The entire village in Italian Alps was put up for sale on online auction site eBay. Original price is only €245,000, according to ee24.com citing propertyshowrooms.com. One house in Italy in many regions costs more expensive.
The picturesque village near Turin has 14 homes requiring major repairs. In the future, this place is possible to be converted into a small resort with cottages, hotels and restaurants. Nearby is the Gran Paradiso National Park, so the locals are sure that investor can restore buildings and attract tourists.
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Marco Bussone of the National Union of Mountain Communities in Italy, says that a year ago, the organization began to compose a register villages in Piedmont that can be recovered and effectively used. The buyer should make the careful restoration in harmony with local traditions.
Selling of villages in Europe is not a novelty. We have already mentioned about a village that was available for renting out in Spain, and about another village that was put up for sale together with the residents in Bulgaria.