If your heart is set on moving to Italy, this essential book not only tells you where to start, but guides you through every step. All you need to know about living in Italy and finding work is outlined in reassuring detail, from obtaining visas and permits to tax and employment law, renting or buying a home, finding schools and learning Italian. Whether you're heading for Pisa or Palermo, Turin or Tuscany, it helps you fit in fast, with invaluable background on food, etiquette, politics and media, and tips on the hot topics of the moment. Engaging, readable and peppered with case studies and expert advice, this is the only guide you need. Live the dream!

Inside you will find: expert guidance on tackling red tape; everyday life explained – banking, shopping, health, education, home utilities and transport; how to find work and keep it, or start your own business, with useful contacts and bags of ideas; complete profiles of the regions; 16 pages of color photographs; 18 pages of maps; scores of anecdotes and personal stories – learn from the experience of others.

Make the dream of moving to Italy come true with this essential guide from Cadogan. It will guide readers through all the steps from choosing where they want to live to finding a job once they have arrived.

Kate Carlisle, a native of Texas, has been in and out of Italy for 12 years, and based in Rome for eight of those. As a feature writer for various publications, such as Italy Italy, she has written on the country's claims to fame, such as its fashion events and gastronomic wizards. She has contributed to several books including Time Out Florence & Tuscany.

(1) Introduction; (2) Getting to Know Italy; (3) Profiles of the Regions; (4) Italy Today; (5) First Steps; (6) Red Tape; (7) Living in Italy; (8) Working in Italy; (9) Reference