Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Good morning and, for those so inclined, happy Valentine's Day (if you're curious, we wrote about how Italian couples celebrate). With the Winter Olympics in full swing (we had the pleasure of being in Cortina...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Every few days, a handful of expats (often not living in Italy) panic on social media: “Italy will tax all your foreign assets”, “Your savings aren’t safe”, “Italy has a brutal wealth tax”. These claims are us...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,This week’s theme emerged from a conversation with one of our subscribers (he’s reading this - hi! 👋).After being badly advised by a so-called “tax expert”, he was confidently heading towards a 7% tax town th...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,A quick technical note before we get into this week’s stories: we’ve upgraded our servers, and the Town Explorer is now dramatically faster. Searches, filters, and town profiles should feel noticeably snappier...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Sorry (especially to our American readers): I just could not resist using that classic opening line. We’re talking about Italian tax though: what the new 2026 renovation tax incentives actually look like in pr...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Happy 2026, and welcome back to our weekly updates. We have several noteworthy news, including an exclusive analysis of the top 20 towns most researched by expats looking to move to Italy. [This email's subjec...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,From all of us at Magic Towns, our best wishes for the year just begun.For this first issue of 2026, rather than new material, we wanted to look back at what mattered most in 2025 for people planning a move to...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,First of all, on behalf of all of us at Magic Towns, the very best Christmas wishes. And our thanks to you, our readers, for sticking with us throughout this 2025. We’ll be taking next weekend off to recharge,...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Italy’s charm is undeniable, but beneath the surface the country is changing fast. The number you saw - 630,458 - represents the young Italians who have left the country since 2011.This week we begin a new ser...

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,A rare thing in Italy this week: a genuine second chance.In this week's podcast, we cover a new pathway for those cut off by the 2025 citizenship reform - a quota-free work visa for descendants of Italian emig...