Quote from Maverick74:
No, but it's a little bit like Venice, with the winding rivers that go through the city. Key phrase is little bit. LOL.
How well do you know Italy? What do apts go for over there a month? I can't afford to buy a place there yet but would love to rent an apt in florence.
Expect to pay(in Firenze) minimum 600-700 euros for an unfurnished 1 badroom apt, then usually you have to add condo expenses (100-150 euros), if you are looking for something central your rent can skyrocket easily.
It's not easy to find rents in Italy, we have laws that put the owner in a tough position .
So people here think carefully before renting their proprieties.
The souther you go the lesser is the rent cost (doesn't apply to Roma...).
Obviously this is a generalization.
If you like Nature and Sea, I suggest you to take a look at Sardegna (Sardinia),the second largest island of Italy (1st is Sicilia) here you can find the most beautiful beaches and sea of Europe (and many say of the world), great climate the whole year (very similar to south of Spain, but not millions of drunk brits around rofl J/K ), spectacular landscape .
Here you can find a range of accomodations, frome very simple and spartan to very exclusive (ADSL is available almost everywhere)
I love Cagliari (anything you need but just a walk away from unspoiled nature)
http://www.sarnow.com/sardinia/
and tell me what you think

