Italys Best Kept Property Investment Secret

by VisitItaly on January 9, 2009


A red hot new investment property market within a stable and traditional market, very rare, Calabria is in the spotlight. massive 500 miles of beautiful coastline that stretches out into 3 seas, The Tyrrhenian, The Ionian, & The Mediterranean.

As well as the excellent coastline Calabria also has magnificent mountain areas with the highest mountain being 6000 ft high, the mountains also have some good Ski slopes popular in the winter seasons which is an another rich in history and culture with a traditional and relaxed atmosphere and a variety of landscapes and climates.

Calabria is a region of exceptional beauty and as mentioned has hundreds of miles of unspoiled pristine sandy beaches, superb warm Mediterranean climate, warm blue seas, dramatic mountains, wonderful lakes, dense forests and rolling hills, home to delightful orchards and vineyards. if you like the sound of this then a property in Calabria could be your ideal place.

Summary of natural resources

- Imposing mountains
- 500 miles of rugged coasts and beautiful sandy beaches
- Dense beech, chestnut, oak and pine trees forests
- Stunning landscape and national parks

As Calabria is right at the bottom of Italy in one of the most charming parts of with its picturesque ancient villages, hilltop towns with narrow streets and beautiful sandy beaches, as described earlier. It was once more difficult to get into and around the Region and therefore has not been discovered by many visitors from outside Italy including both tourists and property investors until very recently which explains why Calabria property prices are still very affordable compared to other parts of Italy and similar areas in Europe.

The recently improved infrastructure including a number of good roads linking the regions areas and towns and direct flights into Calabria making the region more accessible which is encouraging a growing number of visitors to Calabria and having a very positive effect on the property market.

There are a few airports dotted around the region however, two of which have excellent flight connections with the rest of Italy and major European cities and are now have flights from some good low cost airlines. serviced by low cost flight operators.

Reggio di Calabria airport – is the largest in Southern Italy, with flights from a growing number of airlines.

Lamezia Terme Airport – is situated 85 miles north of Reggio Calabria and is well-served from the UK by both Ryanair and ThomsonFly, with an average flying time of 2 ½.

Improved accessibility is now attracting many visitors and property investors to Calabria with new roads into this region, good rail network and low cost flights making Calabria real estate very attractive to both tourists and investors.

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