The Best Places to Retire in Southern Italy | Pros & Cons of Retiring in Sicily, Calabria, etc.
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
- Discover in less than 15 minutes the best places to retire in Southern Italy, and why do the favorable weather from places like Sicily or Calabria, and the low cost of living of cities like Bari, Catania, Reggio Calabria or Salerno attract so many expat retirees.
We talk about the cheapest provinces in Italy, and how some of their cities are the best cities for expats moving to Italy and living as retirees or remote workers.
The cost of living is SO much lower than the rest of the country...
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So today, in less than 12 minutes, you will discover the best places to retire in southern Italy, the pros and cons of each place, and grasp an idea of the cost of living!
Southern Italy is composed of 8 regions and we start with the most northernmost of them, and also the smallest: Molise.
We will talk quickly about Molise because it is a tiny region, with less than 300 thousand residents.
70 years ago, the Molise province had over 400 thousand inhabitants.
But many people left for larger cities like Rome or Milan, and now the entire province has plenty of empty houses and cheap real estate available.
And this is probably one of the best pros in this region.
The best place in Molise for expat retirees is likely the town of Termoli. It is a beautiful beach area, loved by families due to its calmness and weather.
While the weather in the region can be quite hot, Molise is in a region where gentle breezes often make the summer much more enjoyable.
Despite being a quite touristy city, you can buy a 3-bedroom apartment with a balcony and a sea view in Termoli for less than 90 thousand euros!
Since not many people there don't speak foreign languages, Termoli is one of these places that we recommend only if you have a grasp of the Italian language.
Another potential issue is that it is a small town, and to find facilities like international airports or larger hospitals, you need to travel to other cities like Pescara or Campobasso
The next region we will talk about is way larger: Campania.
Campania's capital is one of the largest cities in Italy, Naples.
But if you think about living and retiring in Southern Italy, Naples is not a good idea. It is too big and chaotic.
Instead, two good options in Campania are Avellino, if you prefer the countryside
, or Salerno, if you would rather live close to the sea.
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I left Sicily for living in London... For native like me is a shame know people retire in my beautiful land and I need to sacrifice my life in a foreign country 😢 life is mad
Hope you can come back to Italy with your pockets full :)
Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for the comment :)
Great video! Just subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you!
My ex and I loved Tropea and Pizzo. We almost bought a sea view villa in Zambrone. It had a small yard overlooking the Terrenean Sea and beach. The coastline of Capo Vaticano is gorgeous.
Impressive! Do you remember the prices?
Why didn't you buy the villa?
Thank you for delivering such high-quality travel content! Do you plan on making videos about local cuisine in these places?
Our favorite is Siciy, of course~! Thank you! 😊 I just subscribed.
Thanks!
Just came back today from Puglia. Visited Touristic regions mostly. So prices were not that low.
However since it is an agricultural society, it has outstanding products and food. I rank Puglia as the second best region in Italy after Tuscany, my favorite.
Also I dont understand people's exitement about Spain. I find Spaniards distant, their cuisine oily, and their country overrated. Italy on the other hand, with its culture, music, food, people, architecture, sceneries is stunning. If I ever retire somewhere outside of home, it will be in Italy.
Interesting! Could you tell us how much you spend on a meal, for example?
Around 40 to 50€ for good quality food no drinks. Most mains are 15 to 20€. Salads aroun 5 to 10€.
@@Governemntistheproblem That's what we pay in Milan, the most expensive city in Italy. So much for the "cheap" South....
@@Governemntistheproblem; I have to Agree that Spain is Overrated; Spaniards are NOT nice people. In fact, they are kind RUDE and a lot of them Hate tourists.
@@strikednPuglia is getting so expensive mainly Valle d'Italia Ostuni, and the is neither great compare to the rest of Italy. I know I live here, next week will be the G7 I bet a coffee ☕ will cost 7 euro, ridiculous.
Great video! Greetings from Caserta, Campania.
Thank you! Campania 😍
@the_expat Welcome! If I can help somehow (I know the place and I speak Italian, German and English - my wife also Russian) let me know.
I would also recommend checking out Crotone in Calabria. An important Greek settlement it still has some Ancient Greek temples and great house prices. Grazie da Texas come sempre ❤
Thanks for the tips! Welcome
My favourite area in Sicily is Val di Noto with cities like Ragusa and Noto
Interesting! We thought about including Ragusa in this video too.
