India, Feb. 13 -- More than a century after his ancestors left Italy for the United States, an American lawyer has chosen to reverse that journey. Vito Andrea Racanelli has moved from Denver to the Italian countryside with his family, investing over $1 million in a historic farmhouse in Tuscany.

While many foreign buyers search for low-cost properties in Italy, Racanelli took a different route. He purchased an aristocratic estate in Radicondoli, a small village near Siena, opting for space, history and landscape over a bargain deal, CNN reported.

Racanelli relocated in August 2024 with his wife Lynn, a former dental hygienist, and their children, Vito, 16, and Carmen, 13. The property, believed to date back to the 1750s, is currently un...