Stilo, Calabria, Italy
Ex monastero di San Francesco d'Assisi, Stilo
A small 15th-century monastery on the edge of the historic center of Stilo, state-owned and listed since 2017. It keeps its plan around an arcaded central cloister, with former cells, a cistern and a bell tower, on two floors (about 370 sq m gross on a 610 sq m plot).
The Agenzia del Demanio is offering it on a 6- to 50-year 'concessione di valorizzazione' to whoever presents the best project to restore and reuse it for cultural, social, civic or tourism purposes that keep it open to the public. There is no base price, only a symbolic minimum annual fee; the concessionaire funds the restoration.
Before you act. Time-limited: offers are due by noon on 11 December 2026, and a site visit must be requested by 13 November and made by 20 November. After that this entry is out of date unless the lot goes unawarded.
Last checked 8 November 2026. Responsible body: Agenzia del Demanio - Direzione Territoriale Calabria.
Milan, Italy
The roofs of the abbey church are degraded: tile courses are irregular and water is getting in and damaging the frescoes inside. The monks' official Art Bonus sheet prices the roof works at just over EUR 1.02 million, of which about EUR 205,550 has been donated; a second open project restores the 16th-century entrance tower.
Asciano, Italy
The monks are renovating the guest house (Casa Ospiti) to meet safety rules: removing architectural barriers, new visitor toilets and a bathroom for each room. The Art Bonus sheet lists a EUR 400,000 project with works in progress; spending so far has outrun the donations received.