SMALL TOWN LIVING IN ITALY: IS IT WORTH IT?
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- Hey there and welcome to Dramatically Expatic! In today's video, I'm sharing with you some thoughts on what it's like to live in a small town in Italy, the pros and cons of living in a small town in Italy, and the pros and cons of moving to Italy. Even though I currently live in a somewhat big city here, I had an experience of living in a much smaller place, so sharing my insights into what is it like living in Italy (small towns and all 😉)
The place we were filming in is called Castell'Arquato, in case you'd like to visit it ❤️
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Hi! I’m Valeria, and I’m an expat and digital nomad, currently living in Italy. I first came here without speaking the language and being totally unprepared, but pretty sure this is gonna be an adventure of a lifetime! I love discovering Italian culture, Italian people and, of course, Italian food. I'm a full-time content creator, so when I'm not making travel videos, I'm taking photos, writing and creating artworks. Studying is another passion of mine, and currently I’m finishing my Masters degree at the University of Bologna. Here I post regular travel vlogs, tips on expat life, moving abroad, personal growth and self-esteem as a woman living abroad, so hop on and welcome on board!
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Some friends of mine live in Castell'Arquato, in a very old house in the middle of the city.
About 30 years ago they wanted to do some little internal renovation.
Imagine their surprise when enlarging the bathroom they found an hidden nice in the wall, containing some human remains.
Well.....after the Police and coroner had properly stormed the house.... they discovered that those were the bones of the first owner of the building. He was the notary of the town in the early 15th century.
He had liked his house so much, during his long and happy life, that in his last will he asked to be buried inside his beloved place.
In fact with the bones they found also a little casket with his testament.
Unfortunately it was not possibile, legally, to keep him in the house.
He is resting in the Museum, now.
Unbelievable! Italy keeps impressing me every single day 😅
Italy is plenty of these stories.
Of course it was necessary to remove the rests of the first owner. It would be otherwise unpleasant for the current owners have the rests of an human being in the house.
For us it's kinda bad luck. Not really sure but, there are anyway very few that keeps the rests of their beloved ones in their own houses and generally these are just ashes.
It's also not allowed to disperse ashes in the environment so all the dead bodies or ashes are restricted to cemetery until its time to process them to make space for the new ones.
But the whole country in more than 3 thousand of years have seen so many wars, diseases, natural disasters etc that it's inda correctly to consider it as a single giant cemetery. If are not properly human rests, we continue to find every kind of archeological artefacts everywhere. Even weapons from both world wars. Roman coins. Stuff like that.
Last week we found seven bronze statues of the earlier Roman times perfectly conserved in a half-destroyed house in Aquila, the capital city of the region devastated by the last destructive earthquake in Central Italy.
Unfortunately since its a real mess try to recover all the historical artefacts and even buildings of the region, all the works to recover the region are progressing really slowly. With great displeasure of the residents obviously that are pressing the State to return to their homes. The State instead have provided full services dignitous houses for all of them, but still all their properties are in a state of abandonment and this inflicts an hard hit on the local economy.
Of course we also have other problems to deal with. Ahm... Naples needs better streets and infrastructures, Rome needs better services, the whole Puglia needs a unified system to direct waters for both civilian and agricultural usages... but citizens are fast to forget these capital needs in front of their direct and more personal but lesser important needs.
The governments at this point, in order to not lose votes are used to jump from a problem to another spending money trying to help whenever its possible just to fall into the citizens consternation and polemic attitude. There's literally a low regard for any political person in Italy exactly for this reason and many governments, if not all, falls because they fail in addressing these problems.
Things are getting better because in past politicians was just used to corruption. Nowadays they are just losers. But still the problems of the country are far from being resolved.
It was said that Italy is a country that never changes.
😂😂😂
I dreamed of moving to Italy since I was young but now am too old to leave my country. But my son plans to move there so probably that will be enough for me to occasionally visit him
Never too old to do something
Occasionally? Your son will not bring you with him? Maybe living here in Italy will teach him to keep family togheter and take care of his parents. Family is important.
@@danielefabbro822 things are done differently around the world. I don’t know where the commentator is from. For example, I am Hispanic and we also take really good care of our elders. Never leave them alone. I moved to the US and married to an American man, he had a a 90 years-old grandmother living on her own. I used to visit her quite often and her medications for her cause I just thought that wasn’t right but apparently, families are independent here for the most part. She was taken care of til she got sick, and then she passed. So, yeah, things are done differently around the globe😢😊
@@michellemorrison9663 unfortunately.
How old are you ?
I am 61 and planning to move to an italian town next year. God help me
Some says that big cities are for young ones and small towns for old ones. I think instead that it depends on people's state of mind no matter what their age is.
I love small villages in Italy, sometimes I would just like to retire there :)
Can I just say... I love the way you talk and give the presentation. Not only is it informative but you manage to make talk-videos that are usually boring into very entertaining and interesting videos. I love how you speak and I love how you catch your audience's attention just by your style!
