A British expat living in Tuscany, Italy has been telling the Telegraph how to enjoy the simple things in life.Emma Williams told the newspaper that a recent visit to Italy from her parents had made her wake up and appreciate what she had.She said: I noticed simple things that made me smile - the things [...]

Italy property seekers can pick up bargains in inland areas of Liguria, which itself offers less expensive homes than the nearby Azur across the border in France, it has been stated.The region is popular with Italians and is well suited for British buyers due to "regular flights into Genoa and Nice," Luca Catalano of estate [...]

The Italy property market is seeing extra interest from British buyers thanks to the recent rise in the value of sterling, it has been stated. Speaking to write-about-property.com, Tam Stanley of Calabrian-Property.com remarked that the region has seen a lot of pent-up demand being unleashed following the recent recovery of sterling. He said that while [...]

A man who has travelled to every country in the world has listed his favourite destinations, with some of the top ones potentially being of interest to Italy property investors.Gig Gwin listed Italy as the best single country he had been to for tourist attractions, naming Rome, the Coliseum, Venice, Pompeii and Florence as his [...]

Italy property has come out near the top of a list of searches at a real estate portal.Mondinion.com revealed that the country was second only to the Philippines as a destination for overseas buyers, with other countries featuring prominently including Spain, the US, Portugal and France.Founder of the site Zoltan Baranyai commented: "As the holiday [...]

Pisa stages its annual Battle of the Bridge, known as the Gioco del Ponte, on the last Sunday in June, providing a day of colourful and noisy entertainment for Italy property seekers and tourists alike.The event sees the city split into two factions, each represented by men in medieval period costume, re-enacting battles of the [...]

The European Central Bank (ECB) has held its main rate, which may mean those looking to buy Italy see no change to the rates being offered on mortgages.In its monthly meeting yesterday, the bank said it was maintaining its main refinancing operations rate at one per cent.The marginal lending facility will stay at 1.75 per [...]

The tourism sector in Italy is set for a boost after the government announced a plan that will see the country's major banks providing €1.6 billion (£1.38 billion) in funding for the tourism sector in the country.Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said the plan was to double the contribution the sector makes to Italy's gross domestic [...]

Midsummer sees a fiery spectacle take place in the middle of Lake Como as part of the celebration of the feast of St John, something that may interest Italy property seekers.Isola Comacina is set alight in a blazing re-enactment of the events of June 24th 1169, when the people of Como attacked and destroyed a [...]