Are 1 euro houses in Italy real?

Yes. Comuni with empty, abandoned houses sell them for a nominal euro to buyers who commit to renovating them within a deadline and leave a deposit as a guarantee. The house is real; the one euro is the headline, not the cost.

Can foreigners buy 1 euro houses?

In most schemes, yes — several say so explicitly, and nationality is rarely a condition. What you need is a codice fiscale, the deposit, and a renovation plan you can deliver in time. Buying one does not give you the right to live in Italy.

What are the conditions for a 1 euro house?

Typically a guarantee of a few thousand euros, returned when the work is done; a renovation project filed within months of the deed; works started soon after the permit and finished within about three years. Each comune sets its own terms in its bando.

How much does a 1 euro house really cost?

Allow for the deposit, roughly €2,500–4,000 for the notary and taxes, a survey, and the renovation — commonly €30,000 to well over €100,000 depending on size and state. The calculator on this site will do the sum for a real house.

Where are the 1 euro houses in Italy?

Mostly in small towns in Sicily, Sardinia, Campania, Molise, Abruzzo and Lazio that are losing people. We have 10 schemes on file, of which 7 are reported open or selling now.

Is there a map of 1 euro houses in Italy?

Yes — the map on this site shows every comune, and each scheme town links to its own page with the scheme's status and the comune's official notice.

The guide · one euro homes

1 euro houses in Italy

The one-euro houses are real, and the list of towns running them changes every few months. Here is every scheme we have checked against the comune's own notice — which are open, which have quietly closed, and what the conditions actually are.

7 of the 10 schemes on file are reported open or selling now.

Updated September 2026 · figures from ISTAT

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The 1 euro house schemes, 2026

“Reported open” means we found it running; we mark a scheme verified only once we have confirmed it with the comune or its official bando. Always read that notice before planning around a scheme.

Bisaccia

Reported open

Avellino, Campania · deposit €3,000

Sells from an entire earthquake-vacated historic quarter — adjoining houses are realistically available.

Checked 2026-08-17

Castropignano

Reported open · verified

Campobasso, Molise

The comune's official Case a 1 € page is live (updated August 2024) with the programme regulation attached. Financial terms sit in the regulation rather than on the page — read it, or ask us to walk you through it.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

Fabbriche di Vergemoli

Reported open · verified

Lucca, Tuscany

Active and honest about scale: the comune's English-language 1€-houses page (updated August 2025) currently lists exactly one available property, in the alpine hamlet of Bovaio. This runs as facilitated private sales, not a bando.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

Montresta

Reported open · verified

Oristano, Sardinia

A live €1 avviso on the comune's document platform: open to non-residents and third-sector organisations, for homes, co-housing, tourism or commercial use, with a binding obligation to renovate. No deposit figure is stated in the avviso itself.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

Mussomeli

Reported open · verified

Caltanissetta, Sicily · deposit €5,000

Active and buyer-friendly: the comune sells directly, with no nationality restriction in the official purchase form. Security is a €5,000 three-year guarantee policy, and the real deadlines are a chain — deed within 6 months, renovation project filed within 1 year, works started within 6 months of the permit.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

Norma

Reported open

Latina, Lazio

Reported as newly launching a €1-house programme in 2026 — early enough that paperwork-ready buyers have an advantage.

Checked 2026-08-17

San Piero Patti

Reported open

Messina, Sicily

Active scheme with its first completed €1 sale reported in 2025–26 — proof the process finishes here.

Checked 2026-08-17

Sambuca di Sicilia

Paused · verified

Agrigento, Sicily · deposit €5,000

The 'Case a 3 Euro' auction round (10 houses, €3 base, €5,000 deposit, 36-month renovation obligation) closed in October 2024 and the award report is published — that round is done. Watch for the next bando.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

Zungoli

Paused · verified

Avellino, Campania

The fourth round — 11 historic-centre properties — was announced in February 2025 with a 30-day expression-of-interest window, now passed. The comune runs these in batches; the next is worth being paperwork-ready for.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

Patrica

Closed · verified

Frosinone, Lazio

The comune's own showcase page now reads 'NON PIÙ DISPONIBILI' — the €1 stock is gone. The open market has picked up the slack: real houses here start around €5,000, an hour from Rome.

Checked 2026-08-18 · the comune's notice

The conditions attached to a 1 euro house

A guarantee — usually a few thousand euros as a deposit or insurance policy, kept by the comune if you miss a deadline.
A deadline chain: the deed within months, a renovation project filed within about a year, works started soon after the permit.
A finished renovation, commonly within three years.
Sometimes a use — living there, a business, or a holiday let — depending on the comune.

Miss a link in the chain and the guarantee is at risk. Ask the comune for the whole chain in writing before you bid.

What a 1 euro house really costs

The one euro is the least of it. On a typical 90 m² house that needs a full renovation, the notary and taxes, the survey and the building work together come to tens of thousands of euros — which is still remarkable, and completely different from one euro.

Run the true-cost calculator, and read where else cheap houses in Italy come from.

1 euro houses: questions people ask

Are 1 euro houses in Italy real?: Yes. Comuni with empty, abandoned houses sell them for a nominal euro to buyers who commit to renovating them within a deadline and leave a deposit as a guarantee. The house is real; the one euro is the headline, not the cost.
Can foreigners buy 1 euro houses?: In most schemes, yes — several say so explicitly, and nationality is rarely a condition. What you need is a codice fiscale, the deposit, and a renovation plan you can deliver in time. Buying one does not give you the right to live in Italy.
What are the conditions for a 1 euro house?: Typically a guarantee of a few thousand euros, returned when the work is done; a renovation project filed within months of the deed; works started soon after the permit and finished within about three years. Each comune sets its own terms in its bando.
How much does a 1 euro house really cost?: Allow for the deposit, roughly €2,500–4,000 for the notary and taxes, a survey, and the renovation — commonly €30,000 to well over €100,000 depending on size and state. The calculator on this site will do the sum for a real house.
Where are the 1 euro houses in Italy?: Mostly in small towns in Sicily, Sardinia, Campania, Molise, Abruzzo and Lazio that are losing people. We have 10 schemes on file, of which 7 are reported open or selling now.
Is there a map of 1 euro houses in Italy?: Yes — the map on this site shows every comune, and each scheme town links to its own page with the scheme's status and the comune's official notice.

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