Archive for February, 2010

Italian Lakes: Why Iseo Is Attracting The Bargain-Hunters

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The better-known Lake Como, Maggiore, Garda and Orta may attract the international jetset. But growing numbers of foreigners investing in Italian Lakes real estate are disregarding the hordes of tourists and instead choosing the peaceful banks of Lake Iseo nearby, almost unheard of beyond the country's borders but one that ...

The appeal of property to restore in Italy

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Vast numbers of people buying Italy are increasingly opting for a property needing restoration – and for a multitude of reasons. One is the sheer delight in taking over a ramshackle countryside ruin that may be little more than a pile of stones and watching as it is turned ...