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English °µÍø½ûÇø in Italy
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Finding a house in Italy by mark1121
I moved to a flat in central Bergamo where I've been for three years. However this has been a disaster.While the piazzetta is central and pleasant, it is a building site.The design blocks the noise of the city, but I don't have a problem with that. ...

"It's not what you know, it's who you know" Sadly I don't know anyone who knows anyone.. to be fair, this is a city. I thnk what I need is a town.I'm a developer so I need a fast, stable connection. Here in the city we have FTTH but Italy surprises ... Read More

Finding a house in Italy
I moved to a flat in central Bergamo where I've been for three years. However this has been a disaster.While the piazzetta is central and pleasant, it is a building site.The design blocks the noise of the city, but I don't have a problem with that. ... Read More


Noise, regulations and rights by mark1121
We moved to a city centre flat in Italy 3 years ago. I love Italy and would like to remain, but the biggest problem we've had has been noise - in this building and in neighbouring ones.This includes in the neighbouring flat which had work which ...

I don't think seven months of horrific building site noise would be allowed in a residential apartment building in Britain. Someone, no, in fact, everyone would call Environmental Health and a Cease and Desist notice would be issued. Keep making the ... Read More


How to correctly charge tenants for their Energy and Gas usage by Jansen Machado
Hello!I am seeking clarification on the subject, so I can fight for my rights with some knowledge. I will try to make this short, but first, here is some context:I rented a room in a 2-bedroom apartment (or trilocale, as Italians call it) in ...

In Britain it would be normal for the landlord to record the readings from the gas and electricity meters when the first tenant leaves, so that the usage of the second tenant can be isolated and charged separately. But in Britain the meters display ... Read More


Adapting to the pace of life in Italy by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When you move to Italy, you may find that the pace of life is different from what you're used to. Shop opening times, working hours, sleep cycles and variations in sunlight can all have an effect on your life in Italy as an °µÍø½ûÇø ...

A few thoughts after 3 years in Italy...If you live anywhere near a bell-tower, it will wake you in the morning, so in this city and probably others - you'll fare best if you like to go to bed early and wake at 07:30. Noise is a problem if you like ... Read More


Relocating to Italy - context & questions by mah1988
Hi everyone. I'm a 34-year-old UK-Austrian citizen looking to build a life in Italy, accompanied by my 13-year-old dog. I have a BA in English and I'm CELTA-qualified, so I suppose that limits me to teaching jobs. However, I do speak intermediate ...

Low wages are prevalent in Italy. But then, certainly compared to the UK, property is cheap to buy and rent. However taxes are quite high.Our situation works because I can still deal with UK clients, it's a fairly specialised skillset, and I can ... Read More


Relocating to Italy - context & questions by mah1988
Hi everyone. I'm a 34-year-old UK-Austrian citizen looking to build a life in Italy, accompanied by my 13-year-old dog. I have a BA in English and I'm CELTA-qualified, so I suppose that limits me to teaching jobs. However, I do speak intermediate ...

@mark1121 Hey thank you for that information. If the earthquakes aren't too bad, I can't get over that. Ideally though, I wouldn't want to be anywhere that is cold in winter and so that means going south and the problem with that is, lack of ... Read More


Relocating to Italy - context & questions by mah1988
Hi everyone. I'm a 34-year-old UK-Austrian citizen looking to build a life in Italy, accompanied by my 13-year-old dog. I have a BA in English and I'm CELTA-qualified, so I suppose that limits me to teaching jobs. However, I do speak intermediate ...

Hi everyone. I'm a 34-year-old UK-Austrian citizen looking to build a life in Italy, accompanied by my 13-year-old dog. I have a BA in English and I'm CELTA-qualified, so I suppose that limits me to teaching jobs. However, I do speak intermediate ... Read More


Noise, regulations and rights by mark1121
We moved to a city centre flat in Italy 3 years ago. I love Italy and would like to remain, but the biggest problem we've had has been noise - in this building and in neighbouring ones.This includes in the neighbouring flat which had work which ...

Thanks for your replies. It's what I had thought - an apartment isn't going to be an option for us because the noise laws and regulations are so weak. I've remembered that the woman who lives below us came to complain about the volume of our TV, ... Read More

Noise, regulations and rights
We moved to a city centre flat in Italy 3 years ago. I love Italy and would like to remain, but the biggest problem we've had has been noise - in this building and in neighbouring ones.This includes in the neighbouring flat which had work which ... Read More