Less than two years ago, few people outside Italy had heard about it.
Today, there are just 7,000 left.
Over the decades, many of these houses had became derelict.
Many were given away for free.
But there was a catch, of course.
Nevertheless, the houses were sold-off pretty quickly.
We dont want people just because they have money, Mr. Ferrarello, the mayor said.
We want to know what youre going to do with the houses.
The scheme has worked well.
There is a lot of interest in Gangi now and tourism is booming.
We did this for our children, because we love our territory, the mayor said.
And we want our children to stay here and not leave.
