{"id":5811,"date":"2023-03-15T05:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2023-03-15T05:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:29:29","slug":"this-us-couple-bought-and-renovated-a-14th-century-italian-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/this-us-couple-bought-and-renovated-a-14th-century-italian-home\/","title":{"rendered":"This US couple bought and renovated a 14th-century Italian home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doug and Leah Johnson outside their home in the Italian town of Vasanello.<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>

by Tamara Hardingham-Gill for CNN –<\/em><\/strong> Buying and renovating a home in Italy was something Doug and Leah Johnson had often dreamed about.<\/p>

The couple, who are based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, say they\u2019d sometimes go to view houses while vacationing in the European country.<\/p>

But splashing out on a property there hadn\u2019t seemed like a viable option until Doug came across a listing for a 14th-century apartment in the town of Vasanello, located in the Italian region of Lazio, with a sale price of just 13,000 euros (about $13,450).<\/p>

\u201cThe idea of something that was built in the 14th or 15th century was just really intriguing,\u201d Doug Johnson tells CNN Travel, explaining that he has a penchant for \u201cfixing up old buildings.\u201d<\/p>

He immediately saw potential in the two-room home, featuring high ceilings and a large fireplace and after doing some research into Vasanello, which has a population of around 4,000, he was sold on the idea.<\/p>