Our Experience buying a house and learning a new life in Umbria, Italy
Casale Gelsomino, now renamed Casale Giulietta, has great structural bones but needs some updates, a few more critical than others.
This site is designed to share our experience across the home buying process, including taking ownership, renovations, and making friends.
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The Workers will be there on Tuesday…BUT will they REALLY?!
I’m heading back to Italy soon and it got me thinking about all of the work that has been done to the house and garden over the last few years. SO many people have…
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Schengen Rules or Visa…How to Decide
I am heading back to Italy in less than a week, Digital Nomad Visa securely attached within my passport. YAY me! When I arrive in Italy, I will have 8 business days to file…
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Orvieto in Fiori
May 2026 This May, I happened to be in Italy for quite a few spring festivals, one being Orvieto in Fiori. There is a huge event on Sunday, which I have happened upon several…
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La Scarzuola
My friend Heather sent me a screenshot of this really cool place about a year or so ago and it looked really close to Casale Giulietta so why not! Spring 2025 we set out…
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3 Generations of Strong Women in Italy
In May 2022, once I had working bathrooms and a kitchen, my daughter, Jessica, and my mom, Nora, Grammie, traveled to Rome and stayed through the end of the month at our new home,…
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Tellaro
Once per year, if not once per trip, I like to reward myself with a little getaway. These are typically weekend beach getaways to grant myself a little relaxation time in between all of…
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Excited to Return to Italy – Spring 2026
I love my home in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). My family & friends are here and I have a strong community around me. But my heart pulls me back to Italy time and time…
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Featured on Smart Move Italy
I have have been a member of the Smart Move Italy family since the Fall of 2021 when I signed up for their Move to Italy Bootcamp. I didn’t need help in finding a…
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Presepi in Italia
Winter holiday time in Italy is quite magical. Everywhere you look, nativity scenes (Presepi) are present of all shapes and sizes. In my frazzione (Hamlet) of Santa Maria, they start building it at the…
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