Floridia is a small town in the province of Syracuse that, like so many others in our country, has been affected by the phenomenon of depopulation from the city center, with even heavy consequences for the local economy.
The current residents, in fact, although not very few - Floridia has about 20,000 inhabitants - mainly accuse the need to recover the housing function and...
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Sicily
Sicily is one of the two main islands in Italy. Sicily is known for its beaches, ancient Greek and Roman ruins, food and wine.
One of the main problems of modern Sicily is also the depopulation and abandonment of the small villages in the hinterland. To combat abandonment, the municipalities are also committed to the 1 Euro Houses project.
1 Euro Houses Cattolica Eraclea: property search kicks off
The phenomenon related to the abandonment of one's places of origin and the consequent emptying of population centers has also involved the small Sicilian municipality of Cattolica Eraclea, in the province of Agrigento.
Over the past few years, population erosion has gradually increased in percentage to the current 3,364.
The municipality of Cattolica Eraclea, theref...
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For 1 Euro we sell houses of the municipality and private individuals in Calatafimi Segesta!
It happens with the €1 Housing Project. Calatafimi Segesta, in Sicily.
Extraordinary news: the municipality has approved a notice promoting the repopulation of the village and the redevelopment of the historic village.
In fact, one can participate for the acquisition of real estate in the municipality of Calatafimi Segesta starting from only 1 Euro.
These properties are ...
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Anti-depopulation measures in San Piero Patti
The municipal administration of San Piero Patti has put in place new anti-depopulation measures aimed at boosting the local economic fabric and preventing population decline. In addition to the €1 Houses project, the municipality has issued three public notices covering three precise areas of intervention.
First anti-depopulation notice: Extraordinary grants
The first noti...
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San Biagio Platani – Agrigento – Sicily
In the province of Agrigento, San Biagio Platani is joining the 1 euro houses initiative. This is how they organized in San Biagio Platani for the sale of houses for the symbolic price of 1 euro.
Getting to know San Biagio Platani
San Biagio Platani is an inland town of Agrigento, 38 kilometers from the regional capital city. It is located on the middle slope of a hill tha...
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Petralia Soprana – Palermo – Sicily
Another Sicilian municipality joins the Houses for 1 euro project. This time it is Petralia Soprana that extends its hand to those who want to move to the village. For the symbolic price of 1 euro, the buyer is dedicated to renovating the abandoned house. Here is all the information about it.
Getting to know Petralia Soprana
Petralia Soprana is a small town in the province...
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Palma di Montechiaro – Agrigento – Sicily
The municipality of Palma di Montechiaro joins the list of villages participating in the 1 euro houses project. First launched in August 2022, the houses for 1 euro initiative hopes to restore the city's historic center. Are you interested in the sale and purchase of 1 euro homes in Palma di Montechiaro? Here's how to join.
Getting to know Palma di Montechiaro
Palma di Mon...
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1 euro houses and Airbnb: Here comes the French family
Remember when Airbnb got involved in the 1 euro houses initiative? The €1 house in Sambuca was won by a French family.
The call, launched by Airbnb in January, sought a new host for the newly renovated €1 home. The 'host can live in the house for 1 euro for a year, taking care of it and doing the work of an Airbnb host.
Warm welcome from the Sambucese people
But who are t...
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Valguarnera Caropepe – Enna – Sicily
Valguarnera Caropepe joins the villages with Houses for 1 euro! The 1 euro houses project by Valguarnera Caropepe was launched a short time ago. First, they look for who would sell the houses at the symbolic price of 1 euro. Here's how to participate in the sale and purchase.
Getting to know Valguarnera Caropepe
Valguarnera Caropepe rises on the slopes of the Erei mountain...
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Salemi at the center of the world: The BBC series on houses for 1 euro arrives
Thanks to the 1 euro houses initiative, the municipality of Salemi reaches a new turning point. There will be a documentary series on houses for 1 euro, which will be broadcast on BBC One.
The collaboration between Salemi and Voltage TV for BBC One.
The British production company Voltage TV bought one of the houses put up for sale by the municipality at the symbolic price ...
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San Cataldo – Caltanissetta – Sicily
Another municipality in the province of Caltanissetta joins the 1 euro Houses project. It is the municipality of San Cataldo that offers houses at the symbolic price of 1 euro for those who want to relocate. Here is all the information currently available on 1 euro houses in San Cataldo.
Getting to know San Cataldo
San Cataldo rises in an internal hilly area, located 625 m...
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Serradifalco – Caltanisetta – Sicily
Serradifalco joins the 1 euro houses project in 2022. It had been approved in the council and now also the city council to the regulation to allow the sale of houses for 1 euro. Here's how to join the 1 euro houses project in Serradifalco.
