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My place is between Lakes Orta and Maggiore, and I have used Flybe in the past to fly from Birmingham to Milan Malpensa.

I have often advocated swinging up through Belgium when travelling from UK to Italy, on the grounds of the cheap petrol in Luxembourg and toll free motorways.

 

When driving to Italy, [Lake Maggiore area], from Calais, I almost always drive up towards Dunkirk and then head East towards Luxembourg. 

 

 

The reasons for doing so is simple:-

If you are driving down to Italy, this regularly updated AA site gives you the latest info on fuel prices across Europe.  Its useful for deciding where to fill up.

 

Terrible accident in Viareggio.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8125644.stm

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I heard this today on Radio 4

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I'm considering handing over ownership of my Italian Holiday Home to my kids.

 

Does anyone know

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I know it's several years ago, but we bought the flatpack beds and rolled up foam mattresses from IKEA.  They fitted in the car for transporting to our house 

Drove back last week from Italy to UK

Switzerland  - no restrictions

France - few restrictions,  mainly masks on Public Transport

United Kingdom - No restrictions, or checks on entry (even if not vaccinated)

Go to your local super/hypermarket and buy some bags of pellets there.

This may help.

 

https://www.rsmuk.com/blog/moving-personal-possessions-around-europe-in-post-brexit-world

Don't give up.   Talk to the Comune if the limits in modicasa's post below are being exceeded . That's what I would do. 

 

Not sure - it could be.

Sad to say that when I have a question like that, I talk to my bilingual italian friend. 

He understands the 'Italian Mentality' and can deal with such things for me.

The comune is the local council.

If you are in Bergamo - https://www.comune.bergamo.it/

Talk to the Comune

Looks like French travel restrictions on UK residents may be lifted this weekend.  (We live in hope!)

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/travel-news-latest-france-updates-b1991369.html%3famp

 

Not sure you can do it in February, the French suspension of the transit rule could well be time limited - "over the New Year period " according to Sky News