Italy forum: What's the best place to live in Italy?
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Anneke Comstock
01 Oct 2008, 08:50What's the best place to live in Italy?Can anyone of you tell me what would be a nice place to live in Italy for a while?
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I'm thinking about some bigger cities...which ones are nice? -
Julius Bretzler
15 Oct 2008, 09:29Hi Anneke,
I'm living in Rome now for quite a while, and I really love this city! Although it's more expensive than the little town I came from in Germany, it's definitely worth it!
Until now, I didn't visit any other cities so unfortunately I can't tell you anything more.
Hope you'll find a nice place!Julius
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Anneke Comstock
23 Oct 2008, 09:57
Hi Julius! Thanks for your reply!
Yes, Rome seems quite interesting to me, too!
Any other nice cities?Anneke
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That is what I'm trying to figure out. I'm going back in Dec. for X-mas and will visit the Campania region. I was in Tuscany last Oct.and if I could I would live there.
Tina -
I was in Florence for just a week and it was a very nice city if you can afford it. I want to go south where the weather is warmer in the winter.
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Anneke Comstock
28 Oct 2008, 11:11
Hi Tina!
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You said "if you can afford it", is Florence that expensive? Or is it just like Rome?
Yeees, of course, living in the South would be quite nice...especially directly at the sea... :-) -
All I really know is that staying in one of the major cities like Rome or Florence was expensive. it's Okay if your just staying a few days to pay the prices. I'm not sure what it would be like to live there. I know the property to buy was expensive anywhere in the Tuscany region. You need at least $200,000 just to get started and very few small places available. Like I said, I would love to live in Tuscany but I know my money will buy me more in the south. If you can find a small city that is undiscovered,not to many tourist yet. That is what I'm looking for.
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Anneke Comstock
29 Oct 2008, 10:24
I'm planning to go to Italy for six months "only"...so maybe I could afford living for this time in Rome or Florence, if I get some financial support by my parents or something...I don't know yet.
I wish you good luck with finding a nice house for you! Did you already inspect some houses or are you still looking for some?Bye, Anneke
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29 Oct 2008, 15:50I spent 3 months driving from Como to Reggio Calabria; down the Med and up the Adriatic..........Florence is still my favorite city, since the language is the purest there. If you stay out of centro, you can find a small apartment for a "not-too-bad" price. The South is warmer, a lot more poor, except for the Amalfi Coast, which is HEAVEN. I too am trying to decide WHERE to live for at least a year. I am going alone with my dog and cat, so I don't want to be too isolated, but I don't want to live near the University in Florence which is all American........I want to live the Italian way...............if you find a great place, I'd love to know about it!
Kathleen
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I leave for Naples on the 23 Dec.and will be looking in the Campania region this trip. I want to find a small town that has not been discovered yet. Calitri is one of them. only an hour to Amalfi. I will also go to Benevento. When I was in Florence I really liked it there.
If I have time I will be going to Sicily as well.
Hope you find a nice place too!
Tina -
I'd head south to the Amalfi Coast.........Sorrento, Positano (probably too expensive or Amalfi) I would think you could find some great apartments in Sorrento. I keep up on a blog called "Bleeding Espresso" on a Duke grad who moved to Reggio Calabria without knowing a soul or the language...she's now met a great guy and writing in ITALIAN for the local paper part time.......loves the laid back lifestyle, although I've been to Reggio and it would be too laid back for me, since I'm single and do enjoy people roaming around.
Kathleen
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Anneke Comstock
30 Oct 2008, 10:27
Thanks a lot for you replies! I'm kind of getting an idea now, but I'm still concerned about the high prices (as a poor student .
Maybe I'll better look for a smaller university town...hmm, it's a quite difficult decision!Good luck to both of you!! =)
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Dorota ...
02 Nov 2008, 00:54And I am back home, in Poland..
And I am fallen in love with Naples, this is what I am sure about. It was not my first visit in Naples, but impression is always the same. There is something magic in this city and its people, even though there are some problems too, as everywhere.I have visited something about 15 countries, lived there or spent there some time at least..And I have seen more than a lot of beautiful cities and places.
But none of them has been so deeply in my heart as Naples is.
I fell in love with Naples from the first sight. With Vesuvio seen from any place of the town, with the atmosphere of the city, with its warm and kind people..This place is the most wonderful for me.
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Anneke Comstock
04 Nov 2008, 10:02
Hi Dorota. Great to hear that some people still can have passion for a nice place Are you thinking about moving there in the next time?
Another question (in my interest)...as you've been there, is Naples a nice town to study? I have no idea what it's like, I've never been to Italy before...Bye, Anneke =)
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Hi Anneke, I'm new to the forum, but I see that not many people knows much about Piemonte, I live here, Turin is a very nice city and a good place to study, not too far from the sea and great skiing in the winter!
The hills are nothing less then Tuscany but a third cheaper.ciao Mary
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Hi Anneke,
Yes, there is a university in Naples of course, it is a big city with lots of foreigners too.I think it is a nice place to study, yes. Even though there are people who prefer more quiet places, Naples is a big city, quite noisy too, but Italians can be seen as noisy if we compare them with people from the north..
I like it actually, I enjoy the city and its atmosphere really, each time when I am there.Yes, I would love to live there, so first of all I would have to get a job there. And it is not so easy if you don't speak Italian..
As far as I noticed after some trips to Italy, Rome could be a bit easier, I have read that you were considering Rome too..Rome is beautiful too, I am pretty sure that you would enjoy the place too.
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Ciao Anneke, I live in Puglia, south Italy and I can say that here it's really the best place to live in. I am from Nardò, in the province of Lecce, 5 km from one of the top 5 purest sea and 20 km from the main city, rich in architecture and monuments in baroque style.
You are welcome if you want to come, I work in properties, sales and rentals, so I can provide you with some accomodation. Think about it.......see you. Ciao -
Anneke Comstock
06 Nov 2008, 11:27
Thanks a lot for your replies! I really got an idea what would be nice cities to study in...now I only have to make a decision between Rome, Turin and Naples
@Mary: Thank you for the tip of Turin...I had it in my mind also!
@Dorota: Thanks for your advice and good luck with getting a job! I can't speak Italian neither...are you already learning it? Is it difficult?
@Sonia: Thanks for your offer! I'll think about it...cause I usually thought a university would provide me with an accommodation?!
Anneke =)
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I'm visiting again and will be in the south looking for a place to buy. I'm having a hard time finding Nardo on my map,can you help......
Thanks
Tina -
Hello Tina,
Nardo is just at the "heel" of the map of Italy..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nardò
It looks interesting.With greetings
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