Getting to know Serradifalco
From the early 1900s to today, Serradifalco has undergone a continuous demographic reduction until it reac...
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Troina with 1 Euro Houses and Borghi Magazine
The team of the 1 Euro Houses site collaborated with the Borghi Magazine in the publication of the article on Troina. The work carried out by the municipality to repopulate abandoned houses also includes the 1 Euro Houses project.
"Come and live in a most beautiful Italian village in Sicily and you will discover identity, history, beauty, sustainability and quality of life"...
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This Peruvian couple moved to Biccari in a 1 euro house
Here is the story of the Peruvian couple looking for a 1 euro house in Biccari. How is the purchase of Fernando and Jimena's 1 euro house going?
The Peruvians are coming to Biccari!
Biccari continues to attract new citizens from all over the world. The last family who wants to come and live in Biccari comes from Peru. Fernando Lanatta and Jimena Becerra is a Peruvian coupl...
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The stories of the Argentines in Mussomeli
More than 30 Argentines in Mussomeli bought 1 euro houses, thus making it their dream land. Here are their stories and experiences.
Argentines in Mussomeli: House at 1 euro for Érica
30 Argentines came from the town of Rosario in Argentina to Mussomeli. Among them also Érica Yáñez and her boyfriend Alexis.
“I've wanted to buy a house for a long time. With my 13 hours a d...
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Mussomeli: A success story with 1 euro houses
The small town of Mussomeli has been very successful with the 1 euro houses project. On the verge of abandonment, the municipality has restored its historic center, selling abandoned houses at symbolic prices for those who would renovate them and relocate to the village.
From the 14:40 minute of the Rai 3 Mediterranean program, we can see the example of those who sold and b...
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Piazza Armerina: Council approves the 1 euro houses project
The town of Piazza Armerina has approved the 1 euro houses project. Here's how to participate in the sale and purchase of houses at the symbolic price of 1 euro.
Small town in the province of Enna
Piazza Armerina is one of the many small Sicilian municipalities at risk of depopulation. To counter the abandonment of the village and the deterioration of abandoned houses, the...
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1 euro house in Sambuca: Meredith’s dream from Chicago
1 euro house in Sambuca? Here is Meredith Tabbone, financial advisor from Chicago and lover of the Italian dolce vita. Soon she will be able to realize her dream, moving to Sambuca into her renovated 1 euro house. How did she do it and what were the main difficulties on her way? Here's the story.
Americans in Sambuca di Sicilia
Like many Americans, especially those of Ital...
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In Leonforte 411 thousand euros to counteract depopulation
In Leonforte they are fighting depopulation both with the 1 euro housing project and with municipal funding. This is what 411 thousand euros will be dedicated to.
Depopulation in Leonforte
Depopulation in the small villages of the Sicilian hinterland is a very common phenomenon. Many try to counter it with the 1 euro houses project. But this is not the only direction munic...
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Piazza Armerina – Enna – Sicily
The 1 euro houses have arrived in Piazza Armerina! Here's how to join the project.
Getting to know Piazza Armerina
Piazza Armerina is a small town in the province of Enna. Located in the southern Erei mountains, the small village is surrounded by mixed forests full of eucalyptus, with the Lake Olivo nearby. Piazza Armerina has an extensive municipal area and is among the t...
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1 Euro Houses on Radio24
Last week, our Maurizio Berti participated in a radio interview on Radio24, talking about 1 euro houses. Here's what we said.
The 1 euro houses project in Italy
In the radio program, we mainly talked about the phenomenon of 1 euro houses in Sicily. Since Southern Italy suffers much more from depopulation, and therefore from an economic and job loss, the initiatives there a...
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Here are the 1 euro houses sold in Troina
In Troina, the 1 Euro Houses project paid off. The deed of purchase of one of the available houses has been officially signed.
1 euro houses in ancient districts of Troina
Two young Sicilian sisters, Roberta and Renata Rizzo, just bought one of the 1 euro houses available. Residents of Catenanuova and Padua respectivelly, they want to carry out an entrepreneurial project o...
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Houses in Sambuca bought by Americans
In Sambuca new home sales for 2 euros. This time it's a couple from the US who bought a house to renovate and to relocate to Sambuca.
Who are these US citizens who bought a house in Sambuca?
The American spouses Massoud Ahmadi and Shelley Spencer are business lawyers from Washington DC He is originally from Iran, she born and raised in the US. The couple has bought two yea...
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Living for free in Sambuca: The 1 euro house from Airbnb
An incredible opportunity to live in an Airbnb 1 euro house. The collaboration between the municipality of Sambuca di Sicilia and the well known company Airbnb brings news. They're launching the first pilot project: a renovated 1 euro house for FREE. Here's how it works.
