All About Italy
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your search for the perfect property abroad you may have drawn up
a list of all the qualities you feel are essential, if the house
you have always dreamt about is not to turn into a nightmare.
Of course it must be easy to reach, you will want to fly there
cheaply and you won’t want a torturous four hour drive from
the airport when you arrive. You may want to ski in the winter and
lie on golden sandy beaches in the summer, you won’t want
to worry whether the time you choose for your stay is a washout.
You will want the people of your country of choice to be passionate
and welcoming, the food and wine to be exceptional, you won’t
want to have second rate food served by surly waiters.
You want enigmatic, picturesque towns
with great shopping, where you can immerse yourself in the best
art and music the human race has produced, you won’t want
shabby precincts devoid of any sense of personality. You will also
want fabulous panoramas, unpolluted environments and natural wonders
close by, you won’t want a sea of concrete when you step outside
your home. If you want all of these positive things and want to
avoid all the pitfalls then there is only one place you will want
to go … Italy!
Flying to Italy has been revolutionised by the arrival of budget
airlines, Easy Jet, Ryan Air and Thompson to name but a few. The
number of routes from the United Kingdom continues to grow while the cost of travel continues to decrease year on year.
So wherever the house of your choice is located, you will be able
to get there without forking out a King’s ransom
The natural geography and elongated shape of the Italian peninsula
gives the home owner easy access to both mountains and coast. The
Alps to the north are complemented by the Apennine mountain range,
running like a spine, down the middle of the country. The mountains
sweep down to 7,600 km of sumptuous coastline and golden beaches.
As a result, your property can be a base for both winter skiing
and summer days spent lounging on the beach and swimming in the
warm waters of the Mediterranean.
 Anyone
who has been to Italy will know that Italians are a passionate,
open and friendly people. At the top of the list of Italian passions
is food and wine. You are really spoilt for choice, every region
having its own specialities and local wines served in a dazzling
variety of restaurants, trattorias and pizzerias. There is so much
choice it would take two lifetimes to try everything, from the pasta
and roast meats of the mountains to the delicate grilled fish courses
of the coast, every palate is catered for.
If it is art, music and culture you are looking for then Italy
is the place for you. The cradle of the Renaissance, the home of
Leonardo, Caravaggio, Michelangelo and Giotto, the birthplace of
Verdi and Puccini, the land from which Dante drew his inspiration.
No other European country can match Italy for the contribution it
has made to western civilization.
After experiencing the best Italian art can offer, you can stroll
through the porticoed streets, shopping till your heart’s
content. Florence, Bologna, Siena, Assisi and San Gimigiano are
all names that conjure up red tiled roofs, wonderful architecture
and a world of elegance and style. Finish your day sipping a cool
glass of white wine at a pavement café, watching the Italians.
Our regional pages are designed to highlight the best each area
has to offer but the wealth of choice means that we are really only
the starting point on your Italian voyage of discovery.
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