Confused

[hazy]

I've just joined the forum and have lots of questions but couldn't find how to ask so hope all you nice people can help! Briefly, want to move permanently to central Italy next year so need all advice i can get - from buying a house (no mortgage needed and won't be working) to insurances, can I use my TV or need a new one, libraries with english books, SKY tv etc. How do I ask these questions and where is the best place? Many thanks - hazy

[Heiko]

Well you just did. You asked the question, and here comes the answer! Welcome to the forum.

[deborahandricky]

Hi
And welcome

A lot of what you need can be found using the search button, have a look and then see what you need ..............good luck

[Nielo]

The search facility on this site is pretty poor, even when you know exactly what you are looking for.

You might be able to find things using the tag system although this is still in its infancy.

Look at the end of the posts and you will see a 'tags' button, if you click on this it will bring up a range of subjects, if one of those subjects is something you are interested in just click it and it will bring up all the threads which have been tagged as having relevance to that subject.

Good luck

[deborahandricky]

Originally Posted by Nielo

The search facility on this site is pretty poor, even when you know exactly what you are looking for.

You might be able to find things using the tag system although this is still in its infancy.

Look at the end of the posts and you will see a 'tags' button, if you click on this it will bring up a range of subjects, if one of those subjects is something you are interested in just click it and it will bring up all the threads which have been tagged as having relevance to that subject.

Good luck

I bow to your wisdom.........wrong I am sometimes

[Sebastiano]

Originally Posted by hazy

I've just joined the forum and have lots of questions but couldn't find how to ask so hope all you nice people can help! Briefly, want to move permanently to central Italy next year so need all advice i can get - from buying a house (no mortgage needed and won't be working) to insurances, can I use my TV or need a new one, libraries with english books, SKY tv etc. How do I ask these questions and where is the best place? Many thanks - hazy

given that the areas you're thinking about cover about half the country why don't you spend some time moving around these regions,looking and getting the whole picture, you may decide then that it has to be x, or even none of them...or maybe not italy at all....it could save a lot of heartache later on.the last thing on the agenda should be a house until you've definitely decided where you want to be you might end up preferring Piemonte o Sicilia..
libraries/sky and marmite etc are only once you've established and are only details.

[elliven]

Some v sound advice here. Living in Italy is not the same as having a holiday in Italy so I would ask " how much time have you spent here previously?, been here in winter?, Have you thought of renting , maybe for a year, there's plenty of property out there for rent which will give you the true Italian experience before finally burning all your boats UK- wise. All this sort of thing has been on the forums before so do try the search facility tho' I have not tried it myself. I do hope everything works out for you, buona fortuna!

[hazy]

Thanks for help. Plan is to sell up over here and then rent for a while (prob not a year though) whilst looking in central Italy and then buy. Will rent in winter so see country at its worst! Have been to North Italy, not impressed apart from Venice and feel South is too hot/dry.

[elliven]

Northern Lazio getting more popular as favourites like Tuscany and Umbria becoming more expensive and S Lazio, my favourite, v largely undiscovered by expats of any nationality. Proximity to Rome could be seen as an advantage or disadvantage - you choose. The Ciociaria area being written about in mags now - see Italy mag past issue (part of S Lazio and pronounced shoshareeya by the locals)

[Maralyn]

I bought my house on the edge of S. Lazio/Molise/Abruzzo national park. As said above, S Lazio has hardly been invaded by other nationalities (although there are a few Irish/Italians and Scottish/Italians around). And so beautiful, in the mountains and easy driving to the Med. And not as hot as further south, yet less than an hour and a half to Rome, similar to Naples and Pompeii. We are 15 mins from Cassino (as in Monte Cassino). House prices are excellent value, but they are rising steadily because the north has become so expensive.
I am moving over there permanently as soon as I can later this year. Cannot wait.
Best of luck with your search.
Maralyn