How Airbnb's 1 Euro House project works
The project presented by Airbnb is simple: Move to Sicily, liv...
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Modica repopulates its historic center
Modica repopulates its center! There are 39 families that have moved (for rent or buying a house) in the center of Modica. Here are the details if you want to join the initiative too.
Modica's strategy to repopulate the city
Unlike the 1 euro houses initiative, Modica has embarked on a somewhat different strategy. With incentives dedicated to families, willing to buy or re...
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Corleone – Palermo – Sicily
Corleone joins the 1 Euro Houses Project. How does the symbolic price houses initiative work in the small Sicilian town and at what stage is the project at?
Getting to know Corleone
Most of the foreign (and possibly local) audience knows Corleone from the films and books The Godfather. The idea, conceived in the books of the American Mario Puzo, were developed in one of th...
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New sales for 2 euro houses in Sambuca
In Sambuca, a new successful tender: they sold other houses for 2 euros. When will a new call for tenders come up and how to join the Sambuca initiative?
Another 8 properties were sold in Sambuca. The small town reborn with the 1 euro houses initiative continues to make houses available at a symbolic price. For those who want to buy them, they can get involved through the c...
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Leonforte – Enna – Sicily
The 1 Euro Houses initiative was just initiated in the small town of Leonforte. The 1 euro houses in Leonforte will be made available shortly, starting with the resolution signed at the end of October.
Getting to know Leonforte
Leonforte is a town in the province of Enna, in the heart of Sicily. The town extends itself on the slope of a hill and reaches up to 700 meters in...
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Buy houses for 1 euro in Itala
New houses were sold for 1 euro in the small village of Itala . The purchase was made by an American and there is no shortage of newcomers in the small Sicilian village.
To enhance the town and to give a new impetus to the entire municipal area, the municipality of Itala has put dilapidated and abandoned houses up for sale at the price of 1 euro. In the 1 euro houses team, ...
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Calatafimi Segesta adheres to the 1 Euro Houses project with 58 properties
Calatafimi Segesta, in the province of Trapani, joins the 1 Euro Houses project. The municipality has made available 58 properties. Purchase through an auction will be possible by 31 October 2021.
The country has recently joined the 1 Euro Houses initiative. The goal is to enhance an urban heritage that was slowly disappearing. The idea is to put old houses for sale to be r...
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Calatafimi Segesta – Trapani – Sicily
New call for property acquisition with
auction base at only 1 Euro.
There are 48 properties on offer but there is only until November 30 to participate!
Discover all the 1€ houses on the official website of the City of Calatafimi Segesta.
Another municipality joins the €1 Homes project. This time, it is the small village of Calatafimi Segesta, in the province of Trapani...
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1 Euro Houses in Sicily: Caltagirone approves the project
The 1 Euro Houses project in Sicily expands! It was also approved in Caltagirone. With the approval of the project, Caltagirone opens the purchase requests. Once purchased, the 1 euro houses must also be renovated.
Unlike other previous initiatives in Sicily of the 1 euro houses that have concerned small villages (such as Gangi, Salemi, Sambuca di Sicilia, Mussomeli, Racalm...
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There are 1 euro houses availble in Castiglione di Sicilia
The municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia has launched the 1 Euro Houses Project, named "Houses in the Borough." Currently, 20 properties are available for 1 euro. Where are they located and how to buy them?
The Municipality guarantees this project without any interference in private interests and provides for the publication of the call and advertising of the initiative a...
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Did you catch the news? In Sambuca there are houses at 2 euros
After the great success of the Case project at 1 euro, Sambuca doubles. For sale now the houses at 2 euros! How to become homeowners for 2 euros in Sambuca and where they are located in the city?
The local authorities of Sambuca di Sicilia increase the prices of real estate, or rather, double them: a new batch of houses for two euros has just been launched on the market.
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1 Euro Houses in San Piero Patti: the notice is published
The Municipal Administration of San Piero Patti,led by the mayor Salvino Fiore,announces that the notice for the assignment of the 1 euro houses has been published. The 1 Euro Houses project was launched at the beginning of the year. Now, the municipality of San Piero Patti has 1 Euro Houses available for sale.
The objective of the Municipal Administration is to recover and...
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Pettineo – Messina – Sicily offers 1 Euro Houses
The 1 Euro Houses project in Sicily are also expanding in the municipality of Pettineo. In July 2021, the city council with the mayor Domenico Ruffino, launch 1 Euro Houses Project in Pettineo. How does the project work and what are the 1 Euro Houses available?
Getting to know Pettineo
Located at the foot of Mount S. Cuono on the western Nebrodi, Pettineo looks like a char...
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Houses at 2 euros available in Sambuca
Sambuca launches a new call, this time selling houses for 2 euros.
