53 channels, accounts, podcasts, blogs and communities run by people who actually live in Italy, filmed in their kitchens, their half-restored farmhouses and the queue at the comune. We went through YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and the podcast charts so you don't have to. Every link goes straight to the creator, and the videos play right here.
Curated 16 September 2026Four picks for people planning a serious move rather than a fortnight in Tuscany. Between them they cover 15 years of settled life, the visa and residency paperwork from a relocation firm, the week's news as it affects foreigners, and a podcast built around choosing the right town.
Latest: My life lately with family and friends in Tuscany, Italy · 22 Apr 2026Slow, cinematic films about daily life in rural Tuscany: seasonal cooking, friends and family, small-town Italy, and Q&As about living here as a foreigner. She films and edits everything herself. No relocation, law or property firm attached; she also sells production work to brands.
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Latest: Start Here If You Want to Move to Italy · 4 Sep 2024Practical explainers on visas (including the elective residence visa), residency, citizenship, property, cost of living, healthcare and bureaucracy, plus client stories and livestreams. Several uploads a week in September 2026. The channel is the front end of a paid relocation firm that sells consulting, visa and citizenship help and property services.
Open channel on YouTubeDaily Italian news explained for residents, plus practical guides on residency, tax, healthcare and bureaucracy, and reader surveys on life after the move. Several stories a day. A publisher.
ReadBuilt for expats and retirees choosing where to live: detailed town profiles, healthcare, transport, property pitfalls and why some expats leave. Magic Towns sells town comparison memberships and paid consultations.
ListenWhere the serious relocation content lives. Long videos, priced house tours, citizenship rulings explained by the lawyers arguing them, and more farmhouse restorations than any other country except France. Each card shows a recent upload from the channel and plays it here; subscriber counts are from Social Blade on 16 September 2026 (YouTube rounds them).
Latest: My life lately with family and friends in Tuscany, Italy · 22 Apr 2026Australian filmmaker and journalist, in Italy since about 2010; Rome, Positano and Florence first, now the Tuscan countryside with her family
Slow, cinematic films about daily life in rural Tuscany: seasonal cooking, friends and family, small-town Italy, and Q&As about living here as a foreigner. She films and edits everything herself. No relocation, law or property firm attached; she also sells production work to brands.
Latest: Start Here If You Want to Move to Italy · 4 Sep 2024Samantha Wilson, Canadian, now an Italian citizen; she has run Smart Move Italy, a relocation agency in Florence, since 2015
Practical explainers on visas (including the elective residence visa), residency, citizenship, property, cost of living, healthcare and bureaucracy, plus client stories and livestreams. Several uploads a week in September 2026. The channel is the front end of a paid relocation firm that sells consulting, visa and citizenship help and property services.
Latest: Major Update: No More Minor Issue After Landmark Ruling! · 27 Jul 2026A citizenship-services firm founded by Italian attorney Marco Permunian, with offices in Rovigo and Los Angeles
Explainers and case updates on citizenship by descent and by marriage: the 2025 law changes, the minor-issue rulings, consulate applications and court routes, plus move-to-Italy basics on visas and housing. Uploads several times a week. The videos promote the firm's paid services.
Latest: Italian Citizenship by Descent: How We Won in Court Under the New Law (2026) · 6 Jul 2026The channel of Italian immigration lawyer Marco Bersani's firm, which works with foreign clients relocating to or investing in Italy
The elective residence visa and its income thresholds, the investor visa, citizenship by descent including 1948 court cases, and the flat-tax regimes for new residents. The marketing channel of a paid law practice; treat the videos as a starting point, not advice.
Latest: 59,900 euro bargain home in Abruzzo, restored and furnished, fees and taxes included · 9 Sep 2026Dave Benton and his wife Silvana Gismondi, with family, from an office in Palombaro, Abruzzo; they report 20 years in the Italian property market
Priced video tours of low-cost homes, mostly in Abruzzo, plus a weekly Wednesday livestream on buying legally, expert interviews and buyer stories. It is a property-finding business: partner agents, paid assistance packages, buyer tours and a Patreon.
Latest: Montepulciano Italy apartment with massive garage · 18 Feb 2024Brad Allan, American from Austin, Texas, and his wife Olivia; full time in Montepulciano, southern Tuscany, after about 15 years of regular trips
Weekly Italian property tours, most in southern Tuscany and some further afield, plus renovation and expat-life videos. Brad also runs short-term rental apartments in Montepulciano and a paid property-search service for Americans, so the tours double as marketing.
