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Esme - I couldn't make out the printers' name so that's v useful info.  Plus there's apparently a whole world of ephemera collectors out there who may be able to give me more info.  You've been a great help and I'll let you know how I get on. Badger - that's all Greek to me but will get teenage son (actually 22 now but you know what I mean) onto it.  I did take one image I found up to the local photoshop but it was too small.  This one is a better resolution I reckon so may be a goer.....

Thanks Esme, my next step will be to contact the hotel direct if no luck here 

Hi Tartuffa - that's a site I've posted it to since it doesn't seem possible to attach photos directly to a post here.  I found it on a site about the hotel at the head of the funivia in Gran Sasso.  It must once have been a full-size poster, and I don't know where they copied it from. Given that the hotel is under new management and has endless postcards of Mussolini's escape, I reckon they should also reproduce these and other wonderful posters advertisig the ski slopes back in the 30s.  Art Deco is my favourite period so they'd have at least one happy customer!

Can't make any recommendations since camping not my thing by I'd say go for it FNO!  It must be cheaper than staying in a hotel and I must say even I thought about camping possibilities in Switzerland, where I bet they have fantastic camp sites in wonderful locations. Let us know how you get on - you might even persuade me (though OH a diehard on the matter!)

thanks sprostoni.  always good to hear other's experinces    

same here , there are a selection of bins (indifferenzia plastica etc) all over the place in s marche  

there were dogs in the restaurant so may be dog friendly. you can email a query through their website...google ospizio san gottardo and it should  come up

there were dogs in the restaurant so may be dog friendly. you can email a query through their website...google ospizio san gottardo and it should  come up

Hi Rachel.  Can't really comment on the intercapedine as I hadn't heard of it before.  However it appears we did the same by default in that we left the back underground rooms unrenovated. Our house  is on a slope like yours. Our "problem" is that the walls in the animal stalls area, now our kitchen and living rooms, had absorbed many years of cattle urine and as they dry out over the years the resulting build-up of salts is drawn out.   Not so much of a problem if the walls are exposed, but ours have been covered with some sort of damp-proofing paint mix which is "blown" where the salts are coming out.  Apart from being a little unsightly ( and luckily most of it is hidden behind the sofas!) it's not too much of a worry.  But probably worth knowing about before you start.

I know it runs up fees, but in my experience it's well worth using a professional who understands both the Italian and Brit mindset, as well as the tax systems.  I know of two that forum members use: Michael Murphy and Antonio del Gaizo, and there may be others.  Of course everyone's different and if you're resident, fluent in Italian and on chatting terms with the Comune you may not want to shell out for something you feel competent in doing yourself. And of course it may be a bit of overkill to pay a professional just to sort out your IMU.  But if you can't be there and it's stressing you out......