Carla Passino
Articles by Carla Passino
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 06:02
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…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 10:02
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…
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 11:51
Words by Carla PassinoTuscany has it all: vineyard-encrusted hills, tall cypresses, beautiful stone farmhouses—and a reputation for being hideously ex…
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 04:11
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…
Mon, 07/21/2008 - 09:34
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,…
Fri, 07/18/2008 - 09:43
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…
Thu, 07/17/2008 - 06:55
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…
Wed, 07/16/2008 - 09:52
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…
Tue, 07/15/2008 - 02:08
Words by Carla Passino / Pictures courtesy of ENITMantua is an accidental discovery. In summer, it suddenly rises from the fertile expanse of the Pada…
Mon, 07/14/2008 - 07:00
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…
Fri, 07/11/2008 - 06:46
Italy has several property markets, each with its own micro-trend. There are staggering differences in prices and demand between North and South, city…
Thu, 07/10/2008 - 07:24
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…
Wed, 07/09/2008 - 06:13
Creamy white against the blue sky, the pinnacles of Trullo Il Moro survey the verdant countryside near Locorotondo, in Puglia. Beneath them, four cone…