O good video with good comparisons between cities. Maybe one sugestion: apart from the cost of an apartment, to indicate the cost of utilities for all these places.
Good idea! We will apply it in our next videos.
Father Guido Sarducci! Thanks
12:23 Nope, it's Al Pacino in a famous scene from Scarface....
Interesting! Is it similar to Godfather? Because it reminded me of it.
@@the_expat not a similar movie---very different.
12:23 that’s Al Pacino in Scarface not the godfather. Also Catania is more calm than Palermo but roads can be much tighter and it’s a lot more sketchy if a city almost like a lawless city.
Wow! Interesting. In which aspects of daily life you think Catania is lawless?
@@the_expat for example when it comes to organizing parties. I’m Palermo or Agrigento there’s lots of red tape and you have to wait months for approval in Palermo even if you don’t get approval the police won’t do nothing. That’s one example but police in general over there is not as common as other provinces in Sicily you’ll barely see the police around the city.
Hi , which real estate website do you use to find these apartments? Please provide information, thank you
Most offers in the video are from immobiliare.it :)
Mt Etna is not to far from Catania. Also, Sigonella is a US naval air base chances are you might run into someone that is in the US Military. I spent 3 years living outside of Catania when my mother was station there.
Good point! Mount Etna is less than 1 hour far from Catania.
Puglia is getting too expensive, mainly Ostuni area.But the countryside is stunning.
True!
Nice but financial requirements for non-eu residents are similar to Greece and not cheap.
That is true.
But is Naples a good place to retire if you WANT a big bustling city?
Good point. If someone wants a bustling, noisy city, Naples might be a good place because it is still relatively inexpensive compared to other large cities in Italy (like Milan or Rome)
$60,000 is a car in New York, although there are houses in poor areas of Syracuse NY where 60k can buy a house.
Shocking.
Siracusa is in Sicilia too
Yeah, but the winters! “Lake Effect” can scare anyone who knows….
$65,000 USD might get you an outdated mobile home in Bellingham, Washington. But in addition, you still have to pay monthly for the space. Guessing it's $400-500 USD....maybe more. Utilities and not sure on property tax?
" But in addition, you still have to pay monthly for the space. " Wow...
You should ask yourself why people from Southern itay are leaving their land and why italians from other regions do not go to live there...
Thats a Great question , and he will not Like the answer
Lack of jobs mostly, but in the case of retirees, that is not a big problem.
@@the_expatno, problem is not that . Its another . I let you guess . It starts with M
How can someone retire in Italy which only allows 90 days every 180 to be in the country? I don't get it.
Applying for an Elective Residency Visa (ERV) :)
6 acres of land for 65k
Impressive! Farm land?
The women in (Southern) Italy are not aproachable at all. So I prefer Eastern Europe!
That is true, Italian women require an extra effort XD
In reality, only immigrants who fully assimilate into Italian culture are more or less accepted. Not unlike most other countries. There's a huge difference between tolerated and accepted. Don't be naive.
everybody is accepted as long as you have money to live and you are respectful of the local culture
@@tanner293 And speak Italian.
@@strikedn learning a language it's not easy and most of all takes time and practice, in Italy if you dont speak italian you are pretty limited most of all.
True, Tanner293!
@@tanner293 I feel that's Everywhere in the World. Humans have Changed & and is reflecting in the Quality of time people have when they visit other places. The whole World has become a Very Cold, Distant Place; in reference to human interactions. When I was younger; people were curious about Others that came from abroad and they offered foreigners their hospitality; but Now, and I guess it's thanks to the World Wide Web; nobody Cares anymore if You visit their territory.
Good luck if you need a hospital....
We always recommend contracting good health insurances to have access to private hospitals.
You didn’t consider the risk of Earthquakes
So there are earthquakes, volcanos, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, blizzards, forest fires……so what? Every area has something…..I still surf even though there are sharks, too.
@@calgal5752 your answer is not that smart, I mean when you decide to move you have to consider a lot of stuff and if the risk of Earthquakes is much higher than other european areas you have to think about it. Anyway have a good day.
