Australians, canadians and new zealanders looking for luxury homes in italian villages

A historic luxury property in the Italian villages? This seems to be the new trend of foreign buyers looking for properties in Italian villages and countryside where they can find history, peace, privacy and natural beauty.


In detail, it is mainly Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders who are looking for prestigious properties in Italian villages. Tuscan, Umbrian, Abruzzo, Marche, Apulian, Lazio and Ligurian hinterlands, different locations, but with a common feature: the medieval period which is undoubtedly the preferred one by overseas buyers of luxury properties.

Foreign buyers in Italy have increased by 20% in the last three years and the number of Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders buying luxury homes in Italy has increased by more than 50%.
An enormous demand has also caused a decisive increase in prices in the last year, even in places that even until a few years ago were depopulating and where properties were bought at very low prices.


This spasmodic search derives from the need to find a slower pace of life, living in historic places, impossible to find in countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Castles, farmhouses, turrets, palaces, towers are all buildings of at least medieval origin, a period practically unknown to overseas buyers, who instead find them in Italy. Properties that satisfy their desire to live in a medieval luxury house.


Furthermore, very often these buildings are found in the very first Italian hills or countryside, far from the chaos, in ideal places to relax and enjoy local food and wines, known and loved all over the world.
The appeal of going back a few centuries is evident, and it is a way of enhancing villages that were in danger of disappearing or becoming depopulated.