require to get aside from the world without becoming a complete hermit ? A secret island less than 1000 feet off the coast of Sicily is presently up for sales event , harmonise toTravel + Leisure .
The island is call Isola delle Femmine , which means “ Island of Women . ” However , consider that there are no multitude to verbalise of on the island , you ’ll enjoy complete secrecy and unobstructed views of the Mediterranean . The island also open pleasant temperature year - pear-shaped , excellent scuba diving and snorkeling opportunities , and closelipped access to the city of Palermo — so long as you have a boat .
Sure , there are no houses or substructure , and it will set you back at least $ 1.1 million , but that ’s middling cheap for an island in southern Italy . fit in toCNN Travel , the asking monetary value was originally $ 3.9 million , but there were n’t any takers . The patrician kinfolk that owns the island is now willing to turn over offers between $ 1.1 and $ 3.3 million .
The only body structure on the “ babe isle , ” as it ’s known locally , is a crumbling stone tower from the 17th century . harmonize to one caption , the island was name after 13 Turkish women who sought refuge on the smear after being cast out from their kinsfolk . The real explanation is a lilliputian less exciting . “ The name stems from Latin and simply means ' island of frontier , ' a good harbor of protection from the open sea , ” Paola Pilo Bacci , whose crime syndicate owns the island , tell CNN .
Italy ’s living accommodations grocery has fallen on disruptive times , and Pilo Bacci ’s phratry has been sputter to manage their other properties . in the first place this twelvemonth , homes in the Italian town ofSambucawere selling for as little as $ 1 ( as long as the newfangled owners prognosticate to induct $ 17,000 in home repairs ) . Not long after , the village ofLocanamade an even more resistless offer , promising to pay families $ 10,300 to move there . The latter offer was part of an effort to repopulate the township , and prospective owners had to have at least one child .
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