I'm Calabrese, so glad that you enjoy our land so much, welcome to everyone that decides to visit and live here ❤️🌶️

I'm calabrese. Thanks for your words...

I want a Minister of Tourism like you... Thanks 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

That's where I'm headed. I spent one year in Tropea and Cosenza, and it was the best. I'm of Italian origin living in Canada, but I'm fed up of the snow and all the rest.

Ahhhh, Calabria.. It truly is Italy's hidden treasure ❤ I am only 33 but I am already planning to 'retire' over there as soon as I put away enough savings to buy a small house with a little garden.. I spent two years over there a decade ago, left because of the economical situation, but I still consider those two years the best time of my life, where I felt and looked my best, for no apparent reason, I think it's the food and the air and the breathtaking views that just makes one enjoy life a whole lot more. The scenery in Calabria is just magical, the green is greener over there, the food tastier than anywhere else, people are so warm and welcoming. I live in Malta currently, a stone throw away, the culture is supposed to be similar and it's the same Mediterranean Sea around me, but I can't even imagine settling here.. Calabria took my heart away 10 years ago and I just KNOW that this is the place where I want to move permanently and start a family. I agree with everything you say, Calabria is a truly beautiful place, peaceful, with pristine nature, and genuine people who enjoy a slow pace of life, their families and friends more than anything. It just feels like home there... I can't wait to be back there, I miss the quietness, the midday breaks for a nap, the olive yards, the green hills falling right into the sea.. There is no place like it ❤

È un piacere sentir parlare bene della mia terra che avrá tanti difetti, ma allo stesso tempo, un mondo di pregi e ascoltare le sue parole mi riempie il ❤️.

My grandparents are from Calabria. I think about moving here all the time

I fell in love with Italy when I was there right before coronavirus. It was my first time there. I can't wait to go back. What a beautiful country.

I love Italy, soo much. It's my favourite country. Thank you for sharing.

Not forgetting the weather 😎🍷🚍⚓️🇬🇧

Happy to see.My parents are from Calabria.They both emigrated to Chicago in the sixties.Cannot wait to go back to visit our relatives in cosenza

My mother is from Calabria and I hope to retire there. Love the information you shared. Thank you very much 😊

9'09":"you are part of something bigger than yourself: you are part of a community", wow, what a beautiful sentence ❣️ Thanks for reminding me that!👍🧡🙏

Really love that you subtitled in Italian!! I am working on my Italian and that is a wonderful side benefit.

I think is amazing just the way you supporting the people of Calabria , I’m gonna buy my house there soon as possible! Thanks 🙏🏼

Thank you! What a beautiful place! I will visit for sure. And watch more of your videos.

Thank you for your Video and recap.

Grazie per questo splendido messaggio sull'Italia e sulla Calabria.

Love this video and info Thank you !!

Great that the subtitles are in Italian! Grazie mille!

Great video... thanks for al the information!

Calabria has so much natural beauty.Love the beaches in Calabria!

Thank you very much for your report! I hope to go In Calabria asap.

Excellent video. Thank you so much. Best regards Derek

Hi, Will be contacting you soon, Thank you for all those amazing videos and for the great info about Italy, La Dulce Vita!!

What a lovely video, thank-you.

Sounds wonderful. We bought in Campania. It's fantastic as well. You did a super job on this video!!! Brava!!!

Thank you for your videos! We're exploring various cities as we consider where to live part time in the next few years.

Informative video on Calabria and it seems the cost of living is reasonable and affordable. My parents and ancesters were born and raised there. Thanks for the update on this part of Italy. Anthony Joseph Lucchese

Thank you for the information. We are looking forward to our trip to Italy in September!

Watched this again. It’s well done.

I’m definitely visit this place thank you 🙏🏽

thank a lot, this is one of the best videos out there, no vlog crap or butt pics

Thank you for the Italian sub titles.....please do that for all your videos if it’s possible.....I’ve been learning italian this is very helpful

This video is really well done, congratulations!

