IMU - Its still around I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June Paid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24
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Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered. Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015. They are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,
Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58
Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25
For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44
Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10
In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07
I'm planning my route down for a months visit in July.
Mon, 06/04/2012 - 08:13
I logged on this morning to my local webcam, to look at the snow on the ski slopes.
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 04:47
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14995588Loved the note about changing the locks!
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:20
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Try Googling "1 euro houses Italy" Plenty of info
I think the big 'catch' is that the houses require major refurbishment, which must be completed in a set time frame, or the house reverts back to the Comune/town
You should ask your neighbours how they deal with this.
When you get to your place in Italy, its worth asking if the local Office will issue you, as a home owner, with European Pet passports for the dogs - much cheaper than UK paperwork.
Unfortunately, where we are, they only do it for Residents..
Getting out of UK with dogs is expensive - typically about £200 or so per dog and involves a fair bit of "to-ing and fro-ing" with your vet.
I strongly recommend you talk to your vet ASAP, to get a handle on what you are required to do, (it's a right pain in the proverbial)
I'd recommend using Eurotunnel, as they are simple to deal with when it comes to pets which stay in the car with you on the trip through the Tunnel, which only takes a short time.
Getting back is relatively simple, and cheap - cost us about €30, you need a vet to do the worming, and fill out the paperwork required by UK border staff. The only small problem can be that the pills have to be given to the dogs no more than 5 (I think) days before your channel crossing time, and at least 24 hrs before.
Our vet would give us the tablets, and date the paperwork 3 days before the crossing, to allow for possible travel problem with the drive back. (NOTE - this is not actually legal, but you know what Italians are like! )
But don't get it dated to close to your crossing time, we saw someone stopped from going on the train as the staff at the pet check in said it wasn't possible to drive from the vets to the terminus in such a short time.
You can, of course arrange a vet nearer the channel but it must be at least 24hr before the crossing, so a Calais vet would be a problem
Again - TALK TO YOUR UK VET ASAP
Have you travelled to Europe with dogs since Brexit?
If you want a toll free route from Calais to Switzerland, the following route isn't that longer timewise than the autoroute one
Calais, up towards Dunkirk and into Belgium and on to Luxembourg. Fill up with fuel on the motorway before you leave Luxembourg as its the cheapest on the route. On down to Metz and Nancy. (All motorway from Calsis thus far)
On to Mulhouse (mainly dual carriageway) then into Germany to bypass Basel and into Switzerland. (You can also buy the vignette at the border).
Hotels in Switzerland can be expensive and the cost of wine with meals there is eye watering, but we often stay in Beckenreid at the hotel Seerauch. I believe they accept dogs. Lovely lake views.
We also always use the Hotel La Paix in Bapaume as our first/last stop from/to Calais. They have 3 ground floor bedrooms and let us hire one when we have the dog with us (book direct with them and stress the dogs ). We use the ground floor bedrooms as they do not have a lift to the upper floor and our old dog doesn't like stairs.
Hope this helps.
I'll kick off the responses.
My tips are :-
1. Take your time on the trop down and back. We do our trip, with dog, yo the Lake Maggiore area with 3 overnight stops ' so that daily travelling time is no more than about 5 hrs driving time. (Easy on both the dog and us, rather than bashing down 2 nights and getting there totally knackered.)
2. Sort out dog friendly hotels that allow dogs in the restaurants. It pays to email hotels to clarify what you want.
3. Stop every 2 hrs or so to give the dogs, and you, a break of at least 30 minutes. Take them for a walk.
4. Avoid Basel, by popping into Germany from Mulhouse and take the autobahn that loops past Lorrach into Switzerland.
5. Buy the Swiss motorway Vignete in the Services at Bad Bellingham - not online in UK
6. Enjoy the trip - make it part of the holiday, rather than jut the means of getting to your place, and back to UK.
Good luck
The fire is a Riga54, but there are smaller ones. You need to talk to a supplier/fitter to find what is best
Tony, I believe you are in Tuscany, and as I understand it Tuscany has brought in the ban on open log fires (and inefficient log burners)
All the paperwork/applications etc for my 1500 Euro discount was done by the people who supplied and fitted the new burner. I had no interaction with the Comune on this.
A simple Google should confirm/deny the ban in Tuscany. All I find says Tuscany has the ban.
One problem with pellet burners is that the cost of the pellets apparently has jumped up.
Assuming you will use an Italian insurance company I think most (all?) include (compulsory) earthquake insurance.
I use Groupama , but a simple Google for your Italian location with give Agencies that will sort you out.