The 1 Euro House

Airbnb is looking for an adventurer with a passion for hospitality to live in and Host a restored Sicilian home for one year, joining a community with a passion for rural Italian culture and lifestyle.

With the growing flexibility to work and live from anywhere, this unique Sicilian home offers a stylish yet sustainable setting for remote working while helping the village of Sambuca to breathe new life into a community and contribute to its renaissance. Click the next ARROW to see the next page!

Who are we looking for?

Inspired by Sambuca’s 1 Euro Houses, we’ll select a person willing to become an Airbnb Host and join a growing community that has been moving to Sambuca.

The selected participant may bring a friend, partner, or family (maximum of two adults and two children in total). What they all have in common is a passion for nature, Italian culture, and for playing their part in Sambuca’s renaissance. The participant will therefore need to demonstrate a commitment to hosting and to contributing to village life. Click the next ARROW to see the next page!

What will the Host do in Sicily?

The Host has the opportunity to live rent-free in a fully renovated home. With the growing flexibility to work and live from anywhere, this unique Sicilian home offers a stylish yet sustainable setting for remote working. The Host has the opportunity to live rent-free in a fully renovated home. With the growing flexibility to work and live from anywhere, this unique Sicilian home offers a stylish yet sustainable setting for remote working. Click the next ARROW to see the next page!

What is the town like?

Sambuca is a small rural village of about 6,000 inhabitants in Sicily, approximately 80km south of Palermo, characterized by a unique blend of Italian and North African cultures and architectural styles.

Awarded the title “The Most Beautiful Italian Village” in 2016, Sambuca di Sicilia perfectly encapsulates southern Italian heritage and rural traditions from the grape harvest to olive picking. Click the next ARROW to see the next page!

Where will the Host live?

The townhouse, located in the heart of the village, has been given a comprehensive designer makeover: working with the Italian architectural firm, Studio Didea, Airbnb transformed the home using materials and colors in harmony with the local landscape that brings to life the uniqueness of a historic Italian townhouse. The spacious building spans three floors and is the ideal space to live and Host on Airbnb. The ground floor comprises a small living room, a master bedroom with a king-size bed, and an en-suite bathroom.

The first floor includes a living room, kitchen, working space, bathroom, and mezzanine bedroom with a king-size bed. The upper floor includes an additional living space with a queen-size sofa bed. The successful applicant gets first dibs on the bedroom that best suits their needs with the second bedroom to be listed on Airbnb. Click the next ARROW to see the next page!

The House

You’ll have the opportunity to live in this fully renovated designer 1 Euro House. This house is the result of site-specific renovation work by Sicilian architecture firm Studio Didea. Studio Didea took inspiration from the original structure of the house, its roots, and Sambuca’s heritage to create a 6-room residence.

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