@@atlantis4516 no you do not really have to think about it. For comparison--you are thirty times more likely to be killed in a car accident if you move to Canada, compared to earthquakes if you move to Italy.
@@uditfonseka are you serious?
@@atlantis4516 completely---Im a Math expert, a statistician ,good at recognizing patterns and in my youth-an inventory taker.
Your view is common but is wrong--just like people who are scared to fly in large commercial jets and then end up driving long distance to some place.
Do not be fearful--the numbers do not support that. Live a little with no irrational fears. Relax.
Dude nothing is cheap without the reason Please do not use word expat cause you are regular immigrant despite you have not arrived by boat
If immigrant and expat are the same thing, what is the problem with using the word expat then? 🤔
Seems like most folks equate 'immigrant' with someone moving to a new country to work or otherwise improve their individual situation. To make their fortune. 'Expat' is for someone bringing their advantageous situation (ie retirement or money) to a new country for one or more specifics reasons (ie lower cost of living or nicer weather). To spend their fortune. For whatever reason the former has been given a negative connotation and the latter a positive one. Perhaps all expats are immigrants but not all immigrants are expats?
I'm seriously thinking of retiring in Panama from Canada and would have no trouble calling myself an immigrant.
PLEASE ! Before making a video, learn to pronounce the names of regions and cities correctly...
Please let's stop this "expat" nonsense. You are an IMMIGRANT in Italy just like all the others who have come from other countries.
Are you aware that both words mean the same thing, right? It is like saying "Stop this "man" nonsense, you are a male"
Best to let people choose their own self description, because that is always a “tell,” it reveals something. We want to know more, not less, about people. Pop culture attaches as much stigma to expat as it does to immigrant. In films, expats are fugitives or spies, or employees of occupying powers and multinationals. They’ve fled some trouble in the homeland, either of their own making or beyond their control. They are marked by uncertainty, until you learn more. In films they’re often scoundrels, sometimes saints, and occasionally both. We’ll never know who they are, if we start by censoring them.
@@the_expat You are absolutely right.
Tomayto or tomahto, Karen
Nope.: Expat from latin „expatriare“ „out of the fatherland“ in opposition to „immigrare“ „moving in to“. The first focuses on the country of origin while the second one on the process of entering another country. An „expat“ defines somebody from a superior more wealthy culture temporary moving to a less developed country, in comparison to an Immigrant who has to adopt to the culture of the host country. Or have you ever heard of a „mexican expat“ in the USA?
Are the Puglia olive trees still dying?
Yes, unfortunately.
Unfortunatelly, Xylella fastidiosa is attacking them...
I heard on a Ryan Neil podcast that he traveled there to see if he could help. He spoke of the issue and attempts of correction. I have Olive bonsai trees that I’m concerned about if I were to move to Italy, in addition to the concerns that it is currently still a threat to these extremely important trees in Italy.
No
Your price for house are ridiculous , it'is not like that. At least the double
Which house? As he shows at least six of them. And they are Real Estate listings from Agents via the internet--So are you saying he photoshopped the prices?
We literally used real prices from houses currently on sale...
@@the_expat Remember that price is often the least important thing: how is the house, how are the utilities, the neighbors, the neighborhood, the infrastructure. Those moving to Italy from the USA have the money. Spend that money to live better and boost the GDP. Higher GDP means better living conditions for expats as well. Don't be stingy. Most people move primarily to avoid paying for health insurance. But you can't come to Italy just to be freeloaders. Do you have money? Spend it in Italy.
@@carasau67 "Do you have money? Spend it in Italy." That is exactly the point :)
@@the_expat I am living in the US right now. So I am spending there.
If you want live in Italy you must know the language and be flexible. Please do not bring here your lifestyle and your way to act.
We agree that to learn the language is important!
I think cultural exchanges can only make people grow and learn from each other. Do not bring your culture is such a narrow minded way of thinking
@@tanner293 Living in the United States, I know what I'm talking about. Change your mindset if you want to live happily in Italy. At the same time, change it if you want to integrate in a way that adds value to others. I don't want to go into detail, but the typically American way of valuing everything solely based on its economic value, the lack of empathy in most people, and the great greed of the wealthy will create many problems in Italy.
tanner , of course people who come from other countries, languages should adapt to the host country, and learn the language. We can see every day in western europe the harm done by incomers refusing to do that.