The town of Gangi "gives" its houses.

The mayor of Gangi, municipality in province of Palermo, has started an unusual enterprise for value and renovate the ancient city.

Gangi suffered the consequences of emigration, like many Sicilians country: in the course of time many houses were abandoned. Then, for preserve the historical centre, the mayor have proposed to owners to give for free their ancient properties. The possible buyer is obligated to stipulate the bill of sale within one year, to propose an renovation project within one year and to start work within two months from issue date of planning permission. The municipality is learning about owners who want to give for free the ancient property and anyone who wants buy it, through an announcement published in web site www.comune.gangi.pa.it: Avviso pubblico per l'assegnazione di immobili vetusti devoluti gratuitamente dai proprietari per finalità turistico-ricettive o abitative. Anno 2014. Both private and companies that deal with the management of real estate for the tourism can show interest in these properties. In the attachment of announcement there is the list about these houses with much detailed informations (position, plan, floor area, photographs). All these properties are located in “zona A” of actually Town Plan, in the inner city, in the area of historic value between valuable artistic and architectonic monuments.

Gangi is a very interesting country, it proclaimed Comune gioiello d’Italia (Country jewel of Italy) in 2012 and recently inserted in the list of Borghi più belli d’Italia (The most beautiful villages in Italy). The urban center, located on mountain Marone, date back XIII century, but a long historical tradition identifies Gangi as the mythical town of Engyon, a city founded around 1200 B.C.