Narrator: And that's Gillian, a new homeowner in Sambuca, Sicily, a picturesque town in Italy's countryside in danger of dying out. That is, until the government started selling abandoned homes ...

Sambuca di Sicilia is hoping to continue years of success with its latest scheme to sell off abandoned homes at a very low ...

In this week's Moving to Italy newsletter, we look at key things to consider to get the best possible deal on your Italian ...

After seeing huge demand for its previous home schemes in 2019 and 2021, Sicily's Sambuca di Sicilia is preparing ... buyers currently travelling to Italy, and those planning a trip in spring ...

Italy's rural ... In June, I traveled to Sicily to visit some of the towns that had employed these schemes to see what they were really like. In particular, I stayed in Sambuca, a charming town ...

Buying a cheap home in Italy as a foreigner is often the easy part, it's the renovation where things get complicated. But one ...

"In the last 40 years people, especially young people, left the countryside to find work in bigger cities, and those small villages like Mussomeli became abandoned all over Italy," said Italian real ...

You won't want to stay in one place while visiting Sicily. As the largest island in ... with a cathedral and even thermal baths. Travel to Italy is generally safe, even though it's rife with ...

Italian rescuers pulled four bodies from collapsed buildings in Sicily on Monday after a suspected gas explosion. At least seven people have now died after the blast destroyed four residential ...

Sicily has long been a place of emigration - its people leaving to find work opportunities in northern Italy and the rest of Europe. At night the town whimpers to life with a couple of takeaway ...

The best time to visit Sicily is from May to June or September to October. These late spring and early fall months offer hospitable temperatures in the 70s and low 80s, which are ideal for temple ...