When Italian politician and art critic Vittorio Sgarbi became the mayor of Salemi and subsequently announced that he would be offering abandoned houses in Salemi for just 1 euro, understandably many people were excited by the prospect of restoring a home in a beautiful Sicilian location.
Little has happened since and additional information was hard to find, despite trying numerous times.
Luckily, today, by way of a story on the loveSicily blog we found out that a film crew went to Salemi and filmed a documentary on the story.
Documentary film maker, Philipp Kaindl, has a blog about the adventure with many interesting clips and photos from life in Salemi and the surroundings.
The name of the blog is, aptly, Sgarbiville. The crew has just recently left Sicily but they claim more posts will be following as Philipp starts with the editing of everything they filmed.
