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Italian towns are selling abandoned houses for just 1 Euro to combat depopulation and revitalize historic centers
While houses cost 1€, you must invest €15,000-€50,000 in renovations within 3 years.
You're legally obligated to renovate the property according to local building codes and historical preservation guidelines.
Most programs require a €5,000 deposit that's refunded upon completion of renovations.
Properties are typically in small, rural towns trying to combat depopulation - research the area carefully.
Interactive map and comprehensive listings of 1 Euro house projects across Italy.
Non-profit platform focused on rural Italy redevelopment, including 1 Euro houses and bargain properties.
Major Italian property portal that regularly posts about 1 Euro house programs and cheap properties.
Individual buildings with official municipal property sheets—not just towns with a program.
Source: Comune di Guardia Sanframondi
Guardia Sanframondi, Campania
A multi-level historic-centre property documented by the municipality with cadastral plan, aerial location and exterior photographs.
Source: Comune di Guardia Sanframondi
Guardia Sanframondi, Campania
Includes Vico Secondo Morrone 19
The municipal sheet records a residential unit with a small ground-floor ancillary space and identifies both entrances.
A published sheet confirms that the property is part of the municipal project, not that it is still unassigned. Ask the town office to confirm availability and request the full rules before applying.
Official municipal programs and calls to watch beyond the individual properties listed above.
Molise
Province of Campobasso
Castropignano's €1-home page publishes the municipal regulation (Regolamento case a 1 euro), dated 20 June 2023 and last updated 27 August 2024; no buyer call or closure notice appears.
Campania
Province of Caserta
Pietramelara’s €1-home program in the historic borgo lets owners offer vacant properties for €1 and buyers declare interest; page updated 2021-02-03 and no current deadline is stated.
View official municipality pageAbruzzo
Province of Teramo
Comune di Morro d'Oro seeks declarations from owners of degraded historic-centre buildings willing to sell at a symbolic €1 for recovery; buyers can also register interest. No specific homes listed as available.
Sicilia
Province of Messina
Official Comune di Pettineo 'Case a un euro' page: notice, regulation and forms for owners (Modulo A) and buyers (Modulo B) for symbolic-price sale of unused centre homes. No specific homes listed as available.
Molise
Province of Campobasso
The municipality's €1-home initiative is published for both prospective buyers and owners who want to offer a property.
Campania
Province of Benevento
Guardia Sanframondi's official 'Casa a 1 euro' page provides the municipal regulation, English guidance, owner expression-of-interest forms, and a reopening-of-terms notice; no closure is indicated.
Emilia-Romagna
Province of Piacenza
Farini has launched a €1-home program with renovation and timing requirements. Confirm available buildings directly with the municipality.
View official municipality pageSardinia
Province of Sassari
The municipality reopened intake for owners who want to offer unused historic-centre properties. Buyer inventory may follow after review.
Sicily
Province of Caltanissetta
The municipality is inviting owners of unused or abandoned homes to apply for inclusion in its dedicated €1-home list.
Sicily
Province of Enna
The active municipal service accepts buyer applications and publishes property sheets, while stating that its list is continuously updated.
Basilicata
Province of Potenza
The updated municipal page accepts buyer and seller submissions; buyers must identify the property number shown on the municipal noticeboard.
Sicily
Province of Palermo
The municipality published a new expression of interest for owners to offer properties to the €1-home project, with an application form attached.
Molise
Province of Campobasso
The updated municipal page provides forms for owners to offer properties and for prospective buyers, but it does not confirm current buyer inventory.
Emilia-Romagna
Province of Rimini
Casteldelci's official page announces the start of its 'Case a 1 euro' project after a 12 September 2025 council resolution, with public notice, guidelines and expression-of-interest documents; no closure is indicated.
Sicily
Province of Agrigento
Ravanusa has opened a manifestation of interest to collect abandoned, low-value properties, inviting owners to submit a free-transfer availability form.
Sicily
Province of Agrigento
The municipal project page links to a €1-home list, but it gives no current buyer deadline or application procedure.
Molise
Province of Campobasso
The municipality says the program is under review and its property list is temporarily hidden while participating homes are verified.
Campania
Province of Avellino
The fourth municipal call listed 11 publicly owned homes, but applications were limited to 30 days after the February 2025 notice.
Sicily
Province of Messina
The municipality published rules for transferring abandoned or degraded municipal homes, but it does not confirm a current call or inventory.
View official municipality pageSicily
Province of Agrigento
The updated municipal project page provides rules and owner forms, but it does not identify current buyer inventory or an active application round.
Abruzzo
Province of L'Aquila
Municipal page for Pratola Peligna's €1-home program, last updated 13 August 2026; it lists a March 2026 showcase and an August 2026 ranking, but no current buyer call or deadline is stated.
Sicily
Province of Messina
Gallodoro's March 2025 extended notice invited applications to select assignees for four historic-centre €1-home lots; the page shows no deadline or closure.
Abruzzo
Province of Pescara
The February 2026 results say four of five homes were assigned and one, plus other homes, will be offered in a future call; no current buyer round is published.
Sicily
Province of Palermo
The municipal page retains a 2025 notice, property sheets, and buyer and seller forms, but it does not confirm a current buyer deadline or unassigned inventory.
Calabria
Province of Catanzaro
The May 2026 municipal page provides owner and buyer interest forms for the €1-home project, but it does not confirm a current buyer call or available inventory.
Abruzzo
Province of Chieti
The updated municipal page invites owners to offer historic-centre properties and provides seller and buyer forms; current buyer inventory is not confirmed.
View official municipality pageSicily
Province of Messina
The municipal €1-home regulation page was updated in February 2026, but it provides no current call, deadline, or property inventory.
View official municipality pageTuscany
Province of Lucca
The municipal page, updated in May 2026, identifies homes as currently available, but it does not publish a buyer application deadline or a current call.
Sicily
Province of Caltanissetta
The municipal page, updated in May 2025, provides documentation on the €1-home transfer procedure but does not confirm a current buyer call or available inventory.
Sicily
Province of Caltanissetta
The municipal service is marked active and accepts online requests with buyer and seller forms; it does not identify current property inventory or a fixed buyer deadline.
Lazio
Province of Viterbo
The municipal page, updated in February 2026, says the initiative is ongoing and provides buyer and owner forms, but it does not confirm current property inventory or a buyer deadline.
Calabria
Province of Reggio Calabria
The municipal project page, updated in September 2025, lists owner submissions and past assignments but does not publish a current buyer call or explicitly confirm unassigned inventory.
Sicily
Province of Agrigento
The council approved the €1-home program and published a form for owners to propose properties; no buyer-facing call or current inventory is confirmed.
“Open program” does not guarantee that a specific home is still available. Always confirm inventory, deadlines, deposits, and renovation obligations with the municipality before spending money.
Thousands of people from around the world have successfully purchased and renovated 1 Euro houses in Italy. Many have turned them into beautiful homes, B&Bs, or vacation rentals, becoming part of vibrant local communities.
Towns like Sambuca di Sicilia, Mussomeli, and Ollolai have seen remarkable transformations thanks to this program.
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