Archive for the ‘Umbria’ Category
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Tuscany is invariably the No1 choice of buyers who consider entering the property in Italy market. However, its neighbour to the east, Umbria, is increasingly winning investors over as it has not suffered from Tuscany's decades of inexorably rising prices. And in truth, from the moment one steps foot in ...
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Rome and Turin are the more famous tourist hotspots, but their chocolate fairs in February and March next year have a tough ‒ if sweet – act to follow. Perugia’s Eurochocolate 2008, which ends on October 26, has shown why it is arguably the continent’s premier confectionery festival. The ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The lure of owning property in Umbria isn’t too hard to fathom. The region proudly calls itself the green heart of Italy and with good reason. Landlocked Umbria is located right in the middle of Italy, ideally placed to reach Tuscany to the west, Emilia Romagna to the north, ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
The allure of UmbriaSome fiercely proud Umbrians will tell you there’s a reason that this scenic region’s name is similar to ombra, Italian for shadow, as they are convinced they have been unfairly cast in the shadow of their neighbours Tuscany. Umbria’s 800,000 inhabitants take up just three per ...
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