€1 homes in Abruzzo: the 2026 initiative revitalises a historic village

Italy is seeing a growing number of municipalities put abandoned homes up for sale at the symbolic price of €1 in an effort to counter population decline in historic villages. It is not simply a form of place marketing. The €1 homes scheme in Abruzzo is one of the country’s more established and well-documented examples, centred on a town that has drawn interest from Italian and overseas buyers and…