Archive for November, 2008
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Prices of property in Italy will come down by another five per cent over 2009, Italian real estate experts Nomisma predict. Italian property prices were down one per cent over the second half of 2008 compared to the first half of the year as the Italy real ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Too often it is overlooked by the tens of thousands of tourists who flock to Venice, some 25 miles east. But the stunning medieval city of Padua (Padova to Italians), famed for its art, university and architecture, boasts countless attractions in its own right. Padua is an ancient ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Tuscany is Italy’s most visited region and draws tens of thousands of visitors each year to meccas such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, Chianti and Cortona.
But there are numerous parts of the region neglected by visitors and investors looking to buy property in Tuscany. One such area is Lunigiana, stretching from ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
The picturesque town of Leivi, on Italy’s Liguria coast, lies in the Rupinaro valley – itself wedged between the coastal town of Chiavari and the Fontanabuona Valley. From a distance Leivi appears carpeted in olive groves and it is little surprise the area is famed for its ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Such is its rare beauty that it is sometimes hard to believe that up until 10 years ago the Island of Asinara was little more than a penal colony and before that a quarantine reserve for diseased seamen. Now this isle, barely 20sq miles in area and lying off ...
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