Tuscany is renowned for its natural beauty, exquisite wines, and rich historical heritage, but also for its villages, towns, and small cities facing depopulation, causing damage not only to local ...

A national law has created a huge hurdle for offloading some historic, and very cheap, houses. In central Italy’s medieval town of Patrica, a strategy to breathe new life into empty properties has hit ...

However, buying a home in Italy for a fraction of the price you’d normally pay seems too good to be true – and for some people, it is, The Sun reports. It may come as no surprise that when you buy a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. Looking over the rooftops of Biccari in Puglia. Italy, which is ...

The town of Gangi, Sicily, was among the first in Italy to start selling houses in the historical centre for one euro to combat depopulation. Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP Foreign buyers are reviving ...

In 2019, the southern Italian village of Sambuca di Sicilia went viral for selling off homes for as little as €1. Schemes like this have become a popular way for rural towns with dwindling populations ...

We take a look at the ins and outs of buying a €1 home in Italy, with a few recommendations. Whether it’s the Alpine villages or the beach towns of Sicily, almost everyone has at least once fantasised ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. Carrega Ligure, a village in northern Italy, and Latronico, a small ...