The region of Molise, a wild, beautiful but overlooked area that lies east of Rome, has announced it will pay people more than $27,000 to settle in one of 106 underpopulated villages in an effort to prevent their communities from dying.
When Italian villages began selling houses for $1, it seemed too good to be true. But the latest offer from Italy is enough to make even that deal look like a ripoff.
Young people and couples with children are particularly encouraged to apply to the scheme, which is to be officially launched on September 16. Fornelli is known as the City of Oil because of the olive groves dotting a landscape that also harbors premium truffles and species of endangered legumes. Isolation has preserved the village from centuries of Barbarian raids and the doorways of homes and aristocratic buildings are adorned with weird stone images.One of the high spots of the year in Riccia is a picturesque grape festival that celebrates the end of theThe event sees floats decorated with grapes parade through the cobbled streets as actors hand out gourmet treats.
Capracotta and Campitello Matese are the region's top winter sports resorts, pulling in snowboarders and cross-country amateurs.
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