British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. Landscape gardeners from Kent explore an abandoned settlement in Normandy which was about to collapse. A Yorkshire couple set about completing the purchase of a hilltop Italian hamlet, and a medieval walled village in France struggles for survival.
Anneli, the manager of a restored medieval village in France, suffers a tricky time setting up the last wedding party of the season. Meanwhile, the owners of a French hamlet celebrate their first restored building. Cameras also follow the work of Marcial, a passionate estate agent who spends his life hunting derelict villages in Galicia.
In France, work is under way to repair the old church at a purpose-built ramshackle Catholic holiday village in France, and the owners of a hamlet wake up to find it has flooded. In Italy, the owners of an earthquake-damaged borgo find out that caring for their property is not as easy as they thought.
There are some surprises at a purpose-built Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B, as one couple explore a network of underground tunnels. In Italy, two abandoned villages get connected, as work to a spectacular suspended bridge nears completion. A couple in France continue renovations at their 250-year-old village, though paperwork threatens to get in the way of their summer deadline. Plus, one man ploughs on singlehandedly in his 15-year project to bring his Spanish village back from the brink.
Ongoing groundworks at a purpose-built Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B shed some light on the history of the hamlet but threaten to spoil the ambience as the season kicks off. A couple in France are up against it as they try to finish their gîte renovation before guests arrive, while a village saviour in Spain prepares to open his village up to guests for the very first time.
In Italy, Mike and Jools start work to upgrade the ancient infrastructure of their medieval settlement, while Lucie and Jerry begin a salvaging mission as their village's properties begin to fall down. And in France, Patrick and Mihaela prepare to put their newly renovated holiday rental to the test before re-opening the gates to their rural estate.