| Living
in Puglia
You
will almost certainly need a car, as
Puglia is not well-blessed by public
transport away from the main rail or
town-to-town bus routes. In theory you
can only use your UK car in Italy for 6
months before re-exporting it, which
makes residence desirable if you are here
all year round.
On
the whole living is cheap compared to the
UK, with some notable exceptions such as
car insurance. It is often a surprise to
find how little tradesmen charge. The
crime rate is low, especially inland. If
you are keen to maintain links with the
UK, satellite TV will give you Sky and
some BBC radio, television and more. But
don’t neglect acquiring some skills
in speaking Italian, as fewer people
speak English than in northern
Italy.Health care is generally reckoned
to be superior to that in the UK, and the
local hospitals are currently undergoing
reorganisation to provide extra
specialist skills. School provision is
good, and school buses provide transport
from the rural areas to nearby towns.
Shopping facilities range from small
local shops to a few out-of-town
hypermarket malls.
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