31/10/2025
🏡 The Myth of the €1 Houses in Italy - Why We Keep Seeing Them Everywhere
I keep coming across those posts again and again - “Buy a house in Tuscany for just 1 EURO!” A romantic little stone house, vineyards on the horizon, espresso in hand... all for the price of a coffee ☕ It sounds like a dream - but let’s be honest: it’s mostly a myth these days.
Many years ago, a few Italian villages really did launch these symbolic €1 house programs. The goal was to bring life back to abandoned towns. The catch? You had to renovate the property within a few years - and that often meant spending tens of thousands of euros.
Fast forward to now: the “€1 house” posts you see on Facebook are rarely true. They spread because they work - they grab attention, get shared, and boost engagement. The algorithm loves them. 🪝
But if you’re actually interested in buying a cheap house in Italy, there’s a more realistic path.
👉 Go straight to the real sources: Immobiliare.it & Idealista.it
These platforms genuinely work and have great filters - region, price, renovation state, even “sea view” 🌊 - and they’re updated daily.
Now, let’s talk numbers. A habitable house in Italy usually starts around €60,000 and up, depending on the location, condition, and distance from major cities or the coast.
For this price, don’t expect too much - most likely it’ll be a small townhouse that needs some refurbishing, not a country villa. Often, the ad will come from a local real estate company, and it’s really worth contacting them directly. Sometimes they’ll show you other houses not listed on the big platforms, hidden away on their own websites.
So no - you won’t get a Tuscan farmhouse for €1 anymore.
But you can still find charming little homes, beautiful old stones, and quiet villages that are full of heart (and sunshine). ☀️
💬 Would you ever dare to buy an old Italian house and bring it back to life?
