Meet the Americans, Brits, and Europeans flocking to Italy’s rural ghost towns to buy abandoned, dilapidated homes for $1

Posted on 12/09/201909/08/2021 by Maurizio Berti

I traveled all the way to Sicily to speak with numerous foreigners who had decided to invest, as well as town mayors, deputy mayors, and councillors.

Sorgente: Meet the Americans, Brits, and Europeans flocking to Italy’s rural ghost towns to buy abandoned, dilapidated homes for $1

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