From selling off swathes of houses for $1 to paying people to become new residents, small Italian towns have tried myriad creative methods to combat depopulation. Presicce-Acquarica, a town of around 10,500 inhabitants in the southern region of Puglia, is the latest to launch a campaign to boost population numbers.
The initiative, named “Welcome to Presicce-Acquarica,” promises a grant of €30,000 ($30,000) for those who buy a house and register their residency in the town. So what’s the catch?
Move to one of Italy’s most beautiful villages
Presicce-Acquarica – technically the two towns of Presicce and Acquarica del Capo merged into one municipality –
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