The best city to buy a dream home in Italy is in Sicily: food, art, and history in Siracusa

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024

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  • @Justdreamitaly
    @Justdreamitaly  Місяць тому +4

    Download Opera for free using opr.as/Opera-browser-justdreamitaly Thanks Opera for sponsoring this video!

    • @Hoakaloa
      @Hoakaloa Місяць тому +1

      I did and so far am liking Opera a lot! Grazie.

    • @nathandmello1762
      @nathandmello1762 23 дні тому

      Hey Marco.....love from goa......wondering when the next one is coming out.......watching some videos of the old ones I hadn't seen yet......hope all is well

  • @diggyonutube
    @diggyonutube Місяць тому +41

    Man I just love Italy. I can't get enough. It's like to calls my primal sense of where to live and explore

  • @artnardone
    @artnardone Місяць тому +31

    Our Ancestors came to America for a better Life. Now we want to go go where our Ancestors came from to better our Life.

    • @jerryriccio5680
      @jerryriccio5680 25 днів тому +3

      I am selling my condo in the States to move to Italy. I now have dual citizenship and Italy stimulates all my senses.❤️🇮🇹❤️

    • @luciennedespota909
      @luciennedespota909 22 дні тому +3

      I know, right??? I'm first generation American and need to go back there. I'm totally addicted. Can't even watch these videos without feeling a deep pang of longing. It's in my heart.

    • @nukekidontheblock8349
      @nukekidontheblock8349 22 дні тому +1

      If you’re Italian descendent like Bugatti or Maradona they would welcome you open arms, if not, well, they even racist with tourists so go figure…

  • @tib0980
    @tib0980 Місяць тому +19

    The quality of your content keeps improving, great job!

  • @neilbertuk1
    @neilbertuk1 Місяць тому +10

    What a sheer joy this channel is.

  • @tomchristofferson185
    @tomchristofferson185 Місяць тому +20

    Always love your floor plan maps, thanks!

  • @1FITRD
    @1FITRD Місяць тому +6

    I’ve never been to Italia but it is on my bucket list!!!! Visitare l’Italia e il mio sogno! I’ve been teaching myself Italian for over 1 year. Thank you for this breathtaking view of Sicily!

    • @antoninoragazzo9055
      @antoninoragazzo9055 Місяць тому

      Complimenti per aver Studiato l'italiano da solo! 😮
      Realizza il tuo sogno! La via e' breve!!😢😊

  • @finniganyork9608
    @finniganyork9608 Місяць тому +4

    The food! This city!!! The villa, the ceilings, the floors, the oil lamp, the quarry... Sicily was not on my radar till now. Thank you for your videos.

  • @godscountryhomestead1177
    @godscountryhomestead1177 Місяць тому +10

    Ohhh that restaurant….!

  • @sandyfrazer3886
    @sandyfrazer3886 Місяць тому +3

    I just love the combination of houses, food and towns. I have purchased a house in Ostuni and I watch all of your videos to help me decide where to visit and where to eat. It is fabulous!

  • @artintoth2953
    @artintoth2953 Місяць тому +6

    I have been in Siracusa just in May, and now I am crying, I didn't know about Borderi.-(((( Now I must go back. Thank you for your recomendation!

  • @coachjackpilon
    @coachjackpilon Місяць тому +16

    Yes for the map, and Great job! 👍

  • @tommoncrieff1154
    @tommoncrieff1154 Місяць тому +4

    Love Siracusa - Syracuse in English - been there a few times. The food is exquisite. The second property is very special and potentially stunning but it requires at least the purchase price again to be spent on it to bring it to the highest standard. I love to visit Sicily but having thought about it would prefer to live on mainland Italy, connected to the rest of Europe.

  • @myyootube
    @myyootube Місяць тому +3

    Lived in Ortigia for 6months. A great place. A lot more to see than was shown.

    • @francescozacca9898
      @francescozacca9898 4 дні тому

      How was live in Ortigia ?
      I want try to live here for a couple of months..... Everyday Life was enjoiable ? I like to have long walks and stay near the Sea for relax....

