Easter roundup

Magic Towns guides: Where to Live · Taxes & Finance · Visas · Property · 7% Towns · How Italy Works · Expat StoriesDear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Happy Easter weekend from all of us at Magic Towns.With Easter falling almost exactly at q...

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Apr 04, 2026
Who goes there?

Magic Towns guides: Where to Live · Taxes & Finance · Visas · Property · 7% Towns · How Italy Works · Expat StoriesDear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Readers often ask how to move to Italy. Less often, they ask who actually does, and how t...

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Mar 28, 2026
Survivors

Browse by topic: Where to Live · Taxes & Finance · Visas · Property · 7% Towns · How Italy Works · Expat StoriesDear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,This week we're packed with insights, from living in one of the most charming corners of Sout...

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Mar 21, 2026
Empty streets

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,The second most common question we get from our members is: will the town I like still be thriving ten years from now?More than two thirds of Italian municipalities are losing population. In some places the ch...

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Mar 14, 2026
beyond Tuscany

Before we start: What if you could secure a visa-compliant lease in Italy without committing to the wrong town from day one? We’re testing a new Magic Towns Residency Year. See if it could work for you.→ Check your fit in 60 secondsDear Magic Towns f...

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Mar 07, 2026
Not for everyone

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,It's easy to fall in love with the idea of Italy. Sunlight, food, piazzas, €1 homes, and long lunches. But living here is something else. This week we balance the dream with reality: from a tour of Sicily’s ex...

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Feb 28, 2026
Growing up Italian

Dear Magic Towns friends and subscribers,Beyond the romance of relocation lies the structure of real life in Italy. This week we cover what it’s like to grow up in the Italian school system, introduce a new immigration pathway tool, explain defamatio...

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Feb 21, 2026
High altitude

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...

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Feb 14, 2026
Wealth myths

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...

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Feb 07, 2026
Tax traps

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...

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Jan 31, 2026