We have black spot algae appearing on the walls of our swimming pool. We understand that the best product to use is Lo Chlor black spot eradication but this doesn’t seem to be available in Italy. We are able to get it in the U.K.
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Hi. We are driving from the U.K. to Fogliarido in the Trentino Alto Adige region arriving Saturday 2nd March.
Fri, 01/19/2024 - 04:15
We have recently installed CCTV on our property in Italy.is anyone able to advise on the regulations? Is it enough to display a simple sign notifying that CCTV is in operation? Thanks
Thu, 06/22/2023 - 01:32
Holiday Rental
We have residency in Italy and are thinking of renting out our property in Emilia-Romagna through Airbnb and have a few questions which we hope someone may be able to help us with:-
Fri, 05/13/2022 - 02:51
Change to transit restrictions through France.
Thu, 12/30/2021 - 07:51
The Covid vaccine certificates showing on the NHS App are now recognised by the Italian Green Pass scanning system. But make sure you show your second vaccine bar code as the first one creates a fail.
Sun, 08/15/2021 - 11:18
Hi. I’m visiting Siena for a couple of days this week Does any one know if the Wednesday market is happening at the moment? Also, any tips on where to eat? Many thanks.
Mon, 06/07/2021 - 02:09
I will be in Verona on Saturday and am looking for a sports bar which might be showing the Rugby World Cup final which starts at 10am local time. Does anyone know of such a place? Thanks
Mon, 10/28/2019 - 10:13
It is our first summer in our house nears Ferrara. Our property is adjacent to a canal so we have a lot of mosquitoes in the evening. Is anyone aware of an effective repellant that does not contain a signify amount of deet?
Sat, 06/29/2019 - 23:46
We are planning on driving from the UK to Italy via Switzerland. In the car we will have flat pack kitchen units and an electric hob.
Fri, 03/08/2019 - 11:18
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Hi. I said I’d let you know how we got on last week when driving from the U.K. to Emilia Romagna.
The journey itself was very straightforward although we had to avoid the French 9 pm curfew and we found out the night before we departed that we wouldn't be allowed to transit through Switzerland (went via the Mt Blanc tunnel which was particularly gruelling as we’d bought our vignettes in advance).
At Eurotunnel we were asked if we’d had a negative PCR tests but didn’t have to show the results. At no point on the journey did we need to produce the wealth of paperwork we’d had to complete and the France/Italy border was unmanned.
The only other potential problem was that the PCR test to enter italy which should be taken within 48 hours of arrival in italy. As most tests take 24 hours to get the results (which are also required to enter France) it was impossible for us to meet this timing. So we had our test at 3pm on Tuesday and entered italy around 7pm on Thursday. As I said, no one checked.
Restrictions have now changed for entering France from the U.K. and I haven’t been able to find out for sure whether transit to italy is permitted. Going back we’ll be fine as we’ll be entering France from an EU but thereafter we may need to resort to flying out.
I found this website very useful in checking what documents were required for each country. https://apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions
Btw as regards Brexit, we had a car full of ‘stuff’, old and new, as well as food and encountered no problems.
We bought our vignette online to save the hassle at the border. It arrived within 48 hours.
Thank you. Will do.
https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/sem/aktuell/faq-einreiseverweigerung.html#2005127624
As we have residency we should be allowed to transit through Switzerland. ?Will let you know if it all goes wrong!
We are planning on driving down at the end of May to our home in Northern Italy (laden down with proof of residency, vaccinations etc). Rules seem to be changing all the time but we expect to have to have a test when we get to Italy (possibly at the testing centre at Bologna airport which is en route to our house) and maybe a test before we leave the UK. Italy is looking at how to make it easier for foreigners especially if they've had both vaccines. Hopefully by the time we return to the uk in July things will be more relaxed and we won't not need the 2 tests and isolation currently required. I will let you know how we get on.
Where do I begin! We live in an often neglected (tourism wise) part of Emilia Romagna- Ferrara. The city itself is a real hidden gem with its understated blend of Medieval and Renaissance architecture- a perfect place to enjoy an apertivo watching the world go by in one of the many squares. With an imposing castle and many palaces and galleries to visit, Ferrara is a university city so cycling is the favoured mode of transport. I highly recommend cycling around the city walls or along the River Po. The international annual Buskers Festival of street music taking plac in August is awesome. Nearby is Comacchio - known as little Venice- a favourite with our visitors, especially when dining on one of the canal boats. The endless sandy beaches nearby have an infinite variety of bars each with their own identity and food specialities. Our favourites are Pyramide and Bagno 36. Comacchio lagoon is an ornithologist heaven, renowned for the famous flamingos. Throughout the year there are local festivals- one of our favourites being the Asparagus Festival at Mesola. Porto Garibaldi is the local fishing port and home to a number of excellent seafood restaurants.
You could try asking someone in italy to buy you an Italian SIM card and post it to you. You could then use that in your U.K. phone. We have a phone with a dual SIM card- one U.K. and one Italian- to avoid the necessity of having two phones.
We made the mistake of taking over a U.K. electric job for our kitchen in italy. It uses too much wattage and causes the power to trip so we now need to replace it. It’s quite easy to upgrade the power supply. We were 4.5kw and recently upgraded to 6kw. You just need to visit the local office of your supplier and they switch it electronically without the need to change cables or equipment.
I was able to get home insurance including earthquake cover recently through Schofields.
https://www.schofields.ltd.uk