My place is between Lakes Orta and Maggiore, and I have used Flybe in the past to fly from Birmingham to Milan Malpensa.Looking for flights in Sept/Oct, I was disappointed at the high costs - so went to the Easyjet site to look at the Luton to Tur
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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. I did this route again a couple of weeks ago, but found the roadworks on the Dunkirk-Lil
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:32
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 13:45
I thought it might help people not break the law [or get caught breaking it] to some info on speed cameras they might come across in driving down to Italy. [This really applies to people like me who don’t have a sat-nav that tells them all the in
Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:03
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:-
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:52
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. Note - in Luxembourg, [where I always fill up - its worth the minor detour from Cal
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 05:32
Terrible accident in Viareggio. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8125644.stm
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 04:50
. I heard this today on Radio 4. I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough?Others may stumble, but not you,On hiccough, thorough, lough** and through.Well done!
Sat, 06/20/2009 - 16:58
. I'm considering handing over ownership of my Italian Holiday Home to my kids. Does anyone know
- How easy this is to do, and how costly?
- Whether this can be done in the UK - or do I have to do it in Italy?
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 04:54
Egypt 1 - Italy 0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8103869.stm .
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 18:08
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Any chance of buying an 'old banger' and driving?
Try the 8.55 or 10.55 trains from Genoa to Paris via Nice Then Eurostar [who are running extra Trains] to London This site European Train Timetables will enable you to sort out routing options [but probably won't have the extra Eurostars]. Look at Eurostar
Calculating ICI
Get a couple of quotes, from your architect and a geometra, for filling the form in and submitting it
[I posted this on Patz 'bill' thread - but it may assist you also] According to the Finance Ministry website The ICI must be paid in two installments:
The website has a fair amount about ICI – [its in Italian, but my Google bar translated it for me], and although it may not help on how to pay, it could help with the calculations and the [relatively small] charges for late payment [I paid late last year – cost me about 6 Euros extra] The website is here
According to the Finance Ministry website The ICI must be paid in two installments:
The website has a fair amount about ICI – [its in Italian, but my Google bar translated it for me], and although it may not help on how to pay, it could help with the calculations and the [relatively small] charges for late payment [I paid late last year – cost me about 6 Euros extra] The website is here
"I've just got a red bill from the comune for ICI 2008 which is for over €1000 and includes interest owed even though this is the first time they have sent the bill." My Commune never sends a bill out to me - I have to look at their website for the rate, calculate the ICI and pay it by the 'due date' [bit of a bummer with a holiday home that isn't visited that much - off there in May to hopefully pay it]
http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/calabria/loggerhead-turtles-hatch-calabria
found this;- http://www.italymag.co.uk/forums/general-chat-about-italy/11397-how-do-you-say-italian.html Hope it helps
Some people say you should always use a solicitor. My Italian friends say you would be mad to use one I didn't use one [but lots of Brits do - they feel safer doing so] I don't regret it