    • @myyootube
      @myyootube 4 дні тому

      @@francescozacca9898 Loved it. Bought a small raft and went down to the rocks where the city builds a deck every summer to sun bathe and float around every day. Also, the train station is about a 20min walk and you can get to some nice beaches, that rival the Caribbean, where I have also lived. The people are great and there are many restaurants. Also, car rental services on the island. Fresh market everyday on the island which makes shoping easy and cheap.

  • @amipatel7758
    @amipatel7758 Місяць тому +5

    Best channel on Italy.

  • @annaharpster5664
    @annaharpster5664 Місяць тому +2

    Lovely fisherman's townhome in a great location. The historic villa broke my heart! How could the owners have let it get into such disrepair? The city should buy it and restore it as a historical and archaelogical site to be preserved. Thank you for sharing.

  • @wernerdanler2742
    @wernerdanler2742 Місяць тому +4

    I love that first property, but I think I'd do some rearranging of living and bedroom spaces.
    That noble property would make a great boutique hotel with outrageous rates. 😂😅😂😅
    This is the first video I have seen of Siracusa.
    Show us more of it, Marco.
    Ciao

  • @SabineBeckerPUSH
    @SabineBeckerPUSH Місяць тому +3

    Spero che questa villa trovi qualcuno che possa riportarla al suo antico splendore. Adoro il tuo canale, il cibo sembra divino e la tua fotografia è sbalorditiva.

  • @user-ru4ed2rf9t
    @user-ru4ed2rf9t Місяць тому +14

    I personally didn't like Ortigia. It was smelly, dusty and cats everywhere. Lots of tourist traps. Mainland Siracuse has some areas with deep poverty and crime. It doesn't have a good sea access and the swimming options are very limited. Properties are overpriced due to the tourism. Best place to buy in Sicily, if you want to be by the beach in a historical town is Trapani - stunning beaches, access to the airport, cheap properties, access to different islands to hop over.

    • @GlamNando
      @GlamNando 17 днів тому

      Loved your comment … thank you! My spouse and I are considering to live in Italy for few years - renting is the gist goal. We absolutely will share the same feelings about Ortigia because after your comment we realize it has all things we don’t like it.

    • @Sezfluffy
      @Sezfluffy 13 днів тому

      I lived here months teaching , and it has elements of great beauty bit it's rough, wild and I felt unsafe walking home at night alone. I had to flee when covid hit in 2020 and the people were horrible to me, before that ok. You have to consider it's a lot like N Africa

  • @SirThomasHarber
    @SirThomasHarber Місяць тому +3

    Opera is criminally underused. Nice promo.

    • @alexeigoukov1109
      @alexeigoukov1109 Місяць тому

      The chamber music piece for string reminded me of Mozart's "Idomeneo", namely the aria "Fuor del mar".

  • @arlenbartsch9927
    @arlenbartsch9927 Місяць тому +6

    Would love to know what time of year you filmed this in and what the temperatures were like in Sicilia. We get reports that in some places it might be in the 40's and wondering if you experienced these temps while you were there. We are keen to spend a few weeks travelling in Sicilia and staying in various places via AirBnB. Love the quality of your content. You could embark on a food and history channel and gain 1 million followers in my opinion, you have all the technical chops to achieve that goal.

  • @kathleentrinity7367
    @kathleentrinity7367 Місяць тому +3

    A wonderful tour of the noble house in Syracuse! I do like the little map in the corner to see the floorplan. I like to know how the rooms are oriented overall.

  • @curedbynaturechannel
    @curedbynaturechannel Місяць тому +1

    Whilst in Sicily, you should come on up to Mussomeli. It's very vibrant and amazing houses on the market as well as extraordinary food. It's also the festival season so....

  • @natpaler883
    @natpaler883 Місяць тому +2

    Sicily stole my heart five years ago 💙

  • @Hoakaloa
    @Hoakaloa Місяць тому +2

    i like the map and the floor plan. and aigu, how could such a property fallen into such uncare?

