Carla Passino
Articles by Carla Passino
Lake Como glints like a polished sapphire under the summer sun. All around it, the emerald embrace of Alps and hills shelters the waters. As the ferry…
Words by Carla PassinoItaly is one of the top five destinations for British first time buyers looking to purchase abroad. A survey by foreign exchange…
Words by Carla PassinoTuscany has it all: vineyard-encrusted hills, tall cypresses, beautiful stone farmhouses—and a reputation for being hideously ex…
It is a triumph of all that is best about Italy. Music, art, wine, food and literature take centre stage among the narrow streets and vineyard-strewn…
Slow demand, static prices but a softer landing than elsewhere in the Western world. This, in a nutshell, is the state of the Italian property market,…
Words by Carla PassinoHalf a million euros. It is staggering how that kind of budget can buy as little as a smallish flat (in Rome or Milan) or as muc…
Photos courtesy of ENIT
I am a beach snob. I realised this years ago, when I took my then husband-to-be to the Poetto beach near Cagliari, in Sardinia…
Words by Carla PassinoThe house nestles in the soft embrace of tall trees and lush lawns, a rich flaxen splash against a scintillating kaleidoscope of…
Words by Carla Passino / Pictures courtesy of ENITMantua is an accidental discovery. In summer, it suddenly rises from the fertile expanse of the Pada…
Words by Carla PassinoCalabria, the toe of Italy's boot, is a land of cerulean waters, silver green olive trees and blazing sun. It is also “the next…
Italy has several property markets, each with its own micro-trend. There are staggering differences in prices and demand between North and South, city…
Perched on top of a small verdant hill near Aosta, the austere silhouette of the Castello di Fénis stands sentinel over a large field peppered with ge…
Creamy white against the blue sky, the pinnacles of Trullo Il Moro survey the verdant countryside near Locorotondo, in Puglia. Beneath them, four cone…