About this season
Across Europe, there are hundreds of remote villages, hamlets, borgos and cortijos lying empty and unloved. Following the intrepid Brits who have spotted an opportunity to breathe new life into these beautiful historic houses.
Episodes (30)
1. Episode 1
Aired 16 October 2023 • 45 min
More stories of British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. A Scottish lawyer of Italian origin falls in love with the village his forefathers left behind, while Paul and Yip fight to breathe life into their French village.
2. Episode 2
Aired 17 October 2023 • 45 min
A restored village in Italy prepares to host its first guests and the owners of a derelict French hamlet begin renovating their most cherished building. In Puglia, renovations on a quirky hamlet grind to a halt leaving the owners devastated.
3. Episode 3
Aired 18 October 2023 • 45 min
Burglars target a historical settlement in Puglia and a pair of village saviours in France prepare to welcome their first guest. Work begins on an abandoned village in Portugal.
4. Episode 4
Aired 19 October 2023 • 45 min
A family feel the financial strain of trying to resurrect an Italian ghost village. The owners of a crumbling French hamlet attempt to save the decaying village bakery and its roof, while those in charge of a restored village in the Italian hills prepare to hold their biggest event yet.
5. Episode 5
Aired 23 October 2023 • 45 min
Building work at a Portuguese village finally gathers pace, there are wedding bells at a rebuilt Italian borgo, and the owners of an ancient French hamlet reach a major milestone as they open their glamping site to paying guests.
6. Episode 6
Aired 23 October 2023 • 45 min
An ex-Olympian and his wife take on a derelict settlement in France, and a couple pick up the pieces after their Italian village is devasted by an earthquake.
7. Episode 7
Aired 24 October 2023 • 45 min
A couple turn an old animal shelter into a cocktail lounge, and the owners of a village in Italy unpack the 200-year-old painting of an ancestor who once dined with Mozart.
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 October 2023 • 45 min
In France, one couple turn a piggery into a living space and another deal with ceiling insulation havoc. Meanwhile, the owners of a village in Italy deal with a scorpion invasion.
9. Episode 9
Aired 26 October 2023 • 45 min
In France, a couple battle the rain to fix their leaky roof, while another discovers animal skeletons in their ceiling. And in Italy, could a two-year wait for windows be over?
10. Episode 10
Aired 27 October 2023 • 45 min
The owners of a hamlet in the Limousin finally move into their renovated piggery, while a Scotsman buys a village in Bulgaria after spotting it on eBay.
11. Episode 11
Aired 30 October 2023 • 45 min
An ex-Olympian and his wife celebrate the arrival of windows in their French hamlet, while the owners of a quinta in Portugal are trying to build a new roof.
12. Episode 12
Aired 31 October 2023 • 45 min
The owners of a quinta in Portugal discover they need to rewire and do extensive plumbing work. A former Olympic athlete and his wife build a pétanque court at a hamlet in France.
13. Episode 13
Aired 1 November 2023 • 45 min
The owners of the Portuguese quinta finally finish their renovations, and two brothers from Scotland start their project just down the coast. In France, the custodians of a medieval manoir battle high winds to take down a roof.
14. Episode 14
Aired 2 November 2023 • 45 min
At an abandoned hamlet in Italy, a Yorkshire couple drive a digger through a derelict building and unearth some fascinating artefacts. There's a slip-up at a village in Portugal as guests arrive with nowhere to stay, while over in France, a medieval watchtower finally gets a new staircase.
15. Episode 15
Aired 3 November 2023 • 45 min
It's bottling time for the first wine in 30 years at a village in Italy. The owners of a hamlet in Portugal lay traditional tiles to stop the leaks in their patio. Meanwhile, at a manoir in France, clearing stones from an old hayloft doesn't go according to plan.
16. Episode 16
Aired 6 November 2023 • 45 min
Two former naval officers take over a French hamlet with some incredible secrets, and a young couple hope that they can eventually restore their earthquake damaged Italian borgo.
17. Episode 17
Aired 7 November 2023 • 45 min
Forgotten buildings are found at an ancient hamlet, while the owners of a crumbling Italian borgo hope to bring in a bumper olive harvest to help save their village.
18. Episode 18
Aired 8 November 2023 • 45 min
Power is brought to a settlement in France and mother nature wreaks havoc at an Italian borgo. A 200-year-old French hamlet repurposed as a holiday village gets its first guests.
19. Episode 19
Aired 9 November 2023 • 45 min
A young couple battle with crumbling bridges and Baltic weather at their Italian borgo, while the custodians of a French hamlet uncover some ancient farming equipment.
20. Episode 20
Aired 10 November 2023 • 45 min
A cortijo in Spain reopens to guests, while a holiday village in France tries to get a star rating. Plus, there's a landmark moment for a couple who are trying to expand their farming endeavours at their Italian borgo.
21. Episode 21
Aired 13 November 2023 • 45 min
A man fights to save two abandoned villages in an earthquake-ravaged area of Umbria, and a French hamlet's 14th-century farm buildings get modernised.
22. Episode 22
Aired 14 November 2023 • 45 min
The owners of a holiday-village-turned-B&B create a living space for themselves. A man's plans to save two villages in Umbria finally come to fruition.
23. Episode 23
Aired 15 November 2023 • 45 min
Sewage works at a holiday-village-turned-B&B lead to a fascinating subterranean discovery. In Normandy, a couple transform an outbuilding into a holiday gîte.
24. Episode 24
Aired 16 November 2023 • 45 min
In Italy, two abandoned villages are connected. And a man ploughs on with his 15-year project to bring a Spanish village back from the brink.
25. Episode 25
Aired 17 November 2023 • 45 min
A couple in France are up against it as they finish their gîte renovation before guests arrive. A village saviour in Spain prepares to open up to guests for the very first time.
26. Episode 26
Aired 20 November 2023 • 45 min
An ancient well throws building plans into chaos at a 17th-century hamlet in France, while urgent repairs are needed at a community of cave houses in Andalusia
27. Episode 27
Aired 21 November 2023 • 45 min
A hamlet near Toulouse is thrown a lifeline, a community of cave houses in Spain prove tricky to clean, and floods wreak havoc at a hamlet in France.
28. Episode 28
Aired 22 November 2023 • 45 min
A landslide hits a cave settlement in Spain. Will a French village be ready for its first guests? A hamlet near Toulouse starts its journey back to life.
29. Episode 29
Aired 23 November 2023 • 45 min
We meet an artist captivated by his Italian village with a view, and in France, a couple resuscitate a sleeping water mill at the heart of their hamlet.
30. Episode 30
Aired 24 November 2023 • 45 min
An artist who saved an Italian settlement prepares to launch his own gallery. And there are problems with a French water mill... can its owners save it?