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What is Italy’s city tax for tourists and where do you need to pay it?
Feb 27, 2024 — What is the 'tourist tax'? Italy's 'tourist tax', also known as imposta di soggiorno, is a charge imposed by some Italian cities on visitors staying in local accommodation (hotels, B&Bs, vacation rentals, hostels, campsites, etc.).. The idea behind the charge is that visitors use services during their trip that are partly paid for by residents' taxes and the imposta di soggiorno passes on some ...
Visit Italy - The Local Italy
Pinning down where to visit in Italy is a daunting task. What are the first places that come to mind? Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Sicily? And that’s before we even mention Naples, Pisa, Sardinia, Puglia, Lake Como, Bologna… Luckily, The …
MAPS: Which parts of Italy have been hit by flooding? - The Local …
May 17, 2023 — See which parts of Italy have been hit by severe flooding this week, mostly in Emilia Romagna, Marche and Tuscany. The web page also provides maps, tweets and background information on the extreme weather events caused by climate change.
Permesso di soggiorno: How to get Italy's residency permit
Dec 27, 2022 — It’s a rite of passage for newcomers to Italy: obtaining the permesso di soggiorno, Italy’s residence permit, is a necessary hurdle for anyone who wants to stay in the country more than a few months.. If you’re undertaking this journey, buckle up — applying for a permesso di soggiorno is a multi-step process that will at various points leave you waiting for hours, days, weeks, and even ...
Political cheat sheet: Understanding the Brothers of Italy
Sep 6, 2022 — Meloni has always furiously denied that Brothers of Italy is fascist. This is despite the fact that FdI decided to keep the tricolour flame, the original symbol of the MSI, in its logo, and that up until 2017 the logo also featured the letters ‘MSI’. A 2021 undercover investigation by the Italian news outlet Fanpage showed footage of (among …
EXPLAINED: When you can switch on your heating in Italy this year
Oct 23, 2023 — These rules are supposed to apply to every property in Italy, including independent houses and apartments with their own separate heating system (riscaldamento autonomo).But the restrictions are in practice only enforceable in public or shared residential buildings with a single, communal boiler and a centralised heating system (riscaldamento centralizzato), such as offices, schools, hotels ...
MAP: Where in Italy can you buy homes for one euro? - The Local …
Nov 10, 2023 — Some potential buyers though say they have been put off by the amount of paperwork and regulations and the cost of renovations involved. Whatever the opinion, the concept seems to be here to stay: the town of Ripacandida in the Basilicata region was the latest addition earlier this year to the list of towns offering one-euro homes.