Italy: You can get paid to visit this beautiful region

Rome: One of the most beautiful regions of Italy is wooing tourists by offering free transportation.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a region in northeast Italy that borders Austria, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea. With its rich history, stunning views, ski resorts and a buzzing food scene, this region should be on every tourist’s itinerary, but often gets overlooked in favour of Italy’s more popular destinations.

Now, the local tourist board wants to change that.

According to CNBC, Friuli-Venezia Giulia has launched a scheme covering the train fare of anyone visiting the region. The promotional offer will run till May 23 next year and will also provide tourists with free entry to museums, free local transport and other discounts.

The catch – tourists must stay in Friuli Venezia Giulia for at least two nights. Anyone who wants to avail the offer will have to book a two-night package in any hotel that is participating in the initiative.

After booking the package on the tourism website, the train fare will be deducted from the total. Tourists will effectively have to pay just for their hotel stay, while getting free transportation to the lesser-visited region of Italy.