Where to Move in Italy Instead of Tuscany: 5 Affordable Alternatives

Tuscany is a wonderful place. We don’t need to spell that out. Rolling vineyards, small hilltop towns where traditions are still genuinely local, a slow pace of life that all of us have romanticised at least once. It’s no coincidence that it’s become the region everyone thinks of first when Italy comes up in conversation abroad – at this point, it’s basically a brand. But as we all know, that always leads to one thing: prices going up. The thing is, there are thousands of places like this across Italy, still largely unknown outside the country, where you can live well – often with better services than Tuscany actually offers (airport access, for one, isn’t exactly Tuscany’s strong suit) – and pay a quarter of what you’d pay there. As an Italian born and raised here, here’s a list of five towns worth considering if you have Tuscany vibes in your head, but want to move in Italy somewhere authentic and more affordable. Farra di Soligo (Veneto) Farra di Soligo is a small town of around 8,500 inhabitants in the Treviso hills, right in the heart of an area where one of the most famous Proseccos in Italy is made.…