Organize your move to Italy

Julie Team

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JulieTeam20 October 2011 13:36:56

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Hi all,

we invite you to share your experience about moving to Italy.

Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Italy:

What would you bring and what would you leave behind?

Is it a good idea to bring furniture or domestic appliances?

Any foodstuffs that are banned in Italy?

Is it better to bring a car or to buy one once settled in Italy?

Any advice for the ones who are moving to Italy?

Thank you in advance for your participation

kiwi_j Member

Member since 07 May 2013

kiwi_jMember27 August 2013 12:10:54

Update to my own question here:
We have jsut spent 4 hours opening a bank account with the post office and tried to organise insurance with them.聽 We've been told that most Italians don't bother with insurance!聽 One of the reasons is that it is very difficult to claim - need to show receipts and photos to prove ownership of every item.聽 Any comments please?

nderello Active member

Member since 16 June 2010

nderelloActive member27 August 2013 12:35:07

absolutely true, reason why they don't bother.... they've been told you the truth! unless you do own jewels or particularly worthy bits and pieces and want to document with pictures, descriptions and values, previously of course! insurance companies in italy are tough and fussy before give away a penny! and pretty expensive too! this it might be another reason! good luck!

rainman8 Active member

Member since 01 November 2010

rainman8Active member30 August 2013 08:48:04

Yes, they love paperwork in Italy. It was funny when I first got here because you usually must get 2 or 3 pieces of paper for everything, I was used to calling on the phone and having my one piece of paper emailed to me. Done, business complete within 5 minutes.

My parents moved to Italy 6 months ago and my father went to get car insurance. In Australia he has never made a claim and is rating 1 for life (thats the best you can get), but in Italy he was something like 14th position from #1 and it costed almost 聙3000 for a 聙19,000 car. In Australia he had a 聙50,000 car and paid 聙1,000 in insurance.

A lot to get used to.