Live in Italy
How to Move to Italy
Your dream is to move to Italy... now where to begin?!
Pack your bags for a crash course on how to move to Italy hosted by Ashley & Jason Bartner (owners of La Tavola Marche), American expats living in Italy for over 15 years (now proud Italian citizens!) We will offer you the tools and insider information you need for a successful start to your new life in Italy! In 2007 it took us 18 months from our first trip to Italy & the idea of starting a business to living in Italy with a Self-Employeed VISA. This will be an honest, informative, humorous, engaging and inspiring series of seminars/lectures over three days - not to mention filled with amazing food and wine at every meal (it's part of why we all want to live in Italy!).
Buying a holiday home, planning for your retirement or starting a business it's all in the preparation and understanding how Italy really works, this intimate workshop will answer all your burning questions.
How do I find the right property? Buy vs. Rent? What do I need to move? How do I figure out what VISA I need?
Of course you can read endless Facebook posts but why not get your information in person, with boots on the ground in Italy?
We provide you with a road map for this journey to make your dream of living in Italy a reality!
How to Move to Italy: 101
Private 3 night Move to Italy Workshop customized for you. Since you will be the only guests at the farmhouse, we will have plenty of time for all your extra questions that will keep popping up! We will be sure to have a heavy focus on the property buying, but especially the property visits and specific questions to ask, along with negotiating with Italians.
Three nights of stunning food & wine, with the seminars/workshops broken into 3 Phases: Preparation, Transition & Execution/Assimilation
Create a timeline
Immigration & The VISA Process
Finding the Property, Buy vs. Rent & Negotiating
How to Start a Business in Italy (if applicable)
Defining your Niche & Identifying your Clients (if applicable)
Business, Culture & Expat Life in Italy
Plus a little time to enjoy Italy: A Trip to Urbino or Fano
Materials Included:
Workshop Slide-Show pdf. with the full presentation
Immigration & Business Resources, Links & Helpful Terms
Business Plan Template (if applicable)
Branding & Starting Business Worksheets (if applicable)
90 Day Moving Checklist
Goals:
A clear perspective of what it entails to get from where you are today to living in Italy. This is your road map.
A reality check
A dose of inspiration - we believe in you! Remember we moved to Italy at 25 years old only 18 months after our 1st trip and started a successful business!!
"Information, conversation, doses of reality checks, all folded nicely together with some of the most decadent and delightfully crafted meals you may ever taste... From the traditional Italian classics like crostini and bistecca to foie gras and asparagus saffron risotto.
We came to the farmhouse to learn, absorb their knowledge, take the reality of their advice and put it towards our ideas that had walked through their farmhouse doors on the very first night...
Jason and Ashley have created something charming and unique – something that I admire. A dream they had when they were my age, 24, and by 25 – after copious amounts of paperwork, house hunting and Italian bureaucracy – made their dreams a reality. Now, 10 years later, Jason and Ashley sat around their kitchen table telling stories of how fate, hard work, and dedication landed them in the hot seats – teaching new dreamers how to wake up and start living."
Read more about this young entrepreneurs experience at our workshop!
The Details:
Includes three nights accommodations in spacious 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom apartment, breakfast daily, 1 lunch & dinner nightly with local superior wine, evening aperitivi, daily one-on-one seminars, printed workshop materials with extra resources and the full presentation sent to your email + a one-on-one WhatsApp or Zoom chat before the workshop to help maximize your time in Italy & prepare for the trip!
PRICING:
Total for Two = 4,800 Euro
Deposit at time of booking = 2,400 Euro
When you are ready to confirm your space just fill out the RSVP form below or email me at info@latavolamarche.com
Once you are confirmed we will set up the call to learn more about your plans and personalize the workshop to your needs/goals!
Best, Ashley & Jason
(Expats & in Business in Italy since 2007)
The Itinerary:
Day 1
Welcome Aperitivi, Start the Introduction and Preparation, followed by farm to table dinner at the Farmhouse
Day 2
Explore the area: Visit Urbino or the Adriatic Coast | 3pm continue Preparation + Transition followed by Dinner.
Day 3
Lunch out together in our little village | 4pm Execution & Assimilation followed by Dinner
Day 4
Departure
HOW TO MOVE TO ITALY
About the Virtual Workshop
This 3-day VIRTUAL crash course on how to move to Italy is one-on-one with Ashley & Jason Bartner (owners of La Tavola Marche), American expats living in Italy for over 15 years. We personalize each workshop based on your goals, timeline and questions, and offer you the tools & insider information you need for a successful start to your new life in Italy! We have a structured workshop that we will follow but at the same time, keep it open to where the calls may lead depending on your situation/ questions. This will be an honest, informative, humorous, engaging and inspiring series of calls over four days.
In 2007, at the age of 26, it took us 18 months from our first trip to Italy & the idea of starting a business to living in Italy with a Self-Employed VISA. (Moving from Brooklyn, NY to rural Italy!) Of course you can read endless Facebook posts but why not get your information from our real life experiences, successes, failures and lessons learned!
Buying a holiday home, planning for your retirement or starting a business it's all in the preparation and understanding how Italy really works, this intimate workshop will answer all your burning questions from: How do I find the right property? Buy vs. Rent? What do I need to move? How do I begin? Will I make friends or be accepted locally?
