An American duo named Doug and Leah Johnson fulfilled their dream of buying a house in Italy, and the couple would sometimes go to see homes while on vacation in the European country, and although buying a property there did not seem like a viable option, Doug came across an apartment for sale from the fourth century. Ten in Fasanello, located in the region of Lazio, Italy, at a price of 13 thousand euros, or about $ 13,450.

“The idea of ​​owning something that was built in the fourteenth or fifteenth century was really interesting,” Doug said, explaining that he tends to repair old buildings, and bought the house, which consists of two rooms, and features a high ceiling and a large fireplace, and after doing some research on Fasanello, who is 2,000 years old. With a population of about 4 thousand people, he was convinced of the idea, according to the site cnn Arabic.

However, it was not easy to convince his wife that buying an Italian house without seeing him was something they should seriously consider..

the home

“It took him a lot of effort to convince me,” said his wife, Leah, a retired art teacher. “A lot of people thought we were crazy.”“.

After spending many hours doing a search for the city through the “Google Earth” program, the couple decided to make a purchase offer of 9 thousand euros (equivalent to about $ 9,650), or 4 thousand euros less than the asking price, and they were stunned when it was accepted, and they completed the process the purchase.

home from the inside

Fasanello is also home to a number of man-made caves, ancient walls, and tombs that date back to the Etruscan period, which predates Roman civilisation..

“It was incredibly old,” Doug said, adding that they both had a great feeling about their new home, but soon realized they had a lot of work to do..

Despite his modest experience renovating properties in the US, the couple had no idea how things worked in Italy. While cleaning the property, the couple discovered that some of the old terracotta tiles covering the floor were not polished.

The duo buy another unit

The duo bought another unit directly below them, at a cost of 3,500 euros (about 3,623 dollars), so that they could expand the property, and the duo decided to uproot the entire unit’s roof, and connect the two units with a spiral staircase..

After buying two units in the same building, the couple found another section where they could use a wine cellar under the second unit — and decided to buy that too, at a cost of €2,500 (about $2,588)..

The cost of the renovation work, which is almost complete, is between €75,000 ($77,654) and €105,000 ($106,707), including additional fees and taxes.