Just found you, so far...Great channel. You are so easy to listen too! Hi!

Happy New Year everyone. Wonderful video.

In my Calabrese town, Gioia Tauro, we Need a mayor like you. I am truly honored to have seen this video. Thanks for the love you have shown for my Calabria.

I’m enjoying your videos and I appreciate that you answer everyone’s questions. I’m dreaming for now but who knows maybe some day.

Thank you for this great video! My father was born in Reggio, Calabria 95 years ago. His house is still there and he's still a hard working sweetheart. He never naturalized. He's a perm resident of the US, so I am in line for with my paperwork to be recognized and am considering a move to take my family back to where they came from. Covid has slowed things down. Well, anyway, I've subscribed and will be viewing more videos! Ciao' Bella!!

Thank you great video.

I am still about 19 years away from retirement. It is my goal to live in Southern Italy and what you just showed on the video confirms exactly why I want to retire there. It’s just how I envision it. I am very excited!

Thank you for making this video! ❤️ My mom was born in Calabria... I plan to live in Italy one day. Maybe Calabria

You’ve absolutely convinced me to consider Calabria!

Thank you... Be safe... 😊

We spent 8 fun packed days in Southern Italy 2 years ago. My wife and I went for a Joe Satriani concert in Mufaletto (iirc) just north of Bari. But the highlights will always be visiting my parents hometowns of Serra San Bruno and Satriano in Calabria. And Matera was out of this world spectacular. Southern Italy is the heart and culture of Italy. Thanks for your videos!!

We love Italy and Spain and have thought about moving to one of them. I think your videos will be helpful if we decide Italy.

Greetings from the east coast of Calabria (Mar Ionio)!

I'm a foreigner living in northern Italy, unfortunately, and I am glad to see your video and the kind words you describe the people around you with. Calabria, to me, is highly underrated as are the people. I love their food so much, some of the people I love most are from Calabria and the region is so inviting with all those different landscapes.

Super! My Nana would agree!!

I don't know how you could have painted a more delightful and inviting picture of a place. I swooned at your description! Can't wait to go!

I understand you so well

Italy is my favorite place in the world! Loved your presentation. Speaking of retirement, what are the medical facilities like in your area? What is the quality of the care, system, as well as capacity & location (distance)? Retirees likely would want to consider this. Thanks so much!

My grandmother was born in Calabria. I have toured Italy a few times but never made it to Calabria. I'm working on getting my Italian citizenship recognized so I can move there in a few years.

I’m glad I have found your channel, thanks for sharing your experience and shining the spotlight on this authentic, wild and rustic region. I have been traveling to Calabria all my life (my parents were born there) and I lived there with my family when I was a child. There are plenty of reasons why I keep going back and it’s still very undiscovered (compared to other southern regions) which makes it a hidden gem. You need to embrace the region and don’t expect a picture perfect postcard experience, it is not, it has its problems (just like every other place in the world where organized crime happens) but it is stunningly beautiful and its people are its heart, and only here did I feel safe to walk around my parent’s village at 4am in the morning!

Thank you giving such accurate and TRUE information about Italy and highlight what good and positive there is there. Some are stupidity and ignorantly always thinking about mafia when thinking about Italy. But Italy, the good Italy, has nothing to do with that and people shall understand that the vaste majority, practically the totality of Italians are decent people and Italy is indeed beautiful in every sense. I’m glad that you understood this and appreciate what marvelous Italy has to offer. Of course is not all flowers, but where is it after all? Over all Italy has a lot to offer and a lot to enjoy from welcoming people, exceptional gastronomy, magnificent seasides, countrysides, gorgeous mountains , lakes, forests and incomparable history and arts, cities, monuments as no other country in the world! And I don’t say this because...I’m proudly Italian.

