Property Advice: Should I buy a doer-upper in Sicily for €1?

Schemes to repopulate Italian villages by offering cheap housing have caveats

View of beautiful village Ragusa, Sicily.

Dear Brigid, 

I read with interest your response to the woman whose husband wanted to install a large pond in their back garden. I was really surprised at the number of issues involved. I had thought it would be straight forward. And it got me thinking.