  • @j.e.7028
    @j.e.7028 Місяць тому

    The food !!! The culture !! The Architecture !! The people....That stunning property,Id love to buy that

  • @jacquelinemostardeirofabbr4623
    @jacquelinemostardeirofabbr4623 Місяць тому +1

    Belíssimo. Você é muito privilegiado por ter esse trabalho. Obrigada, por compartilhar com nós.❣️🇧🇷❣️

  • @user-tr7si6zj7b
    @user-tr7si6zj7b Місяць тому +1

    I'm so glad you made it to Sicily and to Siracusa in particular. How apt is the quote about not visiting unless you're prepared to forever long for the place. There is such a unique energy in Sicily - always unpredictable, sometimes worse than predicted, sometimes better - often both at the same time! I went there for the first time, as a chronically restless person, and thought "Here! This is It!" and I have been going back ever since whenever possible. I hope you make another visit to Sicily soon. There are so many interesting places with their own contemporary feel - Salemi, home of the 1 euro house and now apparently attracting international creatives, would be a great place to have a look at. Ragusa and Modica. Anywhere in Sicily please!

  • @SoledadSolary
    @SoledadSolary Місяць тому +2

    ❤ loved the brioche indicator and the third property. Gosh! It is too expensive but what a project to be!! I would love to get restauration that villa to its glory. Thanks for sharing this. Ciao.😊

  • @MrKinghuman
    @MrKinghuman 8 днів тому

    that villa can be made into something special

  • @mmgldvdl
    @mmgldvdl Місяць тому +3

    You’ve given the best advice about Sicily: Don’t ever visit, unless you’re prepared to spend the rest of your years wanting to return!
    I hope you plan to post more videos house hunting elsewhere on the island!

  • @stevengilleyOU812
    @stevengilleyOU812 Місяць тому +7

    Another great video. Love the combination of history, the local food scene and houses all perfectly shot and scripted by Marco. It is the talent of videographers and storytellers like Marco which made cutting the cable tv cable so easy!

    • @Justdreamitaly
      @Justdreamitaly  Місяць тому +1

      @@stevengilleyOU812 thanks for the kind words! They really help make the hard work worth it 😃.

  • @jhward002
    @jhward002 Місяць тому +1

    We have enjoyed all of your dream home videos. We have also been watching videos from Sicily for years hoping to visit one day. Please show more homes around the island!

  • @stephen8733
    @stephen8733 21 день тому

    I was in Palermo in June. È Come un altre Mundo! ( It’s like another world!)

  • @passionatelifeproject
    @passionatelifeproject Місяць тому +1

    OMG! What a treasure hunt, the villa is gorgeous, If I win the lotto I'm buying it!

  • @Hoakaloa
    @Hoakaloa Місяць тому +1

    grazie for all the effort you put into these wonderful views into a world i will probably never know. Mahalo!

  • @dannymaida5662
    @dannymaida5662 Місяць тому

    I was just in Siracusa Thursday and Friday!!! Did I just miss you? Love this town. It’s bustling but not too touristy. Great nite life. If we bought in Sicily it would be here.

  • @flaviabarosio7759
    @flaviabarosio7759 Місяць тому

    Penso e sono convinta che questo sia uno dei posti più belli della Terra ❤

  • @tonipalmisano123
    @tonipalmisano123 Місяць тому +1

    Excellent video! I really enjoyed the tour of the villa! I do like the little map, you can see the layout of the property.

  • @funghouls5498
    @funghouls5498 Місяць тому +1

    That restaurant had such creative food. Really enjoy your videos. :)

  • @daynag
    @daynag Місяць тому

    that restaurant is just lovely and the food looks amazing! I love how you see everything, the wines, the kitchen, etc.

  • @dioris8
    @dioris8 Місяць тому +1

    Very much enjoyed this one. More of Sicily or maybe Sardegna as well

  • @kirkshrum6222
    @kirkshrum6222 Місяць тому +1

    Ciao Marco ! Ottimo lavoro sul video!
    Good thing I ate lunch before watching, dang that looked good. Haha. I got all excited when I saw you had a new video out! Keeping them coming bro, cheers Kirk

  • @fredretteketet
    @fredretteketet Місяць тому +1

    Making These video's must be your Calling. You are very good at It ❤🎉❤

  • @takethepowerback83
    @takethepowerback83 Місяць тому +2

    Awesome. Can you do Taormina as well!?

