spain has been told to change its property laws by the European parliament to prevent excessive urbanisation.The call - which could benefit those buying Canary Islands property - saw MEPs voting 349 to 110 to suspend European Union (EU) aid to the country unless it changed its regulations.As well as criticising "excessive urbanisation" in coastal [...]
A real estate auction will be held in Orlando on April 2nd, it has been announced. Zetabid will be holding the sale in the city with over 20 of the 100 central Florida homes up for offer being Orlando property lots. These will be varying types of home from single family homes to condominiums, the [...]
There are plenty of bargains now for those seeking to buy real estate in Spain, an expert has said, something that may interest those particularly keen on Costa del Sol property. Director of property portal Nubricks Adam Samuel said that the market in Spain has seen prices falling before the world economic crisis began, with [...]
The Costa Blanca is not all about brash locations such as Benidorm, it has been stated. In a feature on the less heralded parts of the region, the Times noted that many areas offer not just a quieter scene but a more quintessentially Spanish experience, in which English is seldom spoken and "paellas reclaim their [...]
A property developer has said that modern state-of-the art homes are becoming a more prominent feature of the Algarve property market. Speaking to the Independent, Ted Baillie, who has overseen many modern housing projects in Portugal, stated that the age of such designer homes being the exception has passed, with more modern materials being in [...]
Budget airline easyJet has announced that the Costa Blanca will benefit from its decision to bring forward the expansion of its operations from Manchester Airport. The decision to introduce new services in May, rather than August as originally planned, includes extra flights to Alicante. UK commercial manager for the airline Carly Brear said the additional [...]