How many of us are there?
If you aren’t surrounded by many Americans while living in Italy, the estimates might just surprise you.
Venice, Italy / @canmandawe
It goes without a doubt, Italy is a romanticised destination for billions of people around the world. Especially for Americans. For the luckiest of them, if they are descendants of Italian citizens, then they will most likely be able to obtain a passport, allowing them to reside or pass between the EU and the US without a care. Of course the process of obtaining the golden ticket isn’t easy for anyone- at the time of writing this article some cities have a 12 month wait time just to renew a passport- it sure isn’t as difficult as a non-citizen expat that has 10-12 years of permesso di soggiorno renewals ahead of them before becoming eligible for citizenship. So why on Earth is the Mediterranean country so appealing if it moves at a turtles pace and causes its inhabitants so much bureaucratic stress?
Italian Alps / @danielebuso
If amazing food, summers on the 4,900 miles (7,900 km) of Mediterranean coastlines and winters at one of the 287 ski resorts in the Italian Alps aren’t convincing enough, we’re sure that you’ll soon find a reason of your own.
According to the latest available data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), there were approximately 15,658 American citizens residing in Italy as of 2021!
A significant portion reside in Milan, as it is the country's second-largest city, and essentially the New York City of Italy. While we weren’t able to pinpoint the exact figures, online resources suggest that there are several thousand Americans living in Milan in 2023. The city's thriving economy, particularly in the fields of finance, fashion, and technology, attracts many American expats whether for their studies, or for long-term work.
CityLife District, Milan / @andreaferrario
It’s a stretch to compare the city to New York, but its cultural vibrancy, from its art museums to its bustling food scene is what is most attractive about the Lombardy Region’s capital city.
