>I have seen a lot of articles about Italy's 'dollar homes' which is a symptom of the same problem. If I may, as an Italian, those are symptoms of a different

>I have seen a lot of articles about Italy's 'dollar homes' which is a symptom of the same problem. If I may, as an Italian, those are symptoms of a different problem, there are a number of (small) villages that are simply inconvenient (because they are difficult to reach, offer no "entertainment" nor jobs, often miss a number of services, etc.). I.e. there are reasons why they were largely abandoned in the last few decades. If you are (Italian or foreigner) retired or working from home and interested into living a life outside the chaos of modern life those places are just fine (and are often beautiful), but you need to take into account the drawbacks.