I'm leaving my dream retirement in Italy to return to the UK - because of the weather

I'm leaving my dream retirement in Italy to return to the UK - because of the weather

A Leeds widow who moved to rural Italy three years ago to enjoy the sun says that the last year’s “awfully British” autumn and winter forced her to put an end to her rental and return to the UK. Stephanie Jones, 71, relocated to the Italian countryside near the city of Terni, north of Rome, in 2023, after her husband passed away. She rented a two-bedroom cottage with a small garden and pool for €750 a month. After years of working as a garden de…