A one-stop shopThe website includes auctions on houses in Mussomeli, a Baroque town in Sicily. However, Italy's small hilltop towns in less fashionable rural areas have never recovered from post-World War II emigration. Why the houses are so cheapThere are houses in Campofelice di Fitalia, a village not far from Corleone in Sicily (pictured). Digital nomad-friendlyVetto is an hour away from Reggio Emilia, on Italy's main high-speed railway line. Mussomeli , which has a further two houses, is a larger town of around 11,000 residents, in central Sicily, which basks in sunshine, even in winter.

Source: CNN December 19, 2020 08:58 UTC