Blog Articles
Property Surprises: Zone E and No House Number
Thinking about buying land in Italy and building your dream home or workshop on it? Today, we'll look at two common problems: land that is zoned "E" and new constructions with no house number or official address. In Italy, land zoning...
How To Handle “Non-Matching” (Discordanza) in Documents
Are you applying for Italian citizenship or residency? Prepare to hear that you have a "discordanza": your documents don't match each other. Italian bureaucracy requires exact matches across all your documents. Your name spelled slightly...
Will Italian Schools Teach My Kids Italian?
You might be wondering if schools will teach your kids Italian the way American schools offer English as a Second Language programs, where a dedicated class or specialist works with your child until they can keep up with the rest. The...
Does Italy Have Year-Round Tropical Weather?
You visited Italy, and wow, the weather was beautiful! A hot, humid summer cooled by swims in the sea. Crisp, breezy spring and autumn seasons. You might have imagined that we get sunshine and warm weather all year because it's the...
How Long Does It Take To Get Italian Citizenship?
How long does it take to get Italian citizenship? Like any other country, years. The shortest path is usually through family: a parent, child, or spouse. Perhaps a grandparent, but Italy changed the laws in 2025 to block citizenship via...
Is Moving To or Living In Italy Really “Stress-Free”?
Are you falling in love with Italy because of a relaxing and beautiful vacation you took here? Did a creator or coach promise you a stress-free move or sell you on a stress-free life here? Vacation Italy is wonderful. The food, the pace,...
“I Speak a Little Spanish… Do I Really Need to Learn Italian?”
A question we get from time to time is, "I speak some Spanish. Do I really need to learn Italian to move to Italy?" The question can make sense since people assume that Italian and Spanish sound and are similar. Those rolling R's, those...
Beware of “One Euro” Houses
The headline is irresistible. Social media posts and news articles promise that you can buy a home in a beautiful Italian village for just one euro, or some wildly discounted price. Ah, life in rural Italy... espresso in the piazza,...
You Need a Geometra
Nobody gives you a property purchase checklist. When you buy a property in another country, you don't even know what to ask. You assume that if you have a lawyer, a notary, and a real estate agent (and maybe also an architect) that they...