Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Property bargains in Sardinia
It's been a funny old week in Sardinia weather-wise.
First it was all grey skies. Then the temperatures soared to a swealtering 41 degrees centigrade. And now it's back down to a relatively cool 27 degrees.
But despite the atypical weather for this time of year, I still believe Sardinia is a pretty perfect place to live.
And, after speaking to business partners in America today about a series of workshops we'll soon be running in San Francisco, it's also made me realise just how affordable everything actually is here.
Even here on the Costa Smeralda which doubles up as the playground of the glitterati in July and August, prices are still cheaper than in a lot of towns on the Italians mainland.
These cheap prices extend to property, too. But not for long if a recent report in Italy's economic paper Il Sole 24Ore is anything to go for. Sicily and Sardinia are just two of the places where property prices are going through the roof, with rises up by as much as 20 per cent.
In the Gallura region, off plan property bargains are being snapped up as fast as they are being shown to prospective buyers and it's easy to see why.
After all, with an airport 30 minutes or less away, stunning granite rocks looming behind your house and some of Europe's most beautiful beaches, wouldn't you say 'sì, sì, sì to living here?
Emma Bird is the co-director of www.howtoitaly.com
Our book 'Starting a Business in Italy: how to set up and run a successful business in the Bel Paese' is coming soon.
First it was all grey skies. Then the temperatures soared to a swealtering 41 degrees centigrade. And now it's back down to a relatively cool 27 degrees.
But despite the atypical weather for this time of year, I still believe Sardinia is a pretty perfect place to live.
And, after speaking to business partners in America today about a series of workshops we'll soon be running in San Francisco, it's also made me realise just how affordable everything actually is here.
Even here on the Costa Smeralda which doubles up as the playground of the glitterati in July and August, prices are still cheaper than in a lot of towns on the Italians mainland.
These cheap prices extend to property, too. But not for long if a recent report in Italy's economic paper Il Sole 24Ore is anything to go for. Sicily and Sardinia are just two of the places where property prices are going through the roof, with rises up by as much as 20 per cent.
In the Gallura region, off plan property bargains are being snapped up as fast as they are being shown to prospective buyers and it's easy to see why.
After all, with an airport 30 minutes or less away, stunning granite rocks looming behind your house and some of Europe's most beautiful beaches, wouldn't you say 'sì, sì, sì to living here?
Emma Bird is the co-director of www.howtoitaly.com
Our book 'Starting a Business in Italy: how to set up and run a successful business in the Bel Paese' is coming soon.
