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CITY GUIDES — ITALY
Where to live in Italy: a mover’s city guide
One region, many rulebooks. The UK differs from the EU, and each country sets its own customs and residency requirements. Pick your destination below.
Italy destinations we cover
Each guide covers customs, timings and what to expect on that specific route from Dubai.
Ireland
Netherlands
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Switzerland
SwedenUK vs the EU
The UK now has its own customs regime (including transfer of residence relief), separate from EU member states — we handle both.
Sea & road options
Most Italy moves go by sea to a nearby port, then road delivery — often faster and greener than you would expect.
Residency paperwork
Several countries need proof of residence for duty relief — we tell you exactly what to prepare before you ship.
Choosing where to live in Italy
People moving from Dubai to Italy usually settle the country before they settle the city,
then find the city is what actually shapes the move. Where you land decides which destination
partner handles your delivery, how far your shipment travels after clearance, and — more than
anything else — what physically has to happen to get your belongings through the door. This
page covers the 5 cities we relocate to from Dubai, and what each one involves.
The cities below sit across Campania, Lazio, Lombardy, Piedmont and Tuscany. That matters more than it sounds: the region decides which destination partner carries your belongings into the property, and how far the shipment travels after it clears.
How shipments reach Italy
Northern addresses clear through Genoa or La Spezia; the south runs through Naples. The port decides where your customs file is processed, so routing is fixed at booking, not left to the carrier’s convenience.
Italian transfer-of-residence relief covers qualifying used household goods, and Italy’s historic centres get the same treatment as its ports: access, stairs and vehicle limits are surveyed before the crew is booked, because a centro storico street rewrites a delivery plan.
Access is the variable that moves the price
Most of the cities we cover in Italy have an old centre, and that is the single thing most likely to change what a move costs. Streets laid out before motor vehicles do not take a 40-foot lorry, and buildings of that age often have no lift and a stairwell too tight for a sofa. None of that is a problem when it is known at survey and planned for. All of it is a problem when a crew finds it on the morning of the move.
The cities we cover in Italy
Moving to Florence from Dubai
Tuscany. A Renaissance city with a protected core. Moving in: narrow streets and older buildings, so expect a shuttle vehicle, an external hoist or a street permit.
Moving to Milan from Dubai
Lombardy. Italy's financial and design capital. Moving in: dense in the centre and easier on the approaches, so parking permits are the usual constraint.
Moving to Naples from Dubai
Campania. A dense southern city on the bay. Moving in: narrow streets and older buildings, so expect a shuttle vehicle, an external hoist or a street permit.
Moving to Rome from Dubai
Lazio. Italy's capital, with a heavily restricted historic centre. Moving in: narrow streets and older buildings, so expect a shuttle vehicle, an external hoist or a street permit.
Moving to Turin from Dubai
Piedmont. A grid-planned northern industrial city. Moving in: dense in the centre and easier on the approaches, so parking permits are the usual constraint.
If your city is not listed
These are the destinations we have written up, not the limit of where we go. We move
households from Dubai to Italy as a whole, including towns with no page here. Tell us the
address and we will survey and price it the same way.
Moving to Italy?
Pick your country guide above, or get a quote and we will plan the full route.