Types of Property In Italy

If you are thinking of moving to Italy then familiarising yourself with the vocabulary used to describe different types of property is a good idea. That way when you will know the difference between a casa canonica and a casa colonica when you see them advertised and can save yourself a lot of time looking at the wrong kinds of property.

Some things are terribly obvious for example an appartamento is an apartment. However, a bilocale is a 2 roomed house which is not at all obvious to anyone but an Italian. There are a lot of different kinds of flats in Italy an attico is an attic flat, a mansarda is a flat conversion (usually a loft converted into a flat) and a monolocale is a studio flat.

Occasionally a block of apartments is called a palazzo, but that word is now being used more and more to describe a huge single townhouse.

If you want a house then it is a casa you are looking for in Italy, but there are many different words to describe different kinds of house. If you are really rich maybe you are looking for a castello which is a castle. If you are on a tighter budget then you need a casetta which is a small house. A casale is a farmhouse which is usually quite remote or located in a hamlet.

A casa bifamiliare is usually a semi detached house, however sometimes you will also see the term terratetto used for semi detached houses. Terratetto is a slightly confusing word for a house because it can also mean a detached house. The key to understanding the word is that it means the property from the roof to the ground is owned by a single proprietor which means it can occasionally be used to describe a terraced house as well. However a terraced house is more likely to be called a villetta.

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