  • @surf01er66
    @surf01er66 Місяць тому +1

    More restaurants, please !!!!

  • @droppienl
    @droppienl Місяць тому +1

    If you go there, make sure to visit Fratelli Burgio for an epic sandwich.

  • @edwardkornuszko4083
    @edwardkornuszko4083 Місяць тому

    Thank you. Just found your channel, enjoyed this post. We spent 3 weeks in Sicily this year and it was amazing. We’re planning a return trip. God bless you

  • @avisitorhere
    @avisitorhere Місяць тому +3

    I like the map, definitely keep it. Also like showing 2 properties at 2 different price levels and the town tours.

  • @mosesmercer3150
    @mosesmercer3150 Місяць тому +1

    the quarry could make an amazing garden feature,

  • @marcocarlson1693
    @marcocarlson1693 Місяць тому +3

    Agree. Agree. Agree. 👍

  • @suzymarshall1844
    @suzymarshall1844 Місяць тому

    Map in the corner is great thank you

  • @frankcutrone8014
    @frankcutrone8014 Місяць тому +1

    Love your channel. Always look forward to your videos. My father was from palo del colle. I would love for you to do a video there.

  • @TBSCH-NYC
    @TBSCH-NYC Місяць тому +1

    Amazing

  • @sheilakethley5351
    @sheilakethley5351 Місяць тому +1

    Love the maps!

  • @jsixx9432
    @jsixx9432 28 днів тому +1

    It is my dream to go visit Sicily one day but I can see they are huge on sea food over there and I don’t really eat sea food, I’ve tried it in so many different places and it’s just not my thing, so I’m worried that I’m going to starve while I’m there 🥲. It’s not that I’m a picky eater because apart from sea food I can eat almost anything.

  • @henrietteancuta-koning7039
    @henrietteancuta-koning7039 Місяць тому +1

    ❤ the food, ❤ graciella

  • @pamjacobson6236
    @pamjacobson6236 Місяць тому

    What a beautiful, stunning restaurant!

  • @GGLD888
    @GGLD888 4 дні тому

    I have 5 friends who all live in sicily. Work is exceptionally hard to get. They all have multiple jobs to get by and pay for their families. There is also a hidden mafia that everyone navigates quietly, particularly if you want to open a business . Cr8me can be quite prevalent and women have to be behave a certain way. But theres no denying the properties can be amazing.

  • @KettyFormaggio
    @KettyFormaggio Місяць тому

    stupendo, non vedo l'ora di poter visitare la sicilia. sempre piu' belli i video

  • @One_Crazy_Dog_Mum
    @One_Crazy_Dog_Mum Місяць тому

    Such a shame the 2nd property has been left to decay, those floors are magnificent and the frescoes beautiful, I smiled hearing my grandfather name Dionysius 🫶🏻 Michelle 🇦🇺

  • @maureenmulvany6830
    @maureenmulvany6830 Місяць тому

    I'd love to see it again. Thank you.❤

  • @spajul1
    @spajul1 Місяць тому

    Marco , great information in you films . Great to watch , thanks.

  • @Suliyana_Kourn
    @Suliyana_Kourn 2 дні тому

    What kind of cameras u used? Good view amazing. Heard your channel from watching your interview with Think Media

  • @CatacombMan
    @CatacombMan Місяць тому +1

    Find me a judge in Catania and I'll live my dream! 1948 case coming in hot!

  • @OmegaR4y
    @OmegaR4y Місяць тому

    Like always great quality videos, thanks! Keep the minimap, it is really helpful

  • @humanbeing9352
    @humanbeing9352 25 днів тому

    You’ve asked for suggestions on areas that you could present on, I am interested in learning more about some of the smaller inland towns in the Capo de Leuca region. The smaller towns like Barbarano del Capo, Montesardo, Patu, and Solignano that stand between the larger towns in the vicinity. Just dreaming though, thanks for asking.