Wow - wonderful video. On our way back from Australia to Europe and were considering Portugal but now I think we will have to visit this area and do some research on elective visas etc

Beautiful Italy

I m french and i love calabria it s just amazing and i d like to live there

Calabria is truly wonderful, as are many other regions of the country. But having lived in Italy for the past 4 years, I would like to put the word out. Although it may seem idyllic and peaceful, living in Italy is very different from traveling and spending a few weeks here. There is a reason why these villages and one euro houses houses are abandoned, and you have ancestors coming from Italy - people leave, they don’t want to stay here. And doing any house repairs in Italy could be quite a task, let alone structural ones. However, even with good housing, the bureaucracy and the inability to plan your budget (as some services, the heating, for example, have quite unpredictable charges) will always be present in your life. Having said that, I know people who like it here very much but these are usually those who have a lot of savings or can spend their time in various offices, telephone calls, comunas. I hope you will think twice before making the decision to move to Italy. It’s best to come here on holiday. This way your affection for this beautiful country will not be spoilt by the harsh realities of living in the Italian economy. I rarely write comments, but I really hope that for some people this might be useful and motivating to do their own research more thoroughly.

oh my, your making me drool with all the wonderful food..!! haha

My mother's house was built in the late 1700s. It was in New Hampshire and I loved it

My family is from fiumara, I'm trying to learn before I go. Thank you

Totally agree!

My great great grandfather was from Calabria, unlike many other Americans, which I am an American as well, my great great grandfather moved to Colombia where my ancestors came together and now we are in the US. But I would like to "repatriate" back to Italy, I liked that word. I am trying to convince my parents to retire there, the American retirement culture makes anything else seem like such an adventure when it really could be totally normal and even better. Hopefully these dreams will come true! Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Thank you for the wonderful informative video! My mother’s family is from Calabria! The Masano’s immigrated to Pennsylvania, and my mother and her brothers and sisters were born here, first generation. We only have our dear 96 year old Aunt Edie, still with us. Our family plans to come and visit, hopefully next year. It would be wonderful to make an investment in a second family home. We are in beautiful Sedona Arizona, and I run Air B&B’s for a living. It is fun to have people come and enjoy this area as much as we enjoy living here. I’ve always said that when I come to Italy, I want to eat my way through the country! It looks as though that will be no problem! 😉😂. Those pictures of the sunset and the coastline are just spectacular. Well actually, all of it is! One day you will be hearing from me. I am blessed that my sister found your channel!!!

Planning on retiring and want to move to Italy. My 2adult boys, daughter in law and 2 grandkids just got back from visiting Rome and Florence in Nov 2023 and are now planning to move to Tuscany!! I’m interested in living in Scalea/Calabria area for the sea and inexpensive properties. Hope I can meet someday for help in finding a great home! Also, great video!!

So glad I found this video. My great-great-grandparents are from Santa Agatha Di Essaro, Calabría. Last year my wife and daughter were registered in that commune. I can't wait to visit southern Italy. We are from Argentina. Best regards.

Bel video!

I’d love to see a video with a breakdown of monthly expenses in order to compare🤩

Been to Italy many times .I was born in the campagna region . The food in Calabria is the best.I,am so jealous wish i could be there enjoying a plate of pasta y faggioli . Thank you for your reply. Take care

You are a minute by minute entertainment, information centre. Well done🏆

My ancestors on my mother's side are from Italy. My grandfather and grandmother went back in 1974 for vacation when he had not seen Italy since he was 16 years old.

I am glad I found you channel. I have been thinking about moving back overseas (I lived and worked abroad for 10 years) when I retire-maybe sooner-, so it is good to get an idea of what to expect, price-wise, for housing, and to see it can be quite affordable.

