took five years of restoration and millions of euros of private investment to transform santo stefano di sessanioerted villages could never afford this kind of investment, but in santo stefano di sessanio the albergo diffuso model is slowly helping to rebuild the community. young people who grew up in the area are starting their own businesses rather than leaving. serena's father was a shepherd but she runs her own wine bar and sells local cheeses. people had a poor life. now they have vacation and luxury and fun. the albergo diffuso is important for us because we did not have jobs before. but now tourists arrive from all over the world. for us, you know, some people choose to take their family to disneyland and we chose to come to a real place that's right out of history. but this kind of holiday is not for everyone. rooms in santo stefano can cost up to 400 euros a night. and getting to the towns can be difficult. but the scattered hotel idea is catching on around the country. there are now a0 officially recognised alberghi diffusi in italy. it is a good model because you preserve the history a

took five years of restoration and millions of euros of private investment to transform santo stefano di sessanio could never afford this kind of investment, but in santo stefano di sessanio the albergo diffuso model is slowly helping to rebuild the community. it is a good model because you preserve the history and at the same time you produce economy. so sustainable tourism that develops the village? absolutely. that is all we have got time for this week. coming up next week: christer is here to look over some of the best moments from the last few months. from lucy's look around one of south africa's most notorious skyscrapers... it is incredible to think of everything that has happened here. it is a real haunting feeling. to a difficult rail journey through jordan. .. for a re—enactment, it is pretty realistic. i'm actually scared. we have had some wild times this year. i hope you canjoin us if you can. if you want to follow us on our travels in real time you can sign up to our social media feeds. all the details should be on your screen now. until next time, from me, carmen roberts, and from t

santo stefano di sessanio.has been keeping the area in business. amelia went to visit. they are known as italy's ghost towns, thousands of ancient settlements across the italian countryside that have fallen into ruin as a lack ofjobs, poverty, and natural disasters drove away the people living there. the towns have been left frozen in time. this village was practically deserted after the 2009 earthquake. but, as you can see behind me, more and more people are starting to come back. it is thanks to a bold idea that is breathing life and money into a forgotten few of these rural communities. the concept is a simple one — converting the deserted buildings into an almost invisible scattered hotel. it's called an albergo diffuso. the village of santo stefano di sessanio dates back to medieval times. when entrepreneur daniele kihlgren arrived 20 years ago, it was crumbling and almost abandoned. people have gone away, they went away because it is very poor. there was no economical chance to survive in such a place. he

took five years of restoration and millions of euros of private investment to transform santo stefano di sessanio scattered hotel idea is catching on around the country. there are now 40 officially recognised alberghi diffusi in italy. it is a good model because you preserve the history and at the same time, you produce economy. so sustainable tourism that develops the village? absolutely. that is all we have got time for this week. coming up next week: christa is here to look over some of the best moments from the last few months. from lucy's look around one of south africa's most notorious skyscrapers... it is incredible to think of everything that has happened here. it is a real haunting feeling. ..to a difficult rail journey through jordan. .. for a re—enactment, it is pretty realistic. i'm actually scared. ..we have had some wild times this year. i hope you canjoin us, if you can. if you want to follow us on our travels in real time, you can sign up to our social media feeds. all the details should be on your screen now. until next time, from me, carmen roberts, and from the team in queensla