Latest: This Italian Property HAS EVERYTHING! · 4 Oct 2025Presented by Nick Ferrand of Abode Italy, an estate agency based in Tuscany and Umbria
Unedited one-take walk-throughs of farmhouses, villas and estates for sale, mostly in Umbria and Tuscany. Every tour is a listing, and it is one of the best ways to calibrate what 400,000 euros buys before you fly out.
Latest: Chris from Super Savvy Travelers strikes again: another Italian home purchase sealed · 27 Apr 2025Chris and Pete Sobolev, Americans based in California who spend part of the year in Tuscany
Near-daily uploads on Italian property deals and area guides, especially Calabria, Tuscany, Puglia and Rome, plus expat life and safety. They say they are not agents but work with partner agents on property finding and run a paid Patreon. More than 1,700 videos.
Latest: #71 Finally building our dream wine room · 13 Oct 2025Emelie and Ed, a Swedish-British couple restoring an abandoned farmhouse in rural Piedmont, where they now live; channel started 2019
A numbered series on a do-it-yourself farmhouse restoration paid for without a mortgage: reconnecting water and power, building work, gardens and olive trees, and the real problems of rural life in the north. No business attached.
Latest: Top things to do in Sicily: episode 58 · 22 May 2020Eszter Vajda, born in Hungary and raised in Massachusetts, and Alfred Zappala, a retired Boston law professor with Sicilian grandparents; permanently in rural Catania since 2016
Nearly 600 videos on Sicilian towns, food, festivals and traditions, plus retiree life on the island. The couple sell tour consulting, group and ancestral-hometown tours, and Alfred offers citizenship coaching and help with property purchases.
Latest: New Tuscan bathroom and cantina renovation update · 7 Sep 2024Marisa, Australian-Italian from Sydney, and her English-born husband David; they bought a village house in Chianni, in the Pisan hills, during the pandemic and have moved from Australia
Restoring their village house and cantina, village home tours, and guides to the lesser-known parts of Tuscany. Made for people thinking of relocating or retiring to Italy; they mention property-finding help. Uploads several times a week in September 2026.
Latest: A Palazzo, an authentic dish and living in rural Sicily · 22 Mar 2026Maria and Massimo, Italian citizens who grew up in South Africa, nine years in England, then in 2018 to a family villa with citrus groves an hour from Catania
Weekly, unscripted videos of everyday rural Sicilian life: cooking, their own citrus groves, Etna, DIY renovation and day trips. No business attached; Massimo works as a chef and Maria teaches English locally.
Latest: How to Actually Speak Italian | Super Easy Italian 85 · 26 Apr 2026Katie and Matteo in Milan; part of the Easy Languages project, funded through Patreon
Street interviews in Milan and other cities, subtitled in Italian and English, plus lessons. Not a relocation channel, but the quickest way to hear how Italians actually talk about rent, work and food before you arrive.
For the car, the dog walk and the long flight over. Italy has more relocation podcasts than most countries on this site, but half of them stopped in 2024 or 2025, so these seven are the ones still publishing. Episode counts are from Apple Podcasts, September 2026.
Samantha Wilson, founder of the relocation consultancy Smart Move Italy, based in Florence
What moving to and living in Italy is really like: visas, residency, citizenship and practical setup, plus reflective episodes on starting a second chapter. Produced by Smart Move Italy, so episodes lead back to its services.
Kathy McCabe, American travel journalist and host of the PBS series Dream of Italy, based in the US
Interviews on where to live in Italy, one euro houses, Italian taxes, citizenship and moving with family, alongside travel. Lawyers and relocation consultants are regular guests. Published by the Dream of Italy magazine brand.
Marco Permunian, an Italian attorney who heads the US office of Italian Citizenship Assistance, with Rafael Di Furia, an American-Italian dual citizen
Short, specific episodes on citizenship by descent, citizenship by marriage, 1948 court cases, the Tajani decree and Italian ID documents. Produced by a citizenship-services firm.
Katy Clarke, Australian founder of Untold Italy, with local guides and Italy residents as guests
Mostly slow travel: regions, lesser-known towns, culture and trip logistics, with occasional episodes on buying property and living in Italy. Untold Italy also sells trip planning and tours.
Luca Falda, a writer born in the Veneto, and Anna Costa, from the Magic Towns team, a relocation platform based in Malta
Built for expats and retirees choosing where to live: detailed town profiles, healthcare, transport, property pitfalls and why some expats leave. Magic Towns sells town comparison memberships and paid consultations.