I joined at 1000 I see you're now at 12k !! Somehow I'm not surprised Truthful informative and honest with brilliant presentation Well done you (from B.sur Mer) Kind regards

I really thank you, everything you say is absolutely true! Most people when they think about Italy, they think of Venice, Rome, Florence, Milan, etc. But they ignore totally the beauty of south Italy!! Just remember one thing, south Italy in 1860 was called “kingdom of two Sicilys” it was an independent state before Italy became what is today, and that was one of the richest place in the world at that time, so you can see still today amazing thing of that antique history. That history give us today our unique food, culture, buildings, piazzas, and much much more. One of the very first school of medicine in the world born in south Italy, same fore one of the very first railway. Last but not least south Italy is in the mediterraneo... something that is really unique, Italy doesn’t have oceans but it has “il mare” that is a totally different way to enjoy the sea! Come to Italy and start to learn a bit of Italian... it will worth the effort and change your life. Benvenuti in Italia :)

I'm so glad I found your site! I'm a dreamer, though moving to Italy for my retirement may be an option if handle it just right. How was COVID for you and your village?

I think that once you have lived in Italy you can't think of living anywhere else. I live at the other end of the country, in the north on Lake Maggiore near the Swiss border. All the things you mention in your video with reference to Calabria are true here too. Wonderful neighbours, amazing food, gorgeous scenery (we have the Alps and the lakes!). Property in this area is much more expensive though, but nowhere near the prices of property in the UK, where I lived before. Nice cool mountain summers here, which for me is an advantage. I can't cope with Calabrian summer temperatures! When you do your Sicily tour, stop off on the Isole Egadi. Marettimo is beautiful.

My Grandfather was born in a small town near Cosenza in the 1890s. He married in the US in 1920. Calabria is home.

My family is from Calabria i haven't been there in years but I hope to go back some day .

Thank you for this video! In doing research, we’ve found that my husband’s great-grandparents emigrated from Calabria, from the town of Saracena . We’re learning more and plan to visit when we can travel again with an eye towards retirement ... eventually. Do you have any thoughts about how people who experience disability are accepted there? Our son is nonverbal autistic and will be with us at least part of the time we are there.

Just a fantastic channel, thank you. I subscribed immediately! Would you mind terribly my asking approximately how much an already renovated little house would cost there. Definitely going to come to visit as soon as this dreadful pandemic is through. Thanking you again. 😊

Spicy food capital of Italy. Not to mention Brasilena is just about the best thing I've ever had the pleasure of drinking. I love Calabria!

I want to be your next door neighbor!!! Well at least closed by. Thank you for the research you have done.

Chris, thank you for your precious descriptions! Calabria is the hidden gem of Italy, I think many people can discover and appreciate the high-quality lifestyle that you can live here

~ Dreaming ~

nice i hope to visit there soon

Fabulous thanks

Calabria is a paradise!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍

Thank you for the fantastic video. Any thoughts about the Visa process for Americans? Grazie

My father is from Gioiosa I can still remember the beautiful pebble beach. I wish I could live there. It would certainly uncomplicate my life Ciao

Hi, good, honest and informative, thanks. Could you give us an idea of the cost of a four bed / 200 sq meter house being reroofed? and how long would it take? thanks Dee

Hope one day I will be able to visit Calabria, scenery, food , people, souvenirs, architectural buildings, as I have been to other places in Italy.

My husband roots sre from Calabria. Grandpa Pietro Yannuzzi came to US in late 1890's. Thanks

I dnt know mch english but hear and cc ur ful video bcse i m ur fan vry respect fully ur fan

Not quarantining for 2 weeks when we get there !!! But very interested in purchasing

"You just have to go there (Calabria) and start eating" - love it. Yes, Calabria is amazing in so many ways. Perhaps that is because Calabria is first a state of mind.

Nice!

Yes, Calabria is amazing, and I considered it very seriously ( Reggio and Bova) for our part-time retirement move. After a really agonising selection process between the three candidates Porto, Calabria, Saronic, I chose the latter. The list of factors I had to consider was long but to keep it short, Greece offered the best value per square footage of bliss...

What about the olive oil? What are the tips you wanted to share? thanks:)