We've written articles in the past about incredible opportunities to purchase houses in Italy for just one euro ($1.10 USD), designed to combat the depopulation of small villages. Which has included similar initiatives being taken in the villages of Calatafimo, Abruzzo, Sardinia, and Lazio. Now there's a new opportunity to buy houses in Italy and it's happening in the stunning region of Puglia. 

Taranto Vecchia, the oldest part of Taranto, is a coastal city in the heel of southern Italy, known as the Puglia region. This city is located on an island easily accessible via two main bridges and is divided by a big and a little sea. Here much of Italian history lies, such as the remnants of the Spartan civilization.