Tourism is income. It comes with rules.
Italy is among the most visited countries on earth.
The second half of the sentence.
Short-term rental yield is only real after you have read the local regulation. We check the rules of the specific town before you count on the income, and we tell you where they are tightening.
- Visitor numbers for the area, from the national statistics office.
- What the specific town allows for short-term rentals, and what it requires.
- A realistic yield range, gross and after the rules, for your case.
With the source and the date.
- International tourist arrivals, worldwide, 2025
+4% on 2024.
Source: UN Tourism, World Tourism Barometer, 20251.52
billion - Arrivals of foreign visitors in Italy, 2025 vs 2024
Overnight stays by foreign visitors: +4.3%. Domestic visitors fell.
Source: ISTAT, Flussi turistici, IV trimestre 2025, 2025+1.4
% - Flat-rate tax on short-term rental income, first property
26% on a second property. From 2026 the regime covers at most two apartments; beyond that you are a business.
Source: Agenzia delle Entrate, Cedolare secca, 202621
% - National identification code for short-term rentals, CIN
Since 1 January 2025, for every unit let short-term, on every listing.
Source: Ministero del Turismo, Banca Dati Strutture Ricettive, 20252025
mandatory since - Local rules on Lake Garda: Sirmione’s short-let regulation
By the Constitutional Court on 16 December 2025. It requires parking, compliant systems and guests in proportion to the cadastral floor area. Other towns can set their own rules, and do.
Source: Comune di Sirmione, 20252025
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- What this means for the area you are looking at, not the national average.
- What you have to spend, and what it buys where you live today.
- What we can verify for you before you travel.
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Can I rent my Italian home out short-term?
Usually, with conditions. You need a national identification code on every listing, the flat-rate tax regime covers at most two apartments from 2026, and each town can add its own rules. Sirmione on Lake Garda does, and the Constitutional Court upheld it in December 2025. We read the town’s regulation before you count on the income.