{"id":3520,"date":"2017-02-14T17:24:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T17:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2021-05-03T15:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:20:42","slug":"earthquake-didnt-stop-us-from-living-our-italian-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/earthquake-didnt-stop-us-from-living-our-italian-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEarthquake Didn&#8217;t Stop Us from Living our Italian Dream\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Corine and Rob are an <strong>expat couple from the Netherlands<\/strong>. They started looking for property for sale in Italy on Gate-away.com and in November 2015 they finally found their dream home to be restored in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/properties\/marche\/ascoli-piceno\/cossignano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cossignano<\/strong><\/a>, a lovely <strong>medieval village rising in the Piceno area of Le Marche region<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This happened before the strong 2016 earthquake struck central Italy, but nonetheless they decided to remain here.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more about their story and why the quake didn&#8217;t stop them from living their Italian dream.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What prompted you to buy a house in Italy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe always knew we would like to grow old in Italy, background of my roots,\u201d said Corine. \u201cWe love the country, the culture and the weather, of course. So we explored it all to look for places and one day we arrived at a friend&#8217;s house in Umbria. We were travelling and we ended up in Le Marche, and we drove down until the coastline in San Benedetto and through the countryside. That is when we said: this is it, this is it! We have found it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Italy-map-868x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Italy map\" class=\"wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Italy-map-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Italy-map-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Italy-map-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Italy-map.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did you choose Le Marche to move to from the the Netherlands?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, we chose it because it is close to the most beautiful sea and mountains, for the colour of the light, the colour of the sea, very friendly people, relaxed atmosphere\u2026 <strong>everything is so beautiful<\/strong>! So we immediately started looking for properties on the Internet and we made tours of I don&#8217;t know how many houses we have seen in Le Marche. We also had a lot of fun, we have seen terrible houses, beautiful houses, too expensive houses, and finally we ended up here and we said: this is exactly what we want! It will be our main house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s how it went. And it took quite some time, but finally we made it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; background: #FAFAFA; border: 2px solid #5BC0DE; text-align: center; padding: 5px 20px 5px 20px; margin: 40px 10% 40px 10%;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/properties\/marche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find your dream home in <span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> MARCHE &gt;&gt; <\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renovating a property as a non-Italian citizen may be a very complicated task. How did you manage works? Any tips for anyone following in your footsteps?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult, especially because of the language gap, but have patience and it will work out. The constructor is the main factor and you should carefully choose the right one, as well as the right Architect and Engineer for you. So first of all, <strong>figure out what you exactly want<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you have an idea on how much the restoration will cost?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn terms of prices, it depends on the house you buy, what you want with your house and how much is your budget, if you want to do it step by step or all in once. First of all, request a plan of all the restoration you want, including budget per item. Discuss with your project manager which order you would like to start and your own time lines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTake requests for permits into account in your planning. We also <strong>checked the quotes with other companies before deciding the best one <\/strong>for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rob-and-Corine-1-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rob and Corine 1\" class=\"wp-image-3522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rob-and-Corine-1-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rob-and-Corine-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rob-and-Corine-1-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rob-and-Corine-1.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You bought a house in Le Marche, halfway between the sea and the Apennines, so not so far from the earthquake&#8217;s epicentre. Did you feel the tremors during these 5 months? How was that?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, I was here with my daughter in October,\u201d explained Rob. \u201cI guess it was my first time at our place in Cossignano. I felt two shakes but I&#8217;m not so touched for shakes\u2026 Then on a Sunday we had &#8216;the big one&#8217; but I was driving so I didn&#8217;t feel anything but I noticed there was something wrong on the radio, so I returned back home to see if anything happened. But it was all perfect. <strong>No damage, nothing<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you scared of earthquakes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, it&#8217;s nature!\u201d claimed Corine. \u201cIn the Netherlands we live many metres below sea level. And people keep on living there, nobody is leaving the area. So we are not so easily scared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you were to advise people looking for a home in central Italy right now, what would you say to them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Approach it positively. If you decided to move<\/strong>, if you want to buy a home in Italy, well you know every area has something. So if you like the area and you have decided to go, <strong>just leave<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so proud of what we have and where we live right now. There&#8217;s absolute silence, the stars are amazing. You cannot find this in the Netherlands. There&#8217;s always noise there, pollution and so many people in such a little country.\u201d said Corine. \u201cRob spent more time in Le Marche than I did yet, because he&#8217;s already retired whereas I&#8217;m still working a a consultant, but this will be changing soon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; background: #FAFAFA; border: 2px solid #5BC0DE; text-align: center; padding: 20px 30px 20px 30px; margin: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gate-away.com\/properties\/marche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find your dream home in <span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"> MARCHE &gt;&gt; <\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corine and Rob are an expat couple from the Netherlands. 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