Zeneba and Matt, American classical musicians, authors and travel planners who live in Soriano nel Cimino, northern Lazio
Everyday life as Americans living and working in Italy: driving, visas and permits, paperwork and monthly life updates, mixed with travel planning. Independent; the hosts write the Little Roads guidebooks and sell travel planning.
Ashley and Jason Bartner, Americans in rural Le Marche since 2007, who run La Tavola Marche, an organic farm, inn and cooking school
Personal stories from 19 years as long-term expats: festivals, food, holidays, healthcare and local news. Roughly monthly and slowing; the last episode was April 2026. Their own farm and cooking school feature throughout.
Slower, deeper and searchable. Two daily English-language news sites, two magazines that have run for 20 years, and a handful of newsletters written from Rome and Florence. Several are run by publishers, property portals or relocation firms; we say so on the card.
The Local Europe AB, Stockholm; English-language news for foreigners in Italy, with a paid membership
Daily Italian news explained for residents, plus practical guides on residency, tax, healthcare and bureaucracy, and reader surveys on life after the move. Several stories a day. A publisher.
Icoa S.r.l., Rome; part of a network with sister sites for Milan, Venice, Turin, Florence and Naples
Italian and Roman news, politics, culture, events and everyday city issues for the English-speaking community. A publisher.
Online magazine based in Florida, owned by the founder of the travel company Wandrian, running about 20 years
Travel, food, culture and design, starter guides for Italy, a free weekly newsletter and a paid premium membership. Its advertising page claims 85,000 newsletter readers and 600,000 monthly page views (Sep 2026). A publisher.
Substack by relocation adviser and author Samantha Wilson of Smart Move Italy, with regular posts by Tiernan McKay
Italian visas including the investor visa, residency, property, healthcare, taxes, retiring to Italy and the best cities for older movers. Substack shows more than 19,000 subscribers (Sep 2026).
Paid membership magazine founded in 2002 by Kathy McCabe, who also hosts the Dream of Italy PBS series
Travel planning, regional features, the PBS series on living in Italy, the podcast above, workshops and the ItalyChat forum. A publisher.
English-language news magazine in Florence, published by B'Gruppo Srl, edited by Helen Farrell
Florence and Tuscany news, local health notices, art, food and wine, events and classifieds for English speakers. 5,000 print copies a month, 11 issues a year. A publisher.
The blog of the Gate-away.com property portal for foreign buyers, run by Appeal Italy srls
Buying and renovating a house in Italy as a foreigner, costs and timelines, and the towns popular with international buyers. Written by a portal that earns from listings.
Substack by Gillian Longworth McGuire, an American writer based in Rome
Practical, unglamorous guides to living in and travelling around Italy, city guides, and a monthly reader Q&A on Italian office hours.
Georgette Jupe, an American in Florence, in Europe since 2005
Expat life in Florence, restaurants, day trips in Tuscany, seasonal events and practical resources. Posts are occasional now, the archive is deep.
Where you ask the question the guides did not answer. Subreddit sizes are from a third-party snapshot dated 13 September 2026; Facebook does not publish group sizes to outsiders, so those figures carry a source and a year.
Reddit community for expats living in Italy and people planning a move
Relocating, visas, the permesso di soggiorno, banking, phone contracts and day-to-day bureaucracy.
Reddit community for descendants of Italians, and their spouses, seeking citizenship
Whether you qualify, gathering documents, consulate appointments, what happens after recognition, and the 2025 rule changes.
Public English-language group linked to the Expats Living in Rome relocation business, assisting foreigners since 2001
Visas, housing, taxes, language, retirement planning, where to live and service-provider recommendations. About 150 posts a week.
Run by volunteer admins, who also maintain the dualusitalian.com DIY guide
Step-by-step citizenship by descent, documents, consulate fees and appointments, success stories.
Run by the Expats Living in Rome relocation business, which also organises meetups
Living in Rome, housing, paperwork, meetups and events.
Foreign residents around Ostuni and the Valle d'Itria
Local advice and recommendations, get-togethers, car boot sales, choirs and walks in the part of Puglia most British and American buyers end up in.
The Italy section of BritishExpats.com, run by volunteer moderators
Residency cards, banking, healthcare, retirement, renovation, renewing British passports and learning Italian. About 5,400 threads, active in 2026.
The Italy forum on Expat Exchange, a US-based expat site running since 1997
Visas, housing, banking, healthcare, citizenship, and introductions from people planning a move.
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Immobiliare price data and the honest trade-offs for every region the creators above film in.
