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Hi clark, here is Cindy Sheahan’s email address. cindy.sheahan61@gmail.com

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Clark, I don’t know her but I will put her name on the internal chat and see what I can find. Chip, IL Italy Correspondant

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Hi Carrie, can you tell me what Bilateral Treaty you are referring to? Chip Stites, Italy Correspondent, IL Magazine.

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HI Steve, I replied to the same question above. Please see the answer. Chip Stites, Italy Correspondent. IL Magazine.

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Steve, I don’t know anyone in that area, but a couple of thoughts. First the University should have a list of local housing availability I would go there first. I would also ask them if they have any RE or Rental agents that they use reqularly. In most University towns it is not unusual for signs in RE office windows to list rentals for students. Go into a couple of offices near the university and ask. I am sorry I don’t know anyone in that area, we live further south near Reiti, but I hope this information will help you a bit. Chip Stites, Italy Correspondent, International Living Magazine.

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the cost varies tremendously depending upon where and how you want to live. At $6000 euro a month you can live almost anywhere in or outside Milan: fashion district, financial district etc. And in the center of the city you can find 403 square feet for 1840 euro a month about 2$000 a month furnished. Most apartments are furnished so don’t worry about that.
If you are willing to live in the province of Milan as opposed to the city center itself prices drop to 1300 to 4500 euro $1,500 to $5,000 a month. You also need to consider if the apartment building has elevators or walk-up. Internet and TV and if there is a condo fee. Also you should know that most Italian rental agreements are two to four years long with an out clause.
Go to the http://www.immobiliare.it, or http://www.gateaway.com, or http://www.idealista.com and put in Rent (Affitare) and Milan and go from there. All three will translate to English.
Chip Stites, Italian Correspondent, International Living Magazine.

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Hi, this is Chip Stites your Italian Correspondent. We have lived in italy for 7 years at this point and love it.. From what you have said I have two suggestions.

Travel as much as you can to the areas you are interested in. Get lost and get into the small towns, the BnBs that are off the beaten track. See how the culture feels to you. Italy offers a diverse climate and topography so I would suggest lookng in the area between Rome on the southern end and Milan and Venice to the North. You need to decide if you want a city lifestyle or a country lifestyle as they are very very different.
As you do this look for the differences between taxes, and visas and healthcare. There are wide differences from one country to the next and these differences may change what your think you want.

Do your reasearch and your travel and as you do get lost. Go to small towns, get the feel of the culture, food and people. You will find a place that you can call home!
Chip Stites, International Living, Italian Correspondent.

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Dennis, take a good look at the northern half of Italy. From Florence or Bologna north to a line that goes through Venice and Milan to the west. If you go farther north most of the time you will love the climate but winters in the Dolomites and north of Lake Como, Lago de Garda, and Maaggiore can be cold and snowy.

Look carefully at the Provinces of Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Lombardia, and Piemonte. Italy is so mountainous that some parts of any mountanous province can be a lot colder but I think those four provinces are a good starting place.

Jess’s answer is a good one and considering that Italy taxes by “residency” or those who are there more than 183 days a year, her Idea of going back and forth may be excellent for you!
Chip Stites, Italy Correspondent, International Living Magazine.

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Hi Catherine,
We live in italy and I am the IL Correspondent for Italy and we receive excellent healthcare here, BUT… I wanted to recommend Mexico as well. We were there for other reasons and a problem popped up and wound up doing 6 caps, a filling, and two cleanings for around $2,500. The dentists were excellent and are as pleased as we could be! Chip Stites IL Italian Correnspondent.

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HI Dennis, I think Tuula has a good idea here and I am going to suggest the same thing for Italy. I dont think you need to go into the Dolomites, or the Italian Alps but the northern half of italy exculding the Alps might be excellent. Draw a line from Venice to Milan and west to the French boarder, then draw an East/West line through Florence and look between those two lines. The topography is varied from seashore to mountians and the whole area has four seasons. See what you think and let me know how you decide to explore this rich country of Italy. Chip Stites, IL Italian Correspondent.

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Thanks for the interest and for a great idea. I have a few suggestions that may help. with the third and fourth week.

First take a look at the type of climate you want to live in, Italy is mostly a mediterranean climate but parts of Italy are considered sub-arctic and some parts are very hot and very dry. ….

Second look at the type of topography you want to live in! Mountains, seashore, valley, it is all here. Tuscany is rolling hills but Italy has a lot more and many places that are a lot less expensive. Umbria, Abruzzo and Le Marche come to mind immediatly for the small village, that very homey feeling with fresh local food and a sense of community,. But much of |Italy has that in its small towns. That is why I stressed finding the topography and the climate you want first.

Finally for your last two weeks, I would rent a car and travel. and try to get lost. Italy has so much to offer that traveling might open your eyes to new things. Book BnBs or hotels on the fly and I have found that not using the standard BnB website can save you as much as 30% a night.

You are definately in for a lot of fun… enjoy and I hope this helps make your journey even more successful. Chip Stites, Italy Correspondent, International Living Magazine.

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Hello, CGREGA, and thank you for the question. I do have some suggestions. Italy is chock full of different areas: for climate, for food, for outdoor recreation, with mountains, seashore, islands, the Alps or Italian Dolomites, wine, beaches and I could go on and on. I am going to quess that if you are interested in Greece you prefer warmth and possibly the sea. So,

1. Pick the climate area you are interested
2. Pick the type of topography you are interested in.
3. Take a month or two – without a Visa you have 90 days and travel to the areas you are interested in for topography and climate.
4. When you find a couple of places you feel really good in go back to that or those places i the times of the year when the climate is most likely not to your liking. This will give you an idea of what year-round living might be like if you moved there permanently.
5. The compare your interest in Greece and your favourite place with your interest in Italy and your favourite place and choose! Or don’t choose and move back and forth between both… Good luck and let me know what happens!

Chip Stites, International Living Italy Correspondent, International Living Magazine.

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Debbie, another idea. Speak with M. Grazia Colombo. She is a RE, VISA and Citizenship expert. She is an attorney here in Italy. If she cannot help she may know who can. Here is her email address. mgrazia.colombo@leexe.it
Good luck and let me know if she is able to help or to send you to someone who can!
Chip Stites,
Italian Correspondent,
International Living Magazine.

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Jamie, thanks for writing!!!!!! Great to hear you are enjoying yourself.
Chip Stites,
Italian Correspondent,
International Living Magazine.

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Hello, I would ahve you speak with M. Grazia Colombo, here is her email address. mgrazia.colombo@leexe.it.
She is a licensed attorney and can help in the areas of Real Estate and Citizenshiip and VISAS.
I speak with her regularly. she speakes excelllent English. Let me know your experience.
Good luck, Chip Stites
Italian Correspondent
International living Magazine.

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