Here's a quick walk-through of the country house I bought in Piedmont Italy. It gives a good depiction of a typical country house, or cascina, that you can buy here. Check out our website at www.housefinde....
Ciao from Lake Garda, I am an expat living in northern Italy as well! I loved this little tour of your beautiful Italian home! Would be interested in your story about moving to Italy 🤗🇮🇹❤️
This house is amazig. You have renowed it in a very beautiful style. Being Piedmontese I'm very glad that you have fallen in love with my region. The place where you live seems to be very peaceful
Nothing “wrong” with using exposed wiring, in fact it is somewhat “steampunk”, which makes the look conducive to an older architectural example. You did a great job! Cheers 🥂
absolutely gorgeous and inspiring. i love what you have done. does your roommate also have a cucina in his portion? what was below the window in your cozy room...looks sort of fireplace shaped. i think my favorite thing? the doggie bed next to the pellet stove. that is where MY babies would be. thank you so much for this video.
Great channel! Keep more videos coming. Question-How is the COVID-19 situation in Piedmont now? And since you’re in the country, how far from home are the medical hospitals and clinics? Is medical care and pharmaceuticals inexpensive? We love your home! Can’t wait for video on stairs rehab. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thanks. Lots of Italy is in the Red Zone right now :(. I am 20 minutes from a very good hospital and clinics. Medical care and pharmaceuticals are not expensive for residents (people who have obtained a Permesso di Soggiorno) and citizens of Italy.
Hello, so inspiring your choice of moving there, I am a lover of all authenticity and your home is great, it has a history, and it all so important. I would love to hear your story with details, maybe you will run some meetings, yoga or sth else and I will come! I so appreciate sb's story, like a book. Iona, I am from Romania.
You must be so proud of your beautiful work! From this and your other videos I’m wondering about northern Italian homes from earlier centuries than this one. Are there many? Are they a whole different can of worms as far as cost and renovations?
I Lovett, lol, your home is perfectly done..not over the top, so I think! I am American as well and am considering this location with my husband and two small children ages 4 and 5. I know that speaking the language is a big factor, and with that said did you have to learn Italian before you made the move or ? My boys are learning Spanish at the moment in their preschool so hopefully 🙏 they'll pick up on Italian easily!
Hi! We are currently looking in Northern Italy for a holiday/retirement home for our family. Your videos are truly amazing... Thorough and detailed. You're suggestions are taking our thoughts and idea sin new directions. I'm wondering how we can contact you for suggestions on homes in the region?
Lovely! Couple of questions: 1. How does the pellet stove in the dining room push heat into the kitchen and living room? 2. Are the windows double glazed and do they need to be for good insulation? 3. Is there an earthquake history in this region? Is that part of the reason for the supporting iron bars? 4. Did you have lots of renovation experience prior to moving to Italy? 5. Do you speak Italian?
Hi Annalie. The stove has vents. Some of our windows are double glazed - it improves the insulation but we also kept a lot of the original windows that aren't. As Lorella advises below, Piedmont is not an earthquake zone. The bars are more to support and keep the stone walls in place.
Absolutely. This house was in the same family since it was build, starting in the 1800's. The current grandmother and grandfather owned a prestigious hotel in Torino and used this as only a summer home. During WWII, the family hid people from the Nazis in our cantina!
Question...is these houses all made out of Cement, or mainly wood (studs) on concrete o cinder blocks foundation ...? And thanks for your time............Andres. NY
Hi. No, the older houses the I follow and talk about in the video are made of stone and/or brick. Big thick stones often 1-2 feet thick. No wood frames for walls, only wood frames for the roof.
Hello, I would like to find a small house in Piedmont with a nice history. Is there internet? Is it possible to buy and vacate for a few months or you need to live there permanently? Thank you.
Hi Anna. When you are a resident here - meaning you have your Permesso di Soggiorno, you can apply for the National Healthcare System. Until then, you would need to find your own private insurer - there are lots of companies that provide this, search online for expat insurance Italy.
Hello Lisa- most of your videos about moving to Italy are for non Italian decent people- but are there any difference for American Italians with direct first generation family members from Italy?
Hi Janice, If you can attain citizenship through lineage, moving to Italy is definitely a different process. If you don't have citizenship, there may be advantages to being first generation - but we are not experienced in or able to comment on that process. There are a lot of professional resources online that offer advice on this route.
