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Podcast: Unpacked by Afar
Episode: What Happens After You Buy That One-Euro Italian House?
Description: Welcome to Unpacked, Five Questions, a new series where we go behind the scenes of one great travel story.
In this episode, host Katherine LaGrave sits down with Afar contributing writer Lisa Abend, who recently traveled to Sicily to investigate the viral phenomenon of European countries selling homes for one euro. Based in Copenhagen, Lisa explores what really happens after the headlines fade—both for the buyers chasing their dreams and the Sicilian communities welcoming newcomers.
She shares what it's like to be an outsider in a tight-knit village, the reality behind those too-good-to-be-true property de...