Property for sale and real estate in Umbria, Lazio and Tuscany
Umbria, Lazio and Tuscany
Introducing La Porta Verde
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Please take a few moments to read this column to fully understand how we operate.
Click here to meet us in a short video introduction to La Porta Verde and Villa Rosa.
We work in close association with well over 100 estate agents and property developers throughout Central Italy (Umbria, Northern Lazio and Southern Tuscany) to bring you nearly 400 properties to choose from. This costs you no more than if you deal with them directly as we share the commission they normally charge. We personally visit virtually every property so that we have first-hand knowledge of not just the house but also the environment, access, views, and local services. We publish far more photos and information than any other site and have recently added video too. Our property search and notification facility is second to none.
We also work with many holiday rental agencies and property owners to bring you a wide selection of properties to rent for a holiday, while house-hunting, or while restoring. We can even help in advertising the letting of your holiday home, and if you buy through us we do this for free!
We provide you with masses of helpful information about visiting, buying and living in Central Italy. There are pages about growing olives, bringing pets, getting insurance, the weather, places to visit, exporting your car, and even building a duck pond! Above all we try to make our website interesting and fun - not dull and boring!
We have a team to help with maintenance, renovation or restoration. Our first-hand experience of renovating properties and living in Italy is available to guide you through the sometimes difficult process. We have a team of architects, surveyors, builders, plumbers, electricians and even geological engineers to manage anything from fitting a post box to a complete restoration and installing a pool.
We even have an After Sales Services team to help you with things like registering with a doctor, getting your children into a local school, buying a car, getting residency permits, setting up your computer, etc.
This website receives over 3,000 page views per day with an average visitor stay of over 5 minutes* and is fast becoming the website for people interested in Central Italy. There are links to many, many other sites to provide the answer to almost any question. You can pick all or any of our services so, if you already have a house here, we can help you market your holiday home or even sell it. And of course, if you just want to have a holiday in Central Italy, that's fine too. We hope you find our website helpful, interesting, and even entertaining.
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*These figures are provided by Nihuo Software and based on an average over the period 1 August 2007 to 3 February 2008.
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LATEST NEWS: A small earthquake took place on the 15th December centred on the small village of Pieve Caina and several villages around also suffered minor damage. Nobody was hurt but the villages have been closed off while the damage is assessed before people can move back in. We are trying to get round the houses that we are able to and report back to the owners but it is proving difficult. If you have any concerns about your property please contact us and we will do our best to help.
Property of the week:
Otto, an apartment in a new borgo near Ripalvella [MG0877]
A two-bedroom three-storey apartment with private terrace and garden. On the ground floor there is a living room with WC comprising toilet, bidet and wash basin, and kitchenette. Stairs lead up to the first floor with one double bedroom with Juliet balcony and en suite comprising shower, toilet, bidet and wash basin. Door to covered roof terrace with view to outside the borgo. From the bedroom, stairs lead to a further double bedroom and en suite comprising toilet, bidet and wash basin.
This beautifully designed group of apartments has been styled on the traditional Italian borgo with higgledy-piggledy buildings nestling together around a central piazza. It has a communal swimming pool, two communal rooms for entertaining or hobbies etc, a sauna for use of residents and guests, and communal toilet facilities. There are many interesting features such as flared walls, copper guttering, beamed ceilings, cotto floors, archways and even a tower on one corner! The central piazza is reached through three arched passageways and is terraced and landscaped to provide a wonderful communal space to sit and chat with neighbours over a glass of wine. A private, basement storage room has been allocated to each apartment.
Price: €250.000
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A Very Special Event
We were shocked to learn that for every £289 spent on cancer research only £11 is spent on Alzheimer's research, yet the same number of people die each year from each. So, La Porta Verde organises an unusual event to raise money for the Alzheimer's Research Trust - Mini Mille Miglia - a slot car version of the current Mille Miglia. Sir Stirling Moss OBE kindly agreed to be patron of the event and Scalextric were one of the main sponsors. This year we raised around 4,000 euros for Alzheimer's research. Next year's event takes place on the 8th and 9th May to coincide with the full-size version. You can make a donation in support of this event by making a donation. All profits go to Alzheimer's research. Click the magazine below to see a larger version.
Driving tip or comment of the week:
When crossing the road in Italy, look left, look right, and look straight ahead. They can come at you from any direction!Click here for more tips and comments.
Quote of the week:
Love hurts - love hearts. The difference is one or two letters. Write one today.
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Recent Customer Comment:
'I just want to congratulate you on the excellent "La Porta Verde" site, there is so much information provided that it has kept me occupied for days. Well done!'
Robert Vickers, Italy
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Latest Airport News:
Perugia Airport
Perugia Province project to celebrate 150 years of the Italian State, in 2011, is to expand Perugia airport into a fully-fledged international airport. Someone read this and asked me what the difference between an 'international airport' and a 'fully-fledged international airport' is. Easy...one is fully-fledged and the other isn't.
Ryanair has anounced flights from Perugia to Girona/Barcelona, three times a week (Mon/Wed/Fri) from 02 July. Many thanks to Jim Powrie of Green Umbria for the information. You can take advantage of this by booking on www.ryanair.com.
Alitalia announce that their flights from Milan to Perugia will cease shortly. There is speculation that a flight from Rome to Perugia may replace it. Certainly Perugia airport will be looking for more flights to replace the loss of this internal flight.
Viterbo Airport
We heard recently that within the next two years Viterbo airport is to change from a military airport to an international with all the 'low-cost' airlines being transferred from Ciampino Rome, which is to become a national airport. This is excellent news for Umbria as Viterbo is only just outside the south-west border, in Lazio.
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Some websites we recommend
La Porta Verde is proud to be the top referrer in 2006 to Holiday Lettings, one of the best places to advertise your holiday home or find a place to rent.
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La Porta Verde is pleased to be working in association with holidaylets.net an excellent place to find holiday accommodation or let your holiday home. Click here to visit their website.
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