Carla Passino
Articles by Carla Passino
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 04:46
Words by Carla PassinoLooking at the buildings, you just wouldn't guess. Milan is a mishmash of graceful Romanesque churches, grand, somewhat stodgy 1…
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 03:48
Words by Carla PassinoThe Italian property market is showing the first signs of recovery. The news comes from two of Italy's most established estate a…
Thu, 08/06/2009 - 06:24
Glittering turquoise waters, candid rocks drowning into the waters, the scent of lavender in the air. And perched daintily on the shore, a neat row of…
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 03:30
Words by Carla PassinoA cobalt sea pushes deep inside the bay, lapping the foot of rugged white cliffs, almost like a Mediterranean fjord. Guarding on…
Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:14
Words by Carla PassinoImages courtesy of Alessandro Vecchi and Twice25Thick and bulky, the hill of Bard stands incongruously in the middle of a narrow…
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 03:23
Words by Carla PassinoSituated just 50m from the beach, this cream-coloured villetta affords far-reaching views over the turquoise waters and palm-lin…
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 03:33
Like tiny soldiers standing on attention, tidy rows of perfectly trimmed vines climb up a gentle hill, emerald against a baby blue sky. A soft breeze…
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 03:55
Words by Carla PassinoThough the market has slowed down, seaside resorts in the two southern Italian regions are stable year on year.The property down…
Tue, 07/21/2009 - 12:26
Words by Carla PassinoA smattering of taupe outcrops rises above teal-hued wavelets in Nora, a peninsula in Southern Sardinia. At first, this looks bi…
Mon, 07/20/2009 - 12:21
Words by Carla PassinoThe small Ligurian village saw record house values, which are ten times higher than the Italian average and up to 124 times high…
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 03:25
Sculpture-ringed terrace thick with red, yellow and white flowers cascade down a hill to the shores of a sapphire lake. Topiary shrubs perfectly trimm…
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 10:15
Words by Carla PassinoValpolicella’s hills rise and fall in a sinuous cascade of foliage. Oak and chestnut trees crowd the summits, lording it over pe…
Mon, 07/13/2009 - 12:33
Words by Carla PassinoProperty prices in Northern Italy’s coastal resorts went down by an average 3.3% Northern Italy’s seaside resorts proved more re…
Thu, 07/09/2009 - 05:46
Summer is a difficult time for football fans. No matches—with the exception of a couple of insignificant friendlies—mean no spectacular goals, no pori…
Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:26
Words by Carla PassinoAn ocean of vineyards cascades down a gentle slope, ringing the stone homes and red roofs of an ancient hillside village. Up on…
Tue, 07/07/2009 - 04:10
Words by Carla Passino - Pictures by ENIT and Wikimedia CommonsProperty prices across the Italian lakes went down by an average of 4.2% but prestige h…
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 04:09
Hundreds of gastronomic events take place across Italy in summer. We have selected three of the most mouth-watering ones.
Summer in Italy means blue s…
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 03:29
Words by Carla PassinoThe Italian property market is slow but agents expect it to improve in the future. This is the result of a survey by Banca d’Ita…
Wed, 06/24/2009 - 05:17
Words by Carla PassinoSet among verdant hills close to Padua, this stone rustico affords lovely views over lush vineyards, olive groves and fieldsLoom…
Mon, 06/22/2009 - 06:37
Words by Carla Passino - Pictures by ENITDemand is holding up in the southern Italian capital and on the sought after resorts of Ischia, Sorrento and…