Italian Prices Are Rising - The Reality of Local Life in Salento

Are property prices in Puglia rising? When we bought our Salento home in 2022, we had no expectations that its value would increase—we simply wanted to make our dream of living in Italy a reality. Since then, Puglia has grown enormously in popularity. In this week’s vlog, we examine how asking prices have changed, share the latest statistics and explore what this could mean for anyone still dreaming of buying a home in southern Italy. But the true value of living here goes far beyond property. We experience the colour and energy of a festival in Lecce, enjoy a beautiful community dinner at Sascianne and share a quiet summer evening on our patio, where our herbs are thriving despite the Salento heat. We also show you a less beautiful side of local life—the rubbish outside Galatone’s town centre. We love our town, so rather than simply complain, we would like to explore starting a Clean Up Galatone initiative and encourage the community to care for the place we call home. Behind the scenes, we’ve been updating the Casa Mia Salentina website and preparing our new Starter Pack for anyone dreaming of buying a home or creating a life here in Puglia. Our September meet-ups are now fully booked—thank you! Applications are now open for Living Like a Local in Salento in 2027. 🌿 Visit Casa Mia Salentina: https://casamiasalentina.com In this vlog: 🇮🇹 Rising property prices in Puglia 🏡 What has changed since we bought in 2022 📈 Property-price statistics for Puglia, Lecce and Ostuni 🎉 A festival in Lecce 🤝 Our Clean Up Galatone idea 🌿 Summer progress around our Salento home 🍷 Community dinner at Sascianne 💻 Casa Mia Salentina website and Starter Pack update ☀️ Living Like a Local in Salento 2027 Subscribe and join us as we share the reality of buying a home, building a community and creating a new life in southern Italy. #PugliaProperty #ItalyProperty #LivingInItaly #Salento #BuyingInItaly #MovingToItaly #LifeInPuglia #Lecce #SantOronzo #Galatone #ItalianLifestyle #SouthernItaly #CasaMiaSalentina Don’t forget to like and hit that subscribe button for more adventures and tips on making your home dreams a reality and share your thoughts! 🌟 💬 Share your questions or experiences in the comments below, and let's connect over this exciting journey! 🌟Click link here for your complimentary e-Book link 'All About Apulia' https://www.casamiasalentina.com/all-... Subscribe for more adventures in Apulia and beyond! 🌍🔔 🌟 Subscribe Here:    / @casamiasalentina   🌟 Follow Us on Instagram:   / bella_italia_anna   🌟 Facebook   / 1029684585292440   🌟 Website: https://casamiasalentina.com 🌟 Casa Mia Salentina email: casamiasalentina@gmail.com 🌟 Subscribe to our Newsletter https://branded.casamiasalentina.com/... Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Property price rises 03:50 Lecce Festival Sant’Oronzo 06:56 Clean up Galatone 07:53 Our thriving garden 08:44 Chat, dress shopping 10:14 Our first storm in Galatone 10:51 Meetups & Living Like a Local Applications 11:40 Anna taking a Pizzica lesson 12:19 Shopping day in Conad 14:22 First doctors visit (Michael) 15:27 Michael thawing out a bread roll his way 16:08 Community dinner 17:31 Passeggiata time Galatone 18:16 Thank you & welcome new YouTube member 18:36 Fruit & Veg shop 19:30 Behind the scenes with Anna 19:53 Closing monologue 20:42 Evening on the terraces