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We searched YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Apple Podcasts and the main expat directories for English-language creators covering moving to, living in, retiring in and travelling around Italy, then kept the ones with a real audience and a track record of still posting. We favoured people who live in Italy over people who visited once, and content aimed at adults planning a permanent move over backpacker and digital-nomad content. Several well-known channels and podcasts were left out because they had not published in the last 12 months.
Audience figures: YouTube subscriber counts and TikTok follower counts are from Social Blade, and Instagram follower counts from Social Blade and HypeAuditor, all read on 16 September 2026 and all approximate; podcast episode counts are from Apple Podcasts on the same day. Facebook does not publish group sizes to outsiders, so those figures carry their source and year. For this page we could not read YouTube's upload feeds, so the video on each YouTube card is a recent upload we verified rather than always the newest one; the player continues into the channel's full upload list. We re-check every figure quarterly.
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We have no commercial relationship with any creator on this page. Nobody paid to be listed. Several are attached to a relocation firm, law or citizenship firm, property business, estate agency, tour company, tourism board or publisher (Smart Move Italy, Italian Citizenship Assistance, Bersani Law Firm, A home in Italy, BradsWorld, Abode Italy, Super Savvy Travelers, You Me & Sicily, Magic Towns, Untold Italy, Katie Parla, Italy Segreta, The Local, ITALY Magazine, Dream of Italy, The Florentine, Gate-away.com); we say so on their cards.
Instagram and TikTok
Short, daily and visual. The expat accounts show the one euro house, the market and the paperwork queue; the tourism boards show why you started thinking about Italy in the first place. Follower counts are from Social Blade and HypeAuditor on 16 September 2026 and are approximate; we could not read them from the profiles themselves this time.
italia.it
The official account of Italy's national tourism portal, run by ENIT and the Ministry of Tourism
Destination photography across all 20 regions, cultural sites, nature and seasonal events. Pure inspiration, no paperwork. Follow it while you shortlist regions.
Visit Tuscany
The official tourism account of the Tuscany region
Towns, countryside, food and wine, itineraries, and reposts from local photographers.
WeAreinPuglia
The tourism account of the Puglia region, linked to the viaggiareinpuglia.it portal
Coast, trulli and whitewashed towns, food and events across Puglia, the region where the 7% flat tax applies in towns under 30,000 people.
Turismo Roma
The tourism account of the City of Rome
Monuments, museums, neighbourhoods, city events and practical visitor information.
The One Euro Dream
Four Australian friends who bought a one euro house in Salemi, Sicily, and film the rebuild; Australian press covered them in August 2026
The one euro purchase, renovation progress, what it really costs, and small-town Sicilian life.
The Amateurs Abroad
Sisters Lisa and Lorrah, Americans who bought a one euro home in Mussomeli, Sicily
One euro homes, renovation, buying as solo women, day trips around Sicily. Some posts show homes for sale locally.
A Sicily Dream Home
Tam and Gary Holm, a couple buying and renovating a house around Sambuca di Sicilia
House hunting, renovation, Italian bureaucracy and village life in western Sicily.
Kylie Flavell
The same Australian filmmaker as the YouTube channel above, based in Tuscany
Stills and clips from the films: cooking, Tuscan seasons, Italian places and people.
Katie Parla
American food writer and cookbook author based in Rome since 2003; also runs Parla Tours
Rome restaurants, Roman and southern Italian food, food history and tours. The best single guide to eating in the capital.
Italy Segreta
An English-language online magazine about Italy that also sells experiences and hotel picks
Lesser-known towns, culture and history, food, hotels and Italian customs, in a considered magazine style.
The Puglia Guys
A Puglia-based duo who run a travel guide website and podcast
Where to base yourself in Puglia, town guides, food and recipes, slow travel and seasonal advice.
Frances Mayes
American author of Under the Tuscan Sun, with a home in Cortona since 1990
Cortona, the Tuscan house and garden, cooking, books and the writing life. The account that started a generation of moves.
Italian Citizenship Assistance
The same citizenship-services firm as the YouTube channel above, with a team in Rovigo
Citizenship by descent rules, document gathering, rule changes and moving-to-Italy guides, in short posts.
Caroline, Life in Italy
Caroline Ferrarini, an American living in Italy who explains daily life to Americans
Cost of living, her apartment, Italian customs, food etiquette and language tips. Latest video found is from May 2026.
The Amateurs Abroad
The same American sisters as the Instagram account, with their one euro home in Mussomeli
One euro homes, renovation and life in a Sicilian hill town, in short clips.
Roze in Italy
An American who moved to Turin on her own
Renting and apartment hunting, banking and moving logistics, thrifting and the realities of a solo move to the north. Latest video found is from August 2025.