La tua Casa a Latronico

My wife and I so fell in love with Latronico that we are buying three homes there. Imposing Monte Alpi forms a beautiful backdrop to this hilltop town located inside Pollino National Park, Italy’s largest. Latronico is the “City of Wellness,” with enchanting cascades and thermal spas. Despite its almost 3,000-foot altitude, Latronico is just 29 miles from the great sea towns of Sapri and Maratea, the latter presided over by the world’s second largest Christ the Redeemer statue. Seemingly, everything one needs can be found in Latronico or the adjacent towns. The town folk have proven incredibly welcoming. And of great practical importance, Deputy Mayor Vincenzo Castellano, who oversees the initiative to attract foreign investment in local homes, has proven a tremendous resource, easing our path through the challenges of purchasing a home in an unfamiliar country.

Buying our house here has been an incredible experience. Latronico not only gives us the quiet, more simple lifestyle we want, it provides a healthy one too. The people here have been friendly, welcoming and very accommodating Deputy Mayor, Vincenzo Castellano has been extremely helpful in making sure we accomplished the things we need to make it our home.

We came upon "your house in Latronico" after reading a CNN travel article & it has changed our lives for the better! Although we had previously read about many of the programs with 1 euro houses in Italy, when we made inquiries we never received any response. There was also very little information and few pictures online for those initiatives. In contrast, the Latronico site had much more information on the houses as well as the surrounding area. My husband & I independently looked at the website and both fell in love with the exact same house. We sent an email with low expectations for a reply, however, we were pleasantly surprised when we got a prompt response from Vincenzo Castellano - the deputy mayor of Latronico. Soon afterwards we found ourselves on a plane to Italy! Vincenzo and his colleague Mariangela Tortorella have been incredibly welcoming and helpful throughout this entire process. We made the deposit as soon as we saw the house - it was even better than the pictures! Vincenzo and Mariangela have also served as cultural ambassadors and introduced us to the local customs, cuisine, and sights. Vincenzo has been instrumental in navigating the legal & financial processes involved in purchasing and owning foreign property. Thanks to his assistance it was even easier than buying our house in America! Although the house we purchased was move-in ready, we decided to make some updates (mostly cosmetic as the house was in very good condition). Again Vincenzo & Mariangela have come to our aid and helped us coordinate home improvements across the Atlantic and feel confident that results will exceed our expectations. We recently stayed in our home and did not want to leave! The peaceful surroundings, beautiful scenery and friendly community gave us a much needed respite from our usual hectic lives. We could not be happier with our entire experience and highly recommend working with Vincenzo and Mariangela to find your dream house in Latronico!

What an adventure! Working with this amazing team in this beautiful place I never imagined! They are the perfect combination of professional and family. Not being a seasoned international traveler, their wisdom and knowledge helped us with every step! Above and beyond on every occasion they made our experience exceptional!

I decided to move to Latronico from London to be close to nature and get away from the hectic, busy and polluted capital city. The house prices are very affordable and I found it unbelievable that I can be a homeowner without needing to get a mortgage or have any debt. This is a fantastic project run by Vincenzo and his colleagues who are experts in their field and their help and support has been invaluable for me to make this move possible. I strongly recommend to whoever is thinking of a move for similar reasons.

We stumbled across a story about Latronico on one of our many searches of the popular articles about 1€ houses for sale in Italy. I was drawn to the humor in Vincenzo Castellano's interview and felt like this was the solution to our dream of owning property in Italy. I contacted the office and heard back several days later. We chose a property based on the pictures from the website and decided to visit. Vincenzo and the townspeople were so welcoming and seemed genuinely excited that we were there. We toured a beautiful property and decided to go in to contract. The houses for sale here are not 1€ but actually an even better value. The properties are ready to move in with little or no work. This was very important to us because it removed all the guesswork of how to even start a renovation in a foreign country. We have found everything we love about Italy in Latronico and the surrounding area. Imposingly beautiful mountains, clear thermal waters, olive groves and grape vines, the jingle of bells from animals of local shepherds and a short drive takes you to the amazing Mediterranean waters. It's a truly charming community that still has great roots in treating people the old fashioned way. Vincenzo has been especially helpful and so easy to work with. I appreciate his knowledge of English and of the local laws. I can't imagine a better experience than the one I've had here!

Vincenzo and Mariangela did so much more for me than I could ever imagine. I thought I was buying the keys to a dilapidated hovel in a picturesque town, but I got so much more.
They walked me through the entire process, took immeasurable time out of their lives to show me not only my soon to be amazing retreat but the beautiful town of Latronico. I couldn't not recommend purchasing a place here to live or at least spend some time at.
The entire process has been seamless and endlessly rewarding.

I initially became aware of and interested in buying a house in Italy when the 1 Euro house program was launched several years ago. I tried to delve deeper into the program but was unsuccessful, I suspended my search but never lost interest and in 2021, I read the first CNN article about the La Tua Casa a Latronico project. I immediately contacted the municipality (I believe I was one of the first ones to do so) and was pleasantly surprised when I received a response back, answering all my questions. My primary concern was in the details - the process, tax and other obligations surrounding a home purchase in Italy, any conditions that this project had around buying a house in Latronico etc. Deputy Mayor Vincenzo and Mariangela were incredible in that regard. Vincenzo even sent me a detailed video of the house that I was interested in. I was hesitant to buy a house sight unseen and in the following months I had countless follow up questions which were patiently answered. I ended up traveling to Latronico in November of 2021 and was met by Vincenzo and Mariangela. They spent the next two days taking me around to see the houses. We met with architects since I had questions about renovations, to a furniture store to see what options I had for shopping in Latronico and even met with a local carpenter because I happened to mention that I want doors of a particular type that were unique to that region.
Any questions I had, they either had an answer or tried to find an answer. Vincenzo and Mariangela are genuinely interested and enthusiastic about the project and that enthusiasm was contagious - I am now the proud owner of a house in the old part of town! I wanted a house that was centuries old, structurally sound but needed some renovation and that's exactly what they helped me find.
I had no hesitation about the purchase after meeting and spending time with Vincenzo and Mariangela because any concerns I had, about purchasing and renovating a house that was thousands of miles from where I live, were laid to rest since I knew I could count on them. Latronico itself is beautiful, peaceful, safe and everyone knows each other, I could not ask for more. I look forward to renovating the place and spending time in Latronico!

Love, Love, Love our new home and this beautiful city, Latronico! The people who made it possible are the most incredible dream team around; Deputy Mayor Vincenzo and Ms. Mariangela. After hearing the stories of how my Great great grandfather came to America and fell in love with an enslaved woman with whom he purchased and lived out the rest of his days with in America, I always felt a connection to Italy. As a soldier stationed in the region many years later, I vowed to return. Years more, my husband and I brought our children over to see where they hailed from. Finally, we ran across a CNN article about the La Tua Casa a Latronico project. Immediately we sent an email to the Deputy Mayor, and he contacted us; I believe it was the next day. We set up a video call after he sent us a video of our selected home. The video call sealed our fate! He and Ms. Mariangela were so genuine we felt that we had to support this project.

How often do you find young people who could be off doing what young people do, so committed to the growth of their hometown and adopted hometown? Yes, we bought our house sight unseen and at the dream team’s professional opinion, and the rest is history! We cannot express the joy we feel being here and owning a piece of history in our return to our roots home!

Thank you, Deputy Major and Ms. Mariangela. May your days be full of gladness, and life brings you all your heart’s desires.

Kim, Nadine, Lorenzo & DeNae Dawkins The Retired Military Family, Indiana, USA