The continuation of the 1 Euro Houses Po+roject in the municipality of Sambuca is sure. Sambuca, a small Sicilian town, is one of the success stories that used the project for the development of the abandoned village.
Now, after many successful calls, the municipality launches a new 2 Euro Houses initiative.
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Saponara – Messina – Sicily
The Municipality of Saponara in the province of Messina in Sicily has also decided to join the 1 Euro Houses Project.
Panorama of Saponara in the province of Messina in Sicily. Credits by Wikipedia
We will present more information and updates shortly.
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Terms Imerese – PA – Sicily
Termini Imerese
Currently the 1 Euro Houses Project in
Termini Imerese
is suspended for lack of real estate.
Follow these pages for updates.
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Canicattì – Agrigento – Sicilia
The project "Residential property for sale for just 1€ - La Casa a 1 euro" in Agrigento, Canicattì
The municipality of Canicattì also to start the restoration the historic center that, for its beauty, deserves to be revived. It adopts a regulation for the recovery of abandoned houses.
Owners who are not interested or unable to renovate buildings that are in a state of dis...
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Racalmuto – Agrigento – Sicilia
The Municipal Administration of Racalmuto promotes the enhancement of the urban fabric of the historic center by initiating the 1 Euro Houses Project.
In the initial phase it intends to acquire houses available for sale by citizens who own old properties located in the historic center of Racalmuto.
The next step will be the recovery and use of these properties by agencies ...
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1 Euro Houses in Caltagirone – Catania – Sicilia
So much determination is placed by the municipal administration in the 1 Euro Houses project in Caltagirone.
The historic centre of the City of Caltagirone, already recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, needs conservation interventions as well as renovations of abandoned houses.
A place of charm that through the initiative of the 1 Euro Houses project will see to its e...
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1 euro houses in Grotte – Agrigento – Sicilia
The Municipality of Grotte approved the 1 euro houses project with a municipal resolution in September 2020. The initiative is aimed at combating depopulation, as in other Sicilian villages. Here, the municipality of Grotte expects participation from private individuals who wish to join the project and from owners who want to sell their properties at the symbolic price of 1 eu...
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Castel di Lucio – Messina – Sicilia
Already a medieval village inserted in the authentic villages of Italy, Castel di Lucio enters the 1 euro houses projects to revalue the historic centre where there are many abandoned houses that need to be renovated.
With its 1200 inhabitants, the municipality wants to strengthen the tourism and economy of its region, as has already happened in several Sicilian villages with...
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Castiglione di Sicilia – Catania – Sicilia
Castiglione di Sicilia,a medieval village inserted in the authentic villages ofItaly, becomes part of the 1 euro houses projects with an initiative in which the aim is to revalue some neighbourhoods of the medieval village, but with a distinction between buildings in poor condition (to be included in the initiative houses at 1 euro) and buildings in fair condition that need li...
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San Piero Patti – Messina – Sicily
The municipality of San Piero Patti joins the 1 Euro Houses Project. The mayor announced the provision of the 1 Euro Houses in July 2021. What are the rules to join the San Piero Patti project and what are the 1 Euro Houses available?
Getting to know San Piero Patti
The territory of the municipality of San Piero Patti has the shape of an ivy leaf. It borders to the southea...
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New 1 Euro Houses in Salemi, Sicily
An auction is available for the first 36 real estate units in the town Salemi, located in the province of Trapani. In 2016, Salemi has been included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
For more information on this, visit the web page here.
Sources:
https://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/speciali/2021/04/16/a-salemi-riavviata-liniziativa-case-a-1-euro_a249d05f...
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Regalbuto – Enna – Sicilia
1 Euro Houses in Regalbuto. An important opportunity for the town to sell dilapidated or dangerous properties of the historic centre and the suburbs at a symbolic figure. The new owners will be in charge of the renovation costs.
"The sale of 1 euro houses stems from the desire to counter the population abandonment and give new life to some areas, oncluding the old District...
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Buy a huge house with 1 euro: Cecilia’s incredible story – VelvetGossip
It happened in Sicily,in the semi-abandoned village of Mussomeli,where an Argentine girl bought with only 1 euro a building of 250 square meters. 3-storey. The shocking news blew up the web and now it is hoped that many others will imitate this beautiful gesture.
1 euro to repopulate the country
Cecilia Solari,of Argentine origin, is now in all respects an inhabitant of ...
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Augusta – Syracuse – Sicily
Sicily is still the protagonist of the 1 Euro Houses Project with the participation of the city of Augusta. The City Council has approved the project aimed at the recovery and enhancement of abandoned buildings in the historic center. The municipality's goal is to attract new residents and encourage investment.
Getting to know Augusta
The city of Augusta is located on the...
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