The ritual of drinking coffee at a bar in Italy is so much more than just popping in for refreshment. Once you know what to ask for, your local bar will be your sanctuary, meeting place and home from home. Read our insider’s guide to caffè etiquette.
Record dumps of snow in January, guaranteed EU rights, tax reforms that benefit British buyers and a Macron inspired French property market revival: all the signs point towards making 2018 the year you finally purchase that ski retreat in the French Alps.
Seven is a lucky number and the Romans named them “the Fortunate Islands”, so the signs are positive that buying in the seven Canary Islands will work out well for you. Easy to reach all year and warm all year, no wonder they are popular with international home hunters.
This week we’ve strayed off the beaten track to find some alternative towns, cities and resorts that offer investment returns in beautiful surroundings.
