The Italian village first went viral in 2019 when it auctioned off old homes ... first sale helped revamp the local economy ...

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 ...

Previously largely unknown, even to some Italians, Sambuca has since welcomed so many Americans that it’s been nicknamed “Italy’s ... round of one-euro homes up for sale, triggering a ...