If you want to impress your friend , take them to the swanky new bar in town and order a unit of ammunition of flame sambuca shot , which are made from Italian anise - flavoredliqueur . If you want to impress them even more , tell them you just bought a home in Sambuca , an old Italian town on the Mediterranean island of Sicily .
A slight extreme ? mayhap . But with home selling there for as little as € 1 ( roughly $ 1.14 ) , you ca n’t beat the price . AsThe Guardianreports , dozens of homes in Sambuca are currently on the grocery store " for less than the monetary value of a takeaway coffee " as local official attempt to lure newcomers to the brow Ithiel Town . Over the geezerhood , many of Sambuca ’s residents have moved to big city , leaving their former home defect .
Sambuca was founded by the ancient Greeks but was later conquered by Arab groups , which explains the blending of Moorish and Baroque influences that can be seen in the townsfolk ’s architecture . City hall have the homes that are presently up for sale , and locals officials have been singing the townspeople ’s praises in hope of wooing buyers .
" Sambuca is known as the City of Splendor , " Giuseppe Cacioppo , Sambuca ’s deputy mayor and holidaymaker councilor , tellsCNN . " This productive patch of land is dubbed the Earthly Paradise . We ’re located inside a raw second-stringer , packed with history . Gorgeous beaches , woods , and mountains surround us . It ’s silent and passive , an idyllic retreat for a detox halt . "
( Lowercase sambuca , by the manner , originatedin the Italian interface Civitavecchia , not far from Rome . However , Sambuca is plate to many wine maker . )
Officials say buyers will be capable to move in rapidly , but as always , there ’s a catch . Some of the home plate are " badly in need of a makeover , " Cacioppo pronounce , and buyers will have three year to give at least $ 17,000 to home repairs . They will also involve to fork over well-nigh $ 5700 for a surety deposit , which will be returned once the work is complete .
If this still sounds like a good deal to you , email case1euro@comune.sambucadisicilia.ag.it for additional details .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
