My partner and I want to spend four months in a village in Italy to experience local life, based in Le Marche or Umbria and making trips from there. What locations might work, and what long-term rental sites are there? I Davies, Philip Island VIC

While village life might look appealing, living there can be limited. Shops might be some distance away, dining options few and some places are virtually retirement homes, with neither employment nor stimulation to attract younger generations.