Evening & Standard. 14 March 2023. Emma Magnus Italy's €1 home scheme is the stuff of dreams. The kind that start on a dull winter’s day in London, say, sparking a vision of a new life in the Italian sunshine, living in a house that costs less than an espresso. Introduced in 2008, the scheme was intended to combat depopulation in rural towns, revitalising them with new...
Wayviator. 12 January 2021. Will small homes that cost "one euro"* and migration back to small towns change Sicily? A volunteer team in Cammarata, Sicily thinks so. You may have heard about the phenomenon that has been sweeping through villages and towns in Italy and other countries — “one-euro homes”. One-euro homes refer to residential properties, usually in need of rehabilitation, that can...
CNN. Julia Buckley. May 25, 2021 (CNN) — In 2019, the Sicilian town of Cammarata made headlines around the world with its daring bid for new residents. Everyone's heard of Italy's €1 house schemes, of course. But how about a town giving away houses for free? Cammarata promised to waive the standard symbolic fee for those wanting to start a new life there. There was just one problem. So...
NZ Herald. March 15, 2021. Thomas Bywater Another picturesque plot of Italian countryside is up for sale for next to nothing. Laurenzana is the latest town to put houses on sale to developers for the nominal fee of €1. About $1.66. Just across from the charming castle town neighbouring Mussomeli and Zungoli launched similar schemes. There are countless schemes €1 villas to drive rural regeneration....
The Manual. Mike Richard November 8, 2019 Every few months, another tiny European town decides to start giving away property in a bid to lure foreigners to move there. Italy popularized the scheme with municipalities in Sicily and Naples selling homes for about $1. Now, the town of Cammarata is upping the ante by giving away homes for free. Read more here....
CNBC. Taylor Locke. November 8, 2019. It could cost between $133,000 and $2.8 million to purchase a home in Sicily, Italy, according to Realtor.com. But now, in Cammarata, an ancient town located in central Sicily, homes are being offered for free. However, there is a catch. In order for new residents to land a free home, they must present a clear renovation proposal for the property and renovate it...
Yahoo Finance AU. Lucy Dean. November 6, 2019. Colorful buildings nestled in the hillside, cobblestoned streets and grazing animals. The Sicilian town of Cammarata sounds like a fairytale, but for the residents, its anything but. The picturesque spot has become the latest in a long line of Italian towns to offer houses for just over a dollar, or even for free, in a bid to draw people back to the largely...
Independent. Helen Coffey. November 4, 2019. Another Italian town has resorted to giving away historic buildings for free in order to attract new residents and revive its fortunes. Cammarata in Sicily is the latest destination to lure inhabitants with the promise of complimentary housing after more than 100 buildings in the historic centre have been left abandoned. Vincenzo Giambrone, the mayor of...
MIrror. Chris Kitching. November 2, 2019. The mountainside community of Cammarata boasts sweeping views of Mount Etna and gorgeous sunsets on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and is rich in history. But with its population is dwindling and many buildings sitting empty, Mayor Vincenzo Giambrone has launched an ambitious scheme to save his home town and its historic centre. He is convincing owners of...