House Hunters Italy - A Place in the Sun (Abruzzo, the unspoilt Italy - episode 1)

Embarrassing to place such a low bid for a house as lovely and dreamy as this one. There simply is no price for that spectacular view, several bedrooms, big kitchen, ready to move in house. These ladies were bold enough to exclaim that they wouldn't purchase the garage! But who else is gonna use the garage that is on THEIR property in the middle of nowhere in Italy countryside? I'm flabbergasted, the rudeness! And then they had the audacity to claim they wanted the prime, old olive trees to feast on the oil! This house was a beauty and probably loved by generations of italian families. Then snobs from rich western country come and be snobby and don't even give it a decent bid. What did I just watch? Greetings, from Sweden.

My mother's family is from Abruzzo. We sold my grandfather's house to a rich English couple, they rarely come to Italy but their son, who is not even 20, lives in the house. He is quickly learning Italian and the local dialect, he made friends with the boys and girls of the small village and is often at dinner at my aunt's house because he can't cook. Apparently he loves his life in Abruzzo and refuses to return to the UK, it's a strange situation but he is a very nice guy. My family members say that by selling the house they also "gained" a new nephew and another boy to worry about, ah, ah!

It’s table and chairs! You could probably fit 10 to 12 people in the kitchen to eat. So fussy with such a great property!

...apart from Brexit...there is another "golden rule" regarding this kind of purchases..."rent first and stay for at least a solid year in a particular place to see if is for you".

I used to drive a semi truck from Norway to Italy and Greece with fresh salmon. Cant tell you how I love this country. I drove all those mountain roads from east to west. Have been driving Canada and USA now for 7 years now and have some savings. Have a little dream of a little restoration project in that area for recreational use.

My dad was born there. His whole family came to America in 1913 when he was 8.

Some houses can be old but they are cheap and you can renovate them. About Abruzzo I can certainly say that it is a beautiful region where to leave. There are mountains where also ski in winter time, sea side is nice, there are lakes, Rome is 2 hours away and Naples is 3 hours away and it is well connected to the North. Food is very genuine and people are lovely.

I have been in Abruzzo , city Vasto And VASTO MARINO , Near THE SEA. VERY GOD BEACH , GOOD ICECREAM ,PIZZA , BEAUTIFUL NATURE , DISCO AND ETC

Houses are wonderful and modern electrics and quiet. These women are spoiled!

My dad was born in that region. Thanks for the video.

Rather unsatisfying as far as not knowing whether or not they accepted the bid and would love to see how these lovely ladies ended up after all was said and done. The renovations would be nice to see after we've gone through this whole process and ended up knowing nothing. I don't mean to be negative. I enjoyed seeing all of the properties but fully expected to see them settled in the end. I guess this is more informational than anything. Maybe the ladies could do a walk through on Youtube just to show us how they've settled in? I would love to know how it all worked out for them, as I was rooting for them the entire time! I hope they had an easy go of it and are happily living their new lives.

Abruzzo is a wonderful region, there's so much to discover 😍

What a beautiful place to live, a dream, really.

Can only imagine how constructive this is,watching this whilw world unravels. See no drawbacks here. Delightful. I will add this to my watching list. Good images to look ahead, plan for uplifting future. We need these visions to dream to. Thank you.🤗🏡👏

Permaculture and plant lots of trees! Mulching holds water in the land! Grow crops under your trees! Awesome! ♥️

Wow I wish I had a best friend to travel with me and move to another country. That would totally be awesome 😍

That was unfulfilling. I want to know if they ever got it. And, I want to see the reno.

First one is PERFECT and checks almost ALL the boxes! I spoke too soon, the last one costs 20,000 more but totally worth it! RE: 1ST one, good views usually come with some sloped land, so what, if you're okay with planting them with groves of trees. Views are so important in life if you can afford them. Go for the first one with the views of the castle and the valleys and mountains. Or spend a bit more for the last one and go for the 360 degree views! If they don't choose a VIEW PROPERTY they'll never know what they're missing in life. It truly is about location location location, especially if you can afford to fix a building. You can never fix a boring flat non-view plot of land.

Would’ve been nice to know if the friends were successful in purchasing that property (or a different one), which was a bit disappointing to not have included. Would’ve also been nice to have held off on releasing this until it was known which home they went with (or if they decided to continue the search), & if successful, to have seen the finished home after remodeling & the process for remodeling (permits required, or if permits aren’t required; it the town must approve any remodeling or just certain remodeling, and so on)- especially as this show is marketed towards the foreign property purchasers who likely not know what requirements for remodeling are needed.). Otherwise, very interesting and the host has a wonderful personality and shares great little details of the different towns. I really liked the small segment given to a couple who had also made the move several years ago..

Very lovely and practical ladies. This episode was quite enjoyable!