    • @Justdreamitaly
      @Justdreamitaly  25 днів тому

      @@humanbeing9352 thanks for this. I’ll take them into consideration for episodes later this year.

  • @supergrover79
    @supergrover79 Місяць тому

    Love the maps with the dolce! Keep it! And your videos are awesome.

  • @neliland
    @neliland 15 днів тому

    I love the comment about Trapani - indeed it is gorgeous, however Siracusa has something Trapani doesn't - young people and international community. If you are in your 20s, 30s - this might have importance for you 💗

  • @lordkakita8569
    @lordkakita8569 Місяць тому

    We love the map. It helps so much.

  • @kelvinchang8100
    @kelvinchang8100 22 дні тому

    very nice tour, preferable to have moving map corner to show where u going

  • @sonialaureano8586
    @sonialaureano8586 Місяць тому

    Love love your videos!! Keep em coming!! God bless ❤

  • @user-ke4ef2yh1d
    @user-ke4ef2yh1d 28 днів тому

    Top Video!

  • @k-mixxx7927
    @k-mixxx7927 Місяць тому

    I'm always amazed by how much you can eat 😮😅😅
    Unfortunately I can't eat almost anything of this nice looking food, being allergic to gluten, cow cheese and frutti di mare.
    I was in Sicily and Siracusa many many years ago and couldn't remember much apart from too many tourists. Thanks for showing us around!
    Nice homes as well! I really enjoy your videos.

    • @RobinCuccia
      @RobinCuccia Місяць тому

      My daughter has same problem but was able to eat everything in italy with no bad reactions. Food grown an made different than in us

    • @k-mixxx7927
      @k-mixxx7927 Місяць тому

      @@RobinCuccia I was in Italy a hundert times already, it's no difference to Germany (where I'm from). But I guess American food is worse than what we have here in Europe.

  • @TBSCH-NYC
    @TBSCH-NYC Місяць тому

    #2 is an amazing property

  • @conconmc
    @conconmc Місяць тому +1

    I love these videos but can't help feeling that by targeting foreign buyers the house cost 2x than it normally would.

    • @Justdreamitaly
      @Justdreamitaly  Місяць тому +2

      @@conconmc All houses are listed and priced by sellers before I ever contact them to show on my channel.
      If you find me houses with these characteristics for half the price in Siracusa I’ll gladly go back and shoot another video 😁

  • @noopy4085
    @noopy4085 23 дні тому

    love your videos love the aesthetics, would you please share what equipment you are using? camera, lenses etc :)

    • @Justdreamitaly
      @Justdreamitaly  22 дні тому

      @@noopy4085 sure, send me an email: marco@justdreamitaly.com

  • @Hoakaloa
    @Hoakaloa Місяць тому +1

    aiya, looks like you have the kind of spot on the camera sensor that i have. the one that has been ruining my photos is a larger fuzzy blob. so sad, the camera has been great until this spot appeared about a year ago. it's not on the outside surface of the lens. so i have assumed it is not repairable.

    • @069photography
      @069photography Місяць тому +2

      Its sensor dust. If you remove your lens, you can try to clean the sensor with a small blower. Quite cheap on am*** . If this is not working, you can clean the sensor or let it cleaned in a camera store for cheap money :)

    • @Justdreamitaly
      @Justdreamitaly  Місяць тому +2

      Just a spot of dust on the sensor… I only noticed it on the footage afterwards. Blew it off right after 👍
      Yours sounds like it’s something more serious. Try getting it professionally cleaned and looked it.

    • @Hoakaloa
      @Hoakaloa Місяць тому

      @@069photography unfortunately there is no easy way to get into my Nikon Coolpix B700

    • @069photography
      @069photography Місяць тому +1

      @@Hoakaloa oh no... ok maybe go and ask someone in a photoshop. Sometimes they can help. Good luck! :)

  • @Sezfluffy
    @Sezfluffy 29 днів тому

    I lived here for 6 months as an English teacher, you can only imagine how it felt to lose my job in Covid :((

  • @riaan_smit
    @riaan_smit Місяць тому +2

    Is the ruin next to Dream Home 1 for sale?

