Historic buildings for sale

Towers rising above stone walls, centuries-old trees casting long shadows, and a swimming pool designed for every season. This is neither a film set nor a museum piece, but Castelleone Castle in Deruta, Umbria, currently on the market for €13.5 million.

If you’ve got a soft spot for homes with real character, it honestly doesn’t get much quirkier than buying a trullo house in Italy.

Imagine swapping your usual four walls for a whitewashed roundhouse with a quirky pointy hat, right in the heel of Italy’s boot.

The list of Italian villages offering houses for sale for one euro is still growing. The Sicilian village of Leonforte has also decided to offer the houses in its characteristic Baroque historic centre for a symbolic price.

Italy is famous for its traditional homes, with a huge variety to be found up and down the country. One such type of property is the trullo, a circular, pyramid-shaped building found mainly in the Itria Valley, located between the provinces of Brindisi, Bari and Taranto.

There is no end to the initiatives of small Italian municipalities in Italy that put their houses up for sale for 1 euro.

Tuscany, with its beautiful landscapes, its quiet villages and its medieval estates, is a very popular holiday destination for tourists from all over the world. Here you can still find authentic buildings like this old 14th century monastery in Chianti, Siena.

Amongst the Italian state properties which are found for sale via online auctions, there are also old convents.