Smithsonian Magazine

The Centuries-Old Abandoned Farmhouses of Puglia Are Having a Renaissance Moment

Supporting sustainability and local economies, these out-of-the-way structures known as masserie are offering a new type of rustic luxury Aileen Weintraub - Freelance writer Entrepreneurs are remaking ...
CNN

This 300-year-old farming village was abandoned in the 1960s. Now residents are moving back

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...
Yahoo

A millennial couple bought an old, abandoned farmhouse and moved to Italy. They said ...

Isis Sturtewagen and Bertus Brokamp bought an abandoned farmhouse in Italy for $205,000. The Dutch-Belgian couple are filming their renovation project and posting videos on YouTube. They said that ...
CNN

2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the ...