  • @michaelpilos
    @michaelpilos 29 днів тому +1

    Mafia Bro 😎

  • @marcdurand3813
    @marcdurand3813 22 дні тому

    I have been to italy. Rhinking of moving there. But really , how difficult is it to remodel in italy ??

  • @katherinekatherine8512
    @katherinekatherine8512 Місяць тому

    The first one is a good size (for me, personally) but for €255K, the finishings were much too plain. I would want cement floor tiles, at least.

  • @TP-3000
    @TP-3000 Місяць тому

    I got married around there. Beautiful part of the world

  • @scottgregory885
    @scottgregory885 Місяць тому

    Amazing video. The only thing to consider is global warming and how Sicily is becoming hotter and hotter. In addition, the island has also been in such a deficit of water/rain/in a drought that they are running out water. Also the best has increased and will continue to make it quite hot

  • @orlandogarbella4007
    @orlandogarbella4007 Місяць тому

    If possible, I would like to know the price of your paninazzo and the lunch at Don Camillo. Thank you

  • @lolapage1105
    @lolapage1105 Місяць тому

    Can I be your assistant, and carry your cameras and gear around, just so I can follow you on these amazing ventures and eat all that marvellous food ?! Please? :)

  • @Nel33147
    @Nel33147 Місяць тому

    Italians show incorporate more trees and grass into their city planning.

  • @tiflisparis
    @tiflisparis Місяць тому

    Finally some wine. Not much, but better than nothing - let's say, a slight improvement. Thanks.

    • @Justdreamitaly
      @Justdreamitaly  Місяць тому +1

      @@tiflisparis one of these days I’ll make you a dedicated wine episode with someone who knows more about wines than I do!

    • @tiflisparis
      @tiflisparis Місяць тому +1

      @@Justdreamitaly You're a good man. You may want to consider doing videos about Italy in general, culture, food, wine, traditions, people. You'd be really good at it. Anyway, good work, I really enjoy it even though I'm settled and not looking to purchase anything.

  • @johnnyboyvan
    @johnnyboyvan 24 дні тому +1

    I love Sicily but it is too hot there. 🔥

  • @skullandbones1832
    @skullandbones1832 26 днів тому

    💚

  • @TDN78899
    @TDN78899 Місяць тому +2

    1mil to buy + 5mil to renovate + 5-10yrs to build + 1 ton of paperwork and red tape.

  • @seavale11
    @seavale11 Місяць тому

    shame mary was not there...

  • @sandrafailla9240
    @sandrafailla9240 Місяць тому

    So how much was the Roman villa?

  • @nieuwegeljo5645
    @nieuwegeljo5645 Місяць тому

    I do not understand why none of these real estate sites mention anything about the very hot climate in Sicily?

  • @13cicc
    @13cicc 19 днів тому

    Best region to buy in Italy is Sicily, best place to buy in Sicily is Marsala.

  • @dianesardone4499
    @dianesardone4499 8 днів тому

    Is Southern Italy dirty? I had heard that there is a trash problem and not to buy Sesotho of Rome. ☹️

  • @KaustubhBipinSalve
    @KaustubhBipinSalve Місяць тому

    your content is always fkin A

  • @kenhunt5153
    @kenhunt5153 Місяць тому +1

    The drought and long term climate change do not favor Sicilia.
    A number of areas are on water restrictions and need to have water trucked in.
    Poor management and wasteful ag practices are making the situation worse.
    I truly wish the best for Sicilia.

  • @iama5556
    @iama5556 Місяць тому

    All the houses have wrought-iron doors...is this for taste or because Cyracuse is a dangerous town?

    • @inmydelorean6025
      @inmydelorean6025 25 днів тому

      20% unemployment and one of the poorest regions in Italy. I doubt anyone wants to live behind bars for taste.