buying a 1 euro House in Italy - is it a scam?

We traveled to Sicily with a skeptical Finnish chef to investigate Italy’s viral one-euro house scheme and explore Sambuca di Sicilia. We toured renovated properties, spoke with locals, and discovered that although the homes are rarely truly one euro and can require tens or hundreds of thousands of euros in renovation, the village has welcoming communities, restaurants, and renewed activity. When our skeptic developed high blood pressure, we took him to the hospital, where doctors confirmed that he was stable.