Palermo and western Sicily
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Covers: Palermo, Trapani, Cefalù, visas and paperwork, taxes, housing
Castelbuono's public coworking, the Madonie Nomad Residency, Cefalù as a base and the honest trade-offs of working remotely in the mountains east of Palermo.
How to rent in Palermo for 1–6 months: Spotahome, HousingAnywhere, Flatio, colivings and Italian portals, real 2026 prices by zone, contracts and red flags.
Sicily refunds 50% of IRPEF (60% in small towns) to people moving from abroad who buy or renovate a home. Who qualifies, the cap, the yearly windows.
Sicily's €30,000 South Working grant goes to employers, not workers. The conditions, how to pitch it to your company, and what freelancers can use instead.
Kalsa, Politeama, Vucciria, Ballarò, Mondello, Sferracavallo and Arenella compared: rent per m², coworkings, laptop cafés, transport and noise in Palermo.
Palermo came 25th of 30 in Savills' 2025 nomad index, Italy's best entry. What that index measures, what quality-of-life rankings say and what it means for you.