Magic Towns Italy

Justin Mavity is back in the studio — this time in person, with wine — to talk through the two things foreign buyers get wrong in Italy: the money and the paperwork.

At 24, Jasmina Wanders left the UK for Italy with no guarantees and a beginner's grasp of the language. First Mantova for a master's in historic architecture, then a leap most Italians warned her against: south, to Noto in Sicily, where she now works as an architect after sending her portfolio to studios across the country. This week she tells Anna what the move actually took. Converting a student...

Discover the ins and outs of banking in Italy with Magic Towns Italy podcast's latest episode. Join Luca and Anna as they chat with Revolut's Jeffrey Chanseau about opening accounts, saving on fees, and more.

Discover an inspiring journey of cultural integration on the Magic Towns Italy Podcast. Join us as Joe Reagan shares his adventures in revitalizing a remote Abruzzo community.

Discover the expat lifestyle in Malta with insights from Gill and Boba. Compare living in Malta versus Italy on the Magic Towns Italy podcast.

Discover the surprising truths about Italy's rail network in this week's episode of Magic Towns Italy. Explore what data reveals about connectivity, debunking common myths of train travel in Liguria and beyond.

Discover Italy's top regions for public healthcare, with insights into how data reveals surprising leaders in quality and access.

Discover Jaid Newstead's inspiring journey from Toronto to Bari, Italy, as she navigates challenges and embraces new beginnings in this engaging interview.

Discover where expats settle in Italy beyond Rome and Milan. Explore the charm of smaller towns popular with Americans, Brits, and more on our latest podcast episode.

Discover Shelby Canon's inspiring journey from a restless nurse in Michigan to finding her true home in Florence, Italy. Listen to her story now!

Discover the latest Italian legal update that could reshape your retirement plans. Learn how a simple change expands the 7% pensioner tax regime, offering more town choices for retirees.

Luca: Happy Saturday everyone. Welcome back to the Magic Towns Italy podcast This week we have a special guest. Justin Curtis Mavity. He’s been a real estate agent, one of the very few qualified, licensed, real estate agents from America in Italy. After 10 years in the country, he has a lot to say about buying a property, which areas to pick, which areas to avoid. You can just hear straight in his...

Luca: Happy Saturday everyone, and welcome back to the Magic Towns Italy podcast with Luca, and most importantly, Anna. Anna: Yes, ciao a tutti. Hi everyone. Today we’re diving into some fascinating new findings from a demographic study, Magic Towns Italy conducted using data from 2019 to 2025. We’ll talk about which towns are growing or shrinking, how well they keep young people, and how much pre...

Anna: Hi everyone and welcome back to the Magic Towns Italy podcast. Luca: Welcome back. Happy Saturday everyone. Anna: Happy Saturday. So, yeah, today we’re talking about, one euro homes, Sicily, visas. Luca: And before you say, oh no, another episode about one euro homes, we’re actually starting with something completely novel, which is the first one euro home program in northern Italy. Anna: Wh...

Luca: Happy Saturday to our listeners. We’re back with the Magic Towns Italy podcast. I am Luca Anna: and Anna. Today we are heading back to one of the regions that often gets overlooked in conversations about moving to Italy, but really shouldn’t. Luca: People go to Italy, they imagine I’m gonna go to Tuscany, Rome. Milan maybe Puglia, but Le Marche is off the radar for most people. And one of th...

Luca: Hey Anna Anna: Hi Luca. Where are you right now? Luca: I’m actually at Catania Airport. Anna: Why? Luca: I’ve just come back from a little tour of Sicily. I spent a week going around. Visiting places. Meeting up with expats. It was, it was very enjoyable. My only problem with Sicily is that every time I go to Sicily, I put on three or four kgs. Anna: Mm-hmm. Luca: So it’s a bad place for me...

​ Anna: Today we’re talking about something that matters enormously if you’re thinking of moving here with children. What is actually like to grow up and to go to school in Italy? There’s a lot of mythology around the Italian education system. It’s chaotic or outdated. Others, imagine something like idyllic and community driven, but the truth as usual sits somewhere in between. Luca: That’s right....

Anna: Welcome back to Magic Towns Italy. Today we’re heading to Sardinia, not as tourists, but through the eyes of someone who chose to build a life there from scratch. Luca: You might have seen her on Instagram as @americanmominthemed, Charlotte Fortier-Mutzl. Charlotte, don’t kill me if I didn’t pronounce that perfectly, is originally from Quebec. She grew up in the US and eventually left everyt...

Luca: I read all the time about people that don’t want to come to Italy because of the wealth tax. There was this lady that wrote on Expats in Italy, the Facebook group, that she wouldn’t come to Italy because she had calculated that the wealth tax would exceed her annual salary. Anna: Oh my God. Luca: Yeah, it’s, it’s not true. So that’s how the idea for this podcast came about. Let’s start with...

Luca: Happy Saturday everyone, and welcome back to Magic Towns Italy. I’m Luca here with Anna. Good morning, Anna. Anna: Hi everyone. Hi Luca. Luca: This week we are talking about a question we get often, which is why are so many wonderful, gorgeous looking Italian villages and castles abandoned, or for sale for what looks like pocket change? I, myself have renovated several properties and I’m alw...

Explore Italy's hidden gems with in this George Laing interview. Discover Mussomeli's one euro homes and their impact on the community!

Luca: I’m excited about yet another episode of the Magic Towns Italy podcast. Are you excited, Anna? Anna: Yeah, I’m super excited also because we are talking about a really interesting topic, right? Luca: We always do. What’s this topic? Anna: So we were gonna keep talking about the most search towns in 2026, but we are pushing that to next week because that’s some really, really important tax ne...

Anna: Hi everyone and welcome back to the Magic Towns Italy podcast. For our first episode of the year, we’re gonna talk about some really cool research with you. We’re diving into the top towns in Italy that expats are looking to move to. What are these towns, the big busy cities like Milan or Rome? Tuscany, some beautiful places in Sicily. Luca: Hi Anna. Happy New Year. Anna: Happy New Year. Luc...

Luca: How are you, Anna? Anna: I’m good. What about you? Luca: I am doing great. It’s really good to see you for the last episode before Christmas. We’re gonna take a couple of weeks of well-deserved break. Anna: And today we’re diving into one of the most interesting topics for remote workers and expats, which is Italy’s new digital nomad visa. Luca: Yes. I’m so excited about that. And I know you...

Discover why Italy's population is rapidly shrinking in this insightful Magic Towns Italy podcast episode. Learn about declining birthrates and the impact of emigration.