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Ciao and Benvenuti! You’ve found the home for questions, discussion and discovery around living in Italy affordably. Nancy Steele, a current US resident, began eyeing Italy for retirement in 2019. Since then she’s discovered that her middle income retirement CAN be enough to make her dreams happen in Italy. Together with friends old and new she’s exploring regions, towns, tips and tricks to building a life in Italy affordably. Join her as she explores Italy’s 7% flat tax and it’s qualifying towns, beautiful regions where the cost of living is low and life is rich. By interviewing experienced expats and experts, she’s clearing the weedy path of misinformation that surrounds Affordable Italy: Living la Dolce Vita on a Bootstring.
Ciao and Benvenuti! You've found the home for questions, discussion and discovery around living in Italy affordably. Nancy Steele, a current US resident, began eyeing Italy for retirement in 2019. Since then she’s discovered that her middle income retirement CAN be enough to make her dreams happen in Italy. Together with friends old and new she's exploring regions, towns, tips and tricks to building a life in Italy affordably. Join her as she explores Italy’s 7% flat tax and it's qualifying towns, beautiful regions where the cost of living is low and life is rich. By interviewing experienced expats and experts, she’s clearing the weedy path of misinformation that surrounds Affordable Italy: Living la Dolce Vita on a Bootstring.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Italy’s Affordable Regions: Matera, Basilicata
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Have you seen"No Time to Die", the recent James Bond movie? The 007 isn't the only one who knows where to find beauty and a little bit of action. Greg Foster, a local living in Matera, Basilicata, gives us great insight into a region not much known amongst immigrants. Many towns in the region qualify for Italy's 7% Flat Tax, and Greg helps us better understand what the region offers in healthcare, housing, recreation and potentially, a HUGE tip on how residents might save money on utilities. Basilicata is not only beautiful, it's affordable.
- Please contact Greg or Sylvia by email at info@lalucana.com
- La Lucana (their multi-day full escorted tours): Lalucana.com
- Matera Cooking Class (our cooking and food experiences): https://www.materacookingclass.com/
- Agriturismo L’Assiolo
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Italy’s Affordable Towns: Chieti, Abruzzo
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Snugly tucked between the Adriatic Sea and skiing in nearby mountains, Chieti, Abruzzo, boasts everything both ancient and modern. Rino Di Bernardino of One Stop Abruzzo on YouTube explains how Trains, Buses and Planes can connect you in 2.5 hours to Rome and the entire Adriatic coast in less. Don't miss his HOT tip on the cheapest and most local of beaches.
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Italy’s Affordable Towns: Orte’, Lazio
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Consider being 40 minutes from Rome by train and 1.5 hours from Florence by fast train. Your darling apartment in the Centro Storico of a hilltop town with every amenity most expats would need cost less than you'd ever imagine. Join me with Cindy Wilhelm and discover what the amazing and affordable town of Orte', Lazio, has to offer.
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
7% Flat Tax Towns: Taormina, Sicily with Barbara Palermo
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
This, our first exploration of affordable places to live, is a surprising episode. Ken and author, Barbara Palermo, retired from Oregon State to Taormina, Sicily, a 7% Flat Tax town. Barbara wants to share with listeners their experiences enjoying accessible and excellent healthcare, as well as a beautiful life running their Sicilian Farm Stay on ancient lands 10 minutes from the Ionian Sea... affordably!
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Moving to Italy: Mary Gets a Visa
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Italian Visas are tricky, and precious. American expat, Mary Hanson, shares her journey obtaining the Elective Residence Visa (ERV) and preparing her dog, Diggy, for a new life in Italy. She wants to help you avoid pitfalls along the way. Mary’s now enjoying her life affordably in the 7% flat tax town, Carovigno, Puglia, Italy.
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Moving to Italy: The Goods, The Bags and the F-Ugly
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
A how to move your household goods to Italy tutorial by US expat, Mary Hanson, who moved first to Thailand and later to her 7% flat tax home in Puglia, Italy. Mary shares tips to save thousands of euros, and how she almost lost her shipment.
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