Carla Passino
Articles by Carla Passino
Words by Carla PassinoAs an estate agent once said, when it comes to homes the ‘perfect everything’ is impossible to find. Compromises are the order o…
Fat, rich, fertile, Emilia Romagna is a place of luxuriant fields, medieval palazzos, ancient churches—and hogs. Pig breeding and salumi-making have d…
Words by Carla PassinoAfter Salemi, another Sicilian town may sell publicly owned properties. The town council in Modica, south-eastern Sicily, will s…
With Italy’s fourth Contemporary Art Day fast approaching, we have selected three museums you should not miss: Turin’s Castello di Rivoli, Prato’s Cen…
Words by Carla PassinoA handful of stone houses set among the gentle hills of Umbria are undergoing a careful restoration to become eight atmospheric…
Words by Carla PassinoIn the wake of the global financial turmoil, the Italian property market is proving more resilient than those in other developed…
Words by Carla PassinoThe company is looking for mothers willing to share their recipes and traditions as part of a campaign for authentic Italian pas…
Words by Carla PassinoOne of the easiest ways to secure an exit strategy for your foreign property investment is to go where the locals buy. We have s…
Words by Carla PassinoAn established restaurant in the heart of Lucca is available for sale complete with furniture and furnishingsFoodie buyers looki…
In a city that boasts masterpieces such as the Duomo, Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie, it is easy to overlook smaller churches—but it would…
Words by Carla PassinoPrices have started decreasing in urban outskirts and semicentral areas but this correction will help the market reach a new equ…
What a strange mix is Turin. It marries the sophisticated grandeur of Baroque mansions with the graceful elegance of Art Nouveau palazzos, the marble…
Words by Carla PassinoFramed by tall cypresses, an old stone tower soars high over the mellow countryside outside Cortona. Set in a listed estate, Tor…
It is hardly what you’d expect cloistered nuns to gaze upon during the course of their silent lives. Bold scenes of boar hunting, bowling, dancing, ev…
Words by Carla PassinoThe town council of Salemi, in Sicily, is selling 3,700 earthquake-wrecked houses for a pittance to anyone who agrees to restore…
Words by Carla PassinoVast stretches of woodland, a lively property market and affordable prices conspire to make tiny Molise an interesting propositi…
The austere façade of many of Ravenna’s early Christian buildings hide the golden richness of exquisite mosaics. Three in particular—the Galla Placidi…
Words by Carla PassinoPerched on a hillside overlooking the red roofs of Campli, a historic town in Abruzzo, a whitewashed villa with a stone tower st…
Words by Carla Passino - Photos courtesy of ENITConversation about property prices spurs Carla Passino to try and find properties for sale priced at €…
Words by Carla Passino - Photos courtesy of ENITA research by Italian parking company Idealpark shows that garages in large Italian cities cost more t…