5 Reasons You (And Everyone Else) Want to Move to Italy

From the moment I started telling people I was moving to Italy years ago, I’ve gotten so many envious responses.

“WOW! It’s my DREAM to move to Italy! I’m so jealous!”

The Forum in Rome (image: author’s own)

I wonder if people who move to, let’s say, Lithuania or Guyana, get the same response…

It turns out, there’s a lot to love about Italy.

1. Do We Need to Talk About the Food?

mandarins in winter (image: author’s own)

I know it’s a given that Italy has fantastic food but let’s go deeper than just how amazing the pasta and pizza are.

Much of the produce at the farmer’s market is organic…they just don’t pay for the label. And I don’t know why, but the produce just tastes better.

I recently found out that there are 997 different types of apples grown in Italy. In the world, there are 1,227. There are also 140 different types of grain here. In the U.S., there are only six. (this explains why there are a dozen different types of flour in Italy, and I have no idea the difference!).

2. The Beaches are Everywhere