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City guide Verona

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• Annual Events Verona Opera Festival (June-Sept), Vinitaly (April) ⁠Arena di Verona Opera Festival, from 5 June to 12 September 2026, 53 evenings of opera…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Italy Digital Nomad Visa (launched 2024); 'Forfettario' scheme for freelancers (5% tax for… ⁠Qualifying workers who move their tax residence to Italy from 2024 can exclude 50 percent…
• Best Beach Nearby Garda Lake (Lazise or Bardolino), 30 mins by car/bus ⁠Lake Garda. A regional train from Verona Porta Nuova to Peschiera del Garda takes about 15…
• Best Coworking Space 311 Verona (Lungadige Galtarossa 21) - Approx €20/day, €250/month ⁠311 Verona, Lungadige Galtarossa 21, rents a desk by the day or on a regular basis, Monday…
• Best Hospital Ospedale Civile Maggiore Borgo Trento (Piazzale Aristide Stefani 1) ⁠The integrated university hospital runs Ospedale Borgo Trento at Piazzale Aristide Stefani…
• Best Local Dish to Try Pastissada de Caval (Horse meat stew) or Risotto all'Amarone ⁠Pastisada de caval, braised horse meat, and picula de caval. The travel guide also names…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applies if foreign entity is in low-tax jurisdiction ⁠Controlled foreign company rules apply when the effective tax rate is under 15 percent and…
• Corporate Tax IRES 24% + IRAP approx 3.9% (Total ~27.9%) ⁠IRES is 24 percent and ordinary IRAP is 3.9 percent. Regions can move the IRAP rate by up…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo ⁠Euro. The European Central Bank rate for 19 October 2026, the rate used for Italy costs…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 26% flat rate for individuals ⁠26 percent withholding on dividends paid to resident individuals. The same 26 percent is…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 43% for income over €50,000 ⁠43 percent on national income tax above 50,000 euros. For 2026 the bands are 23 percent up…
• Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Civica (Via Cappello 43) ⁠Biblioteca Civica, Via Cappello 43. Monday 14:00 to 19:00, Tuesday to Friday 09:00 to…
• Local Heritage The 'Scaligeri' family history and the UNESCO Heritage old town walls ⁠UNESCO inscribed the city in November 2000 for its urban structure and architecture. The…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Verona Porta Nuova Station ⁠Verona Porta Nuova, about a 15-minute walk from the old town, where the Brenner line and…
• Must-See Landmarks Arena di Verona, Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta), Castel San Pietro ⁠The Arena in Piazza Bra, Juliet's House at Via Cappello 23, and Castelvecchio on the…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Parco Regionale della Lessinia (30 min drive north) ⁠Parco Naturale Regionale della Lessinia, on the top of the Lessini Mountains, in the…
• Population 260,000 ⁠255,139 residents in 2026, the figure English Wikipedia takes from ISTAT. The wider…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F/L sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Plugs are Europlug (Type C), Schuko (Type F) and Italian Type L. A…
• Property Tax IMU (approx 0.76-1.06% of cadastral value, exempt for primary residence except luxury) ⁠IMU is not charged on a primary home, the place where you are registered and actually…
• Property Transaction Tax 2% registration tax for primary residence; 9% for second homes/non-residents ⁠Buying from a private seller, registration tax is 2 percent with the first-home relief and…
• Public Transport Passes ATV Verona; Monthly pass €40, Daily pass €4 ⁠ATV. A City Mover monthly pass for the Verona urban network is 43 euros. Students under 26…
• Regional Travel Trenitalia (Frecciarossa to Venice in 1h, Milan in 1h20) ⁠From Verona Porta Nuova there is at least one Frecciarossa or Italo each hour toward Milan…
• SIM Card Iliad (Via Mazzini 50), TIM (Corso Porta Nuova), Vodafone. Approx €10-15/month for 100GB+ ⁠iliad, TIM, Vodafone and Wind Tre sell prepaid SIMs. You need a passport, and the shop can…
• Tap Water Safe and drinkable; high quality coming from Lessinia mountains ⁠Acque Veronesi supplies Verona and the province and says the water is safe, wholesome and…

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City guide Venice

• Highest Income Tax Bracket 43% for income over €50,000 ⁠43% national IRPEF on income above 50,000 euro in 2026. The bands under that are 23% up to…
• National Parks Nearby Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei (1 hour drive/train from Mestre) ⁠Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei, established in 1989, covers about 18,694 hectares…
• Population 258,000 (Metropolitan), approx. 50,000 in the historic island center ⁠The municipality had 249,385 residents in 2026, and nearly 50,000 of them live in the…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F/L sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Plugs are Type C (Europlug), Type F (Schuko) and Type L (Italian three-pin).
• Property Tax IMU (Municipal Property Tax) - approx 0.8% to 1.06% of value (exempt for first primary… ⁠IMU is not due on an ordinary main home. For 2026 Venice kept the 2025 rates from council…
• Property Transaction Tax 2% for primary residence, 9% for second homes on cadastral value ⁠Buying from a private seller, registration tax is 2% with first-home relief instead of 9%…
• Public Transport Passes Venezia Unica City Pass (€25 for 24h, or €37 for residents/monthly long-term) ⁠The ACTV Venezia Daily Pass is 25 euro for 24 hours on vaporetti, buses, the tram and the…
• SIM Card TIM, Vodafone, and Iliad; Iliad offers 150GB for €9.99/month ⁠TIM, Vodafone, Wind Tre and iliad sell prepaid SIMs. Bring a valid passport or other ID…
• Street Food Stalls Acqua e Mais (San Polo) - Polenta and fried fish in a cone ⁠Standing cicchetti at the counter: tramezzini, small rolls and fried polpette, with a…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €7,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €300,000) ⁠September 2026 asking prices in San Marco and Rialto averaged 6,032 euro per square metre…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,200 per m² in Mestre (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠September 2026 asking prices in Mestre, Chirignago, Marghera and Catene averaged 2,109…
• Tap Water Drinkable and excellent quality; over 100 'Fontanelle' public fountains available ⁠Tap water is generally safe to drink. Do not drink from fountains marked non potabile.
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents; specialized 'Lavoratori Impatriati' tax break… ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. You are resident if, for more than 183 days in…
• Theater Venues Teatro La Fenice (Opera) and Teatro Goldoni ⁠Teatro La Fenice in San Marco is the opera house. Its second house is Teatro Malibran in…
• VAT 22% standard rate; reduced 10% for tourism/food ⁠22% on most goods. Restaurants and hotels are 10%, and books are 4%. The tax is included…

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