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The Italy Survival Glossary gives you 200+ Italian words and phrases you actually need to live in Italy — not tourist phrases, not textbook Italian. The words your landlord will use, your comune will expect, and your neighbours will respect you for knowing.
A good place to start.
Italy Survival Glossary
Moving to Italy without knowing any Italian is manageable. Moving to Italy with the right words changes everything.
This isn't a tourist phrasebook. It's not textbook Italian. It's 200+ words and phrases you will actually encounter in daily life in Italy — at the comune, at the notaio, in your rental contract, at the ASL, and at the bar on a Tuesday evening when someone asks if you want another.
Bureaucratic terms. Legal vocabulary. Healthcare phrases. The words that appear on official documents and confuse everyone who didn't grow up reading them.
Free. Instant download.
Because the first step to feeling at home in Italy is understanding what people are actually saying to you.
The Schengen Area gives non-EU visitors 90 days within any rolling 180-day window — across all 29 countries combined.
Most people misunderstand how this works. Leaving doesn't reset your count. Days return gradually as old entries age out of the lookback window.
This free calculator shows you exactly how many days you've used, how many you have left, and when your next days become available — based on the correct rolling 180-day calculation, not a fixed calendar period.
Enter your past trips, get your result instantly. No guesswork.
Italy Cost of Living Calculator
Moving to Italy sounds affordable — but how much will your life actually cost there? Not Italy in general. Your life, your expenses, in the region you're actually considering.
Enter what you currently spend each month and this calculator shows you the equivalent costs across 10 Italian regions — from Sicily and Puglia to Tuscany and Milan. It also flags which regions qualify for the 7% flat tax regime on foreign income, which can change the numbers significantly.
Free. No guesswork. Real 2026 data.
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Italy Tax Calculator
Moving to Italy as a retiree or expat means dealing with a tax system most people have never had to think about before. Italian tax residency, foreign income, IVIE, IVAFE, the 7% flat tax regime — it adds up fast.
This calculator gives you a clear picture of what your tax exposure in Italy might actually look like, based on your income sources and the region you're considering. It's not a substitute for professional advice — but it's the right place to start before you speak to anyone.
Free. No credit card. Takes five minutes.
The Italy Relocation Roadmap
Most people planning a move to Italy start in the wrong place — they fall in love with a property, pick a region, and start imagining the lifestyle before they've answered the questions that actually determine whether the move is possible.
This roadmap fixes that.
The Italy Relocation Starter Roadmap gives you the 5 steps every successful move to Italy follows — in the right order. Whether you're thinking about retiring in Italy, planning a move in the next few years, or still deciding which path is even right for you, this guide helps you cut through the noise and start building a real plan.
What's inside: the 5-step relocation roadmap, EU vs non-EU explained, rent first or buy first, 5 common mistakes that derail moves before they start, and a printable starter checklist with everything you need to get in place before you go any further.
10 pages. Plain English. Free.
Italy rewards planning. It punishes assumptions.
Italian Consulates in the US
Before you apply for your Italian visa, you need to know which consulate has jurisdiction over your state — and in some cases, your specific county. Apply at the wrong one and your application gets rejected before it's even reviewed.
This page has the full jurisdiction map and complete list for all 10 Italian consular offices in the United States, including the split-state breakdowns for California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.