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Sambuca Di Sicilia is offering 15 more derelict homes in the idyllic Italian countryside for sale for less than the cost of a coffee.
A picturesque Italian town with a view of Mt Etna, is selling run down villas for just €1 (NZ$1.69), but Kiwis may not be able to buy. According to
The Telegraph, Sambuca Di Sicilia, a tiny hill top town in sunny Sicily, is releasing 15 more run down homes onto the market, after a successful sale of 17 homes two years ago. In the 2018 sale, the homes went to buyers from around the world and it seems the Italian city’s mayor is hoping for a similar bump to the region’s population and fortunes with a second sale.
Sicilian town offers fresh chance to snap up house for â¬1
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Rome: For anyone yearning for a new start once the pandemic is over, it could prove hard to resist.
A picturesque hilltop town in Sicily is preparing to offer 15 historic houses for sale, each for just â¬1 ($1.57).
Sambuca will be offering 15 houses for 1 euro each.
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The town was overwhelmed with international interest when the first phase of the project was announced, when it put up for sale 17 houses â all of them requiring a substantial investment to make them habitable again.
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A new batch of historic homes in Sambuca will be put up for sale as soon as the pandemic permits
The historic centre of Sambuca
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For anyone yearning for a new start once the pandemic is over, it could prove hard to resist.
A picturesque hill-top town in Sicily is preparing to offer 15 historic houses for sale, each for just €1 (88p).
The village of Sambuca has been buoyed by the success of the first phase of the initiative, in which 17 properties owned by the council were snapped up by people from around the world for the price of an espresso.