Living in Italy

My favourite Websites & Blogs about daily life in Italy that capture just how it is...

Thinking about Living in Italy? Fallen in love with this beautiful country and thinking about starting a life here? These are my favourite websites and Blogs that capture just how it is and have me laughing out loud because it has happened to me, or shouting "Yes, yes, I know...".

Dip into one or more and follow each authors own experiences of daily life in Italy to get a really good feel for the reality. It is full of great emotions, joys and frustrations, sometimes at one and the same time! They each offer a different perspective, but all eloquently capture, whether through words and/or pictures, the multi-faceted aspects of a rich and colourful "vita in Italia".

Ever wondered why a queue as you know it isn't a queue in Italy? Why a red light doesn't necessarily mean STOP? What "Boh" and "Dai" mean? then read on...

A Tuscan View from Umbria Blog

I love this Blog. It makes me laugh out loud and leaves me with a silly grin on my face... Reading Mandy & Julian's posts about their new life in Umbria is like reading a letter from a best friend. It is written naturally, honestly and with humour... and is about real life.

Make a cup of coffee and read a few entries... forget your work, read some more... go back and read the earlier blogs... Each one will leave you with disbelief until you visit Italy or live here! And then you will chuckle like me.

Julian is an artist and together they run a painting holiday and art workshop. Click on the link above for more information.

Bell'Avventura

This is a lovely Blog about living in Italy written by "... an Aussie Italian mum who left Melbourne over twenty years ago to balance life between Luxembourg where my responsibilities lie and picture postcard Positano where my sparks fly."

Scintilla's posts read like short stories: they are wonderfully written and full of beautiful photographs.

Read her "You Know that You're in Postiano if..." posts and similar threads about Postiano and have a good giggle... Then read some of her tales of woe about bureacracy in Italy and getting things done. The first will have you laughing and the second leave you in disbelief, but both are so spot on.

At Home in Tuscany

This Blog about living in Tuscany is written by a lovely lady born and bred in Maremma.

Her posts are full of historical, cultural and insider information, but her style is anything but that of a guide book: she writes as though she is talking to friends.

Thinking of getting married in Tuscany? Then don't miss her own personal account of the incredible paperwork involved and prerequiste requirements for a native Italian!

ItalyTutto

This is the ultimate resource for expat Blogs on Italy. You can browse by photoblog, food and wine, region, accommodation, or work your way through every one of them - and there are many.

There are even Twitter feed links for those living in Italy Blogs that have them.

BlogfromItaly

When a blog post about serious political and financial problems in Italy covers the subject eloquently and at the same time makes you laugh because of the wit with which it does, then you know you have found a writer worth following.

Alex Roe is one such person. His website BlogfromItaly is full of great information rich posts on everything from Fragolinio wine to the iconic Vespa. My personal recommendation: make a strong coffee and start with his Italian news posts.

Looking for a good Italian Food Blog?

Finding a good Italian food blog that combines culture and Italian food - they are just so inextricably linked in Italian life - quality posts, great recipes and photographs isn't easy. The link will take you to my favourites.