- From a fellow subscriber, thank you for your amazing content! Your channel deserves a million subscribers ❤
Wow thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot to me ❤️ I’m so happy you like my videos 🥰
Thank you so much! I hope to be able to move to Umbria!
Italy is so beautiful and so are your walks 🇮🇹 ❤
Thank you!
Finally a relevant, informative, to the point video! Well done.
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it!
Love this! Have you heard of Prossedi? Do you have any information on this small village? Thank you! Ciao.
Great video
But I am wondering which exactly village are you talking about in this case and which one did you film your video in ?
Beautiful background!
Love 💕 your vids. I plan to stay in Italia part time next year ( start off with living here 1 month) and eventually 3 months ( that’s the max as I am not a resident). I live in Los Angeles and right mow it is super hot 🥵 like 37C / 99 F. Uffa!
Thank you! Best of luck with this amazing plan ❤️ And here it finally feels like fall :)
Your v-log is wonderful. I especially like the blowing of a kiss at the end of each one.
Your dictation is really good.
I think it is cute that you pronounce ‘village either the ‘w’ sound. I can’t make fun of someone who speaks three languages, when my French, Spanish and Italian are so limited. molto bella! andiamo!
Plus, I’m still working on English as a first language. Ha! Typos above. Ha!
Informative video...
Thank you for making videos answering these questions about living in Italy 🤩. Please also make video about cost of living , finding a house and jobs and business in Italy 😀.
I have a couple of videos talking about some of the topics you've mentioned, check out my Expat life playlist th-cam.com/play/PL94bvUnH6iTxrAJ3c0jH0zG_CDADcqidG.html
@@DramaticallyExpatic awesome ! thank you sharing the link. Take care and keep making vids.
Wonderful
Nice channel, thanks for the videos. Just thinking.... how much do you think you'll need to spend one year in a lovely town like in the Umbria for example?
Thank you! It depends A LOT on your living standards and how much you're willing to spend. Life costs less in small towns in Italy, with rent prices and groceries and similar stuff, as compared to big cities, like Milan, Turin, or even Bologna. I have a post here on how much you can expect to spend in your first year, considering all the basic (and fixed) prices: www.patreon.com/posts/money-money-how-74766751?Link&
However, as I said, it's difficult to estimate without knowing how often you'd like to eat out, how much you'd love to travel, how much you spend on groceries, etc..
Think about transportation too.
If you are from the States can you drive a standard car? Can you park in tight spaces?
Not all small Borgo's have bus service. Many have just a run just after 7 and after 2 for students. No bus runs often on Sundays.
In small towns some businesses will not break a €20 note for a small purchase. Not all take credit or cashless payments.
Most of all how will you food shop? Many do not have a real grocery store; just a house that sells key items. Plus, you have to walk up hills carrying those bags.
It makes sense to consider a town over 5,000 in my opinion. You will have more options.
I live in the US right now but I've been seriously considering moving to Italy. My great great grandparents( The DeMarco's ) moved here in 1903 to Chicago Illinois. It is a great desire of mine to find my family there, move nearby and live out the rest of my life. The problem is that I have no idea how to find them or if any of them still reside in Italy :/ Any ideas???
Me encanta tu acento. ¿De dónde eres?
También estoy encantada con la manera en que describes tus vídeos, es muy tangible.
¡Muchas gracias! Soy de Ucrania :)
Would like to know about Presicce
Can anyone suggest a village or town near Lake Como or northern Italy? 💛
I have a couple of videos from Lake Como, check them out in my channel!
Terrific video, love it.. but, what's a 'williage'?
Hello Friend! Just found you & am so happy to learn about living in Italy. Just one tip about the word “village” in English. You’re pronouncing it as “willage.” Remember to bite your lower lip to pronounce the “V.”
Which village in Italia has the most festivals annually?
I think each village/little town will have an abundance of festivals every year, and then there are all the towns nearby that you can easily reach for a day at a festival!
I think to live in a small Italian town it is fun if not for long. But everything is individual. Someone may like it.
I love very much your videos I will be come Italy 🇮🇹 one day .💕💕💕💕 can you little help me?
You are so sweet and beautiful
I love your video and your chatting style. ❤
What place was that in Italy?
Castel Arquato....it's an ancient town!🇮🇹
Plz make video about part time job for students
Check out this video of mine, I have it covered! th-cam.com/video/DizjbIzy7qQ/w-d-xo.html
The 'Small cities' in Italy have 'All' !
Supermarkets, schools, shops, discoes and other...!
Ma'am what about part time job?
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You give me sponsor visa please
I will comment dealing with real estate agents that many are racist towards non Italians.
Bella Italia????????
I couldn’t tolerate a small town. It’s a pity cuz Italy’s countryside is beautiful but it will kill my soul being that isolated
Hiii .... it was nice ...
How can I contact you...
You are a so beutiful , are you also italian ?
You give me sponsor visa please
You give me sponsor visa please
You give me sponsor visa please
You give me sponsor visa please