According to an analysis of Scenari Immobiliari, the price of luxury homes has increased more than the national average house price in the long term. Scenari Immobiliari has compared the price trend for luxury homes against the average house price trend in the Italians cities, during the twenty years period 1992 – 2012.
Similar to Liguria, Genoa extends on a long and thin strip of land, for a distance of 30 KM from the westernmost to the easternmost spot. The historical city developed in the space between the two valleys Polcevera on the west and Bisagno on the east. This is the central and the thickest part of the town, characteristically fan-shaped, descending towards the sea from the fortresses and the walls on the hills.
The famous Piazzetta of Portofino is the last Ligurian place included in the Historical Places of Italy. This is a non-profit organization which aims to promote the oldest and most prestigious establishments in Italy: hotels, restaurants, pastry shops, cafes, books shops etc. The members are currently little more than 230, the Portofino’s Piazzetta is the first open air place to be included. Giuseppe Nardini, President of the Association, said: “We made the exception to admit the Piazzetta because it is a beautiful place, ideal for meetings and discussions".
The cadastral reform is part of the redesign of house taxation that the government has set as a target at the end of 2011. Since the taxes on the house (
In mid 1800, the marquis Orso Serra decided to build a villa with a park in the English style in a property of nine hectares bought from the Pinelli family, situated in Comago di Sant’Olcese, near Genoa. There, he built a villa in perfect Tudor style, surrounded by grasses with big trees and two small lakes. After the second war, the villa and the park were in terrible conditions. The Genoa Municipality bought the unit in 1992, in the occasion of Colombiadi (the celebration of 500 years from the discovery of America). Villa Tudor has been completely restored and has become a public park. It contains an extraordinary collection of hydrangeas (more than 250 different varieties) and is one of the very few English parks in Italy.
