Living Abroad – The Essential Expat Guide

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Living Abroad · The Essential Expat Guide

Thinking of moving abroad? Each Living Abroad guide tells you what life in a city is really like: who lives where, what it costs, where to rent and the paperwork for your first weeks. Independent, fact-checked, built on official sources.

Italy

Rents by area, neighbourhoods, schools, healthcare and the practical steps to settle in.

  • Living Abroad Bergamo – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Bergamo

    Upper and lower town living, close to Milan

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  • Living Abroad Bologna – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Bologna

    Rents by area, who lives where, schools, work and paperwork

    English · Italiano
  • Living Abroad Como – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Como

    Rents by area, schools, healthcare and cross-border work

    English · Italiano
  • Living Abroad Florence – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Florence

    Neighbourhoods beyond the historic centre

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  • Living Abroad Milan – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Milan

    Work, rents and neighbourhoods in Italy's business capital

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  • Living Abroad Naples – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Naples

    Rents by area, visas, healthcare, schools and transport

    English · Italiano
  • Living Abroad Rome – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Rome

    Neighbourhoods, rents and everyday life in the capital

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  • Living Abroad Trieste – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Trieste

    Neighbourhoods, rents, EU and non-EU paperwork, schools

    English · Italiano
  • Living Abroad Venice – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Venice

    Island life, the mainland and the lagoon commute

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  • Living Abroad Catania – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Catania

    Sea, Etna and an affordable Sicilian city

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  • Living Abroad Siena – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Siena

    Contrade, university life and the Tuscan hills

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  • Living Abroad Padua – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Padua

    A university city with Venice next door

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  • Living Abroad Bari – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Bari

    Seafront living on the Adriatic

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  • Living Abroad Trento – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Trento

    Quality of life at the foot of the Alps

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  • Living Abroad Palermo – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Palermo

    Markets, sea and Mediterranean city life

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  • Living Abroad Pisa – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Pisa

    Riverside living in a university town

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  • Living Abroad Ravenna – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Ravenna

    A quiet cycling city near the coast

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  • Living Abroad Ferrara – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Ferrara

    Renaissance streets and cycling culture

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  • Living Abroad Turin – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Turin

    Grand avenues, cafés and the Alps on the horizon

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  • Living Abroad Verona – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Verona

    Riverside neighbourhoods between Lake Garda and Venice

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  • Living Abroad Genoa – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Genoa

    Hillside homes above a working harbour

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  • Living Abroad Pescara – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Pescara

    Beach living between sea and mountains

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  • Living Abroad Rimini – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Rimini

    Year-round life on the Riviera

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  • Living Abroad Udine – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Udine

    A calm Friulian city near the Alps

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  • Living Abroad Pesaro – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Pesaro

    Seaside living on the Marche coast

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  • Living Abroad Taranto – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Taranto

    A city between two seas

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  • Living Abroad Ancona – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Ancona

    A harbour city on the Adriatic

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  • Living Abroad Bolzano – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Bolzano

    Bilingual life among vineyards and Dolomites

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  • Living Abroad Cagliari – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Cagliari

    Sardinian sea, beaches and a hilltop old town

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  • Living Abroad Vicenza – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Vicenza

    Palladian streets and Veneto quality of life

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Thailand

Life, homes and paperwork on the Andaman coast.

  • Living Abroad Ao Nang & Koh Lanta – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Ao Nang & Koh Lanta

    Krabi coast living, homes and visas

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  • Living Abroad Phuket – The Essential Expat Guide, Holiplanet cover, AI illustration

    Living Abroad Phuket

    Island life, homes, visas and schools

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Living Abroad guides are independent editorial guides based on official and verified sources, with the review date shown on each page. The library grows as new guides are published. Cover scenes are AI editorial illustrations.