We provide you with a road map for this journey to make your dream of living in Italy a reality!
3 Days of 1:1 Virtual seminars/workshops broken into 3 Phases: Preparation , Transition & Execution/Assimilation
Create a timeline
Immigration & The VISA Process
Finding the Perfect Property: Buy vs. Rent & How to Negotiate
Set a Budget - this is for everyone, starting a business or looking to retire
How to Start a Business in Italy (if applicable)
Defining your Niche & Identifying your Clients (if applicable)
Logistics of the Move
Transitioning to a New Way of Life in Italy & Everyday Italian Culture
The Workshop will span 6 hours over 3 calls/sessions
An introduction email to get to know each other and learn more about your plans so we can customize & personalize the material.
3 calls/sessions of 2 hours
How to connect? What ever is best for you - Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp,
When? Schedule the calls out to fit your schedule - get it done in a week or space it out over a month. You'll be sent a link to our virtual workshop calendar and you can fill in your preferred call times. The course must be completed within 30 days of your first call/session.
Materials Included
Workshop Slide-Show pdf. with the full presentation
Immigration & Business Resources, Links & Helpful Terms
Business Plan Template (if applicable)
Branding & Starting Business Worksheets (if applicable)
Goals
A clear perspective of what it entails to get from where you are today to living in Italy. This is your road map.
A reality check
A dose of inspiration - we believe in you! Remember we moved to Italy at 25 years old only 18 months after our 1st trip and started a successful business
Pricing
1,050 Euro for up to two people in the workshop/on the calls.
Three sessions/calls total ( 2 hours each call) with a max of 6 hours. The course must be completed within 30 days of your first call/session.
Undecided? Just dabbling, dreaming of maybe one day?
Get a general overview of things to consider before you begin as well as how to organize your ideas/plans to be more efficient in your research. This is 90 minutes for you to ask as many questions as time permits and to give you insight on simply, where to begin!
1 - 90 minute session/call for up to two. Includes 90-day pre-move check-list and worksheet with 30 To-Do Items.
Pricing
250 Euro
The Private In-Person Workshop at our Farmhouse
3 night Move to Italy Workshop customized for you. Since you will be the only guests at the farmhouse, we will have plenty of time for all your extra questions that will keep popping up! We will be sure to have a heavy focus on the property buying, but especially the property visits and specific questions to ask, along with negotiating with Italians, as well as starting a business if applicable.
Pricing
4800 Euro
Move to Italy Workshop
Retire or Find a Holiday House
Dreaming of retiring or buying a holiday house in Italy? There's a lot of work needed for la dolce vita! Here's what you need to know when it comes to house hunting, negotiating, taxes, health care and life in Italy! Plus meet our panel of experts & expats!
Ashley & Jason Bartner (owners of La Tavola Marche & No Half Measures Consulting) and experienced American expats are your hosts for a series of Workshops with the experts to help offer you the tools and insider information you need for a successful start to your new life in Italy!
This will be an honest, informative, humorous, engaging and inspiring series of seminars/lectures over the four days.
Even if you are planning for your retirement or holiday home it's all in the preparation and this intensive & intimate workshop will answer all your burning questions. We hope to provide you with a road map for this journey to make your dream of living in Italy a reality!
How to Move to Italy & Retire
The mornings will be spent doing activities at the farmhouse with time to explore the area. Then return to the farmhouse for apertivi and interactive seminars before dinner. The seminars/workshops will be broken into 3 Phases: Preparation , Transition & Execution
Create a timeline
Immigration & The VISA Process
Finding the Property & Negotiating, Understanding closing costs & taxes
Holiday Rentals
The Nitty Gritty: AirBnB, VRBO, etc.
Logistics of the Move, Bringing your Pets
Culture & Expat Life in Italy
Stories from Expats : Behind the Scenes of Purchasing a House in Italy, Restoring a Farmhouse
Q&A with the Experts
Come prepared with all your burning questions! On hand will be "Insiders & Experts" from an Italian Commercialista (Tax Account, Business Advisor Specialising in European Financing) Fabio Centurioni, Business Attorney, other Expats (from Holland & America) and of course Jason & Ashley Bartner! The expats are a mix of entrepreneurs & retirees that live in diverse settings from the rural countryside to the heart of a medieval village - giving you a better understanding on the pros & cons of city vs. country locations, some retired and others dabbling in holiday rentals/ AirBnB, all sharing stories of their struggles, successes & what keeps them loving life in Italy!
We recently interviewed Susan about her move & life in Italy: Entrepreneurs & Expats in Italy: Making the Move as a Single Woman in her 50's | Dogs, Dating & Renovating!
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Italian Commercialista (Accountant & Tax Specialist), Fabio Centurioni
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Caroline & Louk, a retired Dutch couple that moved from the centre of Amsterdam to the deep Marche countryside. After filling their calendar & hosting family & friends for the past 8 years, they have begun to dabble in AirBnB & room rentals for the artists & music lovers at Isola del Sorbo
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Susan Dufresne, an American expat, sharing with our guests what life is really like a single woman, in her fifties living and dating in small town Italy!
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and...us, Jason & Ashley Bartner, over 10 years ago at age 25 we moved from NYC to rural Italy to start a farm, inn & cooking school.
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