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Lorraine Bracco Breathes New Life Into 200-Year-Old Sicilian Home on "My Big Italian Adventure"

Show: My Big Italian Adventure

Ciao, Italia! Lorraine Bracco is moving to Sicily to renovate a home she bought for only one euro — yeah, you read that right — and she’s taking YOU along for the ride with her new series, My Big Italian Adventure. Ahead of the premiere (Fri., Oct. 30 at 9|8c), here’s an exclusive look at her epic renovation journey, and, of course, some of the fun she has along the way.

Lorraine Bracco sits on her back stoop during the renovations, as seen on My Big Italian Adventure.

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Renovation of a Lifetime

Lorraine arrives in Sambuca di Sicilia, eager to find the perfect Italian home. She’s given a VIP tour by the mayor of the town who explains the process behind the one euro houses: homeowners purchase a property for one euro and put down a 5,000 euro deposit, but they need to renovate within three years or lose their money and the house. (Still sounds like a pretty sweet deal, right?)

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Family History

Lorraine’s family is Sicilian, and this is her first time visiting the island. She’ll be splitting her time between Sambuca and New York throughout the renovation.

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Friends in Sicily

Luckily for Lorraine, she’s not alone: pals Monica Castellanos and Angie Harmon are on hand to assist with a few of the big decisions (hopefully that includes which local pizza joint to go to). She’s also enlisted an architect, Domenico, and a contractor, Piero, to help make her dream Italian home a reality.

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One Euro House

Lorraine buys a one euro house and snags the house next door — for a cool $50K — to create the ultimate Italian getaway. The only thing left to do? Renovate both homes from the ground up. (Simple, right?)

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Tight Timeline

With five months to complete the project, Lorraine and her team have a total budget of $145K. The house itself is over 200 years old, and it’s what Piero calls a “big boy renovation.”

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Discesa Dei Morti

Fun fact: Lorraine’s future home goes by two names: Main Street and Discesa Dei Morti — street of the dead. Every funeral in Sambuca passes through her street, right underneath (future) her windows.

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All About Potential

The main staircase hints at the grand potential of the space.

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So Long, Roof

Say goodbye to the 200-year-old roof! Once the renovation is completed, there will be a beautiful courtyard for Lorraine and her guests to enjoy.

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Construction Zone

Lorraine dons a hard hat to get a better look at the view from her future courtyard. We can’t wait to see the finished product!

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View from the Top

The view from Lorraine's historic Sicilian house.

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Pasta Lesson

When in Italy: Lorraine gets one-on-one tutoring in pasta making from her translator's mother-in-law.

Ceramic dishware made from local artists are picked out forLorraine Bracco's Sicilian house, as seen on HGTV's My Big Italian Adventure.

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Authentic Pieces

During a trip to Burgio, Lorraine stops by a family-owned ceramic store to pick out a number of authentic Sicilian pieces for her newly-renovated kitchen.

The front doors' fish handles are a nod to Lorraine Bracco's family history as fishermen, as seen on HGTV's My Big Italian Adventure.

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For Her Father

The front doors' painted handles are a nod to Lorraine’s father who worked at the Fulton Fish Market in New York. "It would be like my dad saying welcome," Lorraine says of the tiles.