Good newsA ruling that widens the 7%
Italy’s tax agency has answered a question from an Irish pensioner who moved his tax residence to Italy. His former employer pays him both a pension and a one-off end-of-service lump sum directly, with no pension fund in between. The answer, Risposta n. 197 of 2 November 2026: both can be taxed at the 7% flat rate, because he also receives a foreign pension. A ruling covers only the case it answers, but it shows how the agency reads the rule.
Sources: Redigo, 4 November 2026 · Lavorofisco, 2 November 2026
Good newsA priestess of the Messapians?
Excavations in Manduria’s Parco delle Mura Messapiche, run by the regional heritage office and funded by the Ministry of Culture, studied 24 burials from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Tomb 17 stands out: an inscription names a woman with the title “thabara”, read as a priestly role, and the walls carry blue and red painted meanders. The archaeologists call these readings preliminary. One idea under study is to show the painted slabs in Manduria’s archaeological museum.
Source: RTM, 2 November 2026
Good newsTrees are coming back to Viale Mancini
The town’s public works office approved a revised design for Viale Mancini on 27 October. The avenue will be planted with trees again, the paving changes to a material better suited to a historic street, and the roundabout in the station square gets safer. The works, funded by Italy’s recovery plan, now run to 31 December 2027, and the town will agree the restart with the builders in the coming weeks. Digging near an ancient Roman canal continues under constant archaeological supervision.
Source: La Voce di Manduria, 29 October 2026
Good newsKlagenfurt to Brindisi, from March
Ryanair will fly between Klagenfurt, in Austria, and Brindisi from 29 March 2027, twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Tickets are already on sale. Brindisi airport is about 50 minutes from Manduria by car, so one more corner of Austria is now a short flight from the Salento, Puglia.
Sources: Trm, 4 November 2026 · Travel Quotidiano, 4 November 2026
Good newsYou told us
The first answers to our Issue 0 poll pointed to an English guide to local doctors, schools and offices. Early votes are an indication, not a count. If health care is on your mind, our plain-English article is a good place to start: manduriashire.it/healthcare-in-puglia.
Good newsManduria is a 7% town
Pensioners who move their tax residence here from abroad can opt for Italy’s 7% flat tax. Check your case with a tax adviser. Our plain-English guide: manduriashire.it/seven-percent.
