Italian village pays you to stay there: Immigration

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old topic with a new twist.

 

 

An Italian village will pay you €5,000 to live there. Here's how to apply

Story by By WALLA! TOURISM • Yesterday 9:15 am

A street is covered in volcanic ashes from Mount Etna in Piedimonte Etneo, Italy October 23, 2021.© (photo credit: ANTONIO PARRINELLO/REUTERS)

On a lofty ridge on the island of Sicily stands one of the most beautiful villages in Italy: Petralia Soprana. Sicily - the largest island in Italy - offers its visitors plenty of sunny days, lovely beaches and also excellent food. Now, this small village is making the dream of living on an island a reality.

Petralia Soprana, located southeast of the city of Palermo, is currently offering cash incentives for new residents. Euronews reported that the village council hopes that the new plan will help to repair the decline of the local population - and will also breathe new life into many abandoned houses. This is not the first time Italy incentivized migration, and this is also common in other places in Europe.

50 empty houses are waiting for you 

Those interested in living in this beautiful village should apply as soon as possible - the deadline is May 10 (this Wednesday). Those who are selected - will be entitled to receive an amount of 5,000 euros (for a family or an individual). In return, you must commit to moving your permanent residence to the village. As to be expected, there is "small print" here: to be eligible for a grant you must also purchase a property in the village, and if necessary, also repair it. Today, after decades of the village's population slowly leaving, there are 2,992 residents left, as well as more than 50 empty houses.

The village itself offers narrow alleys winding between stone houses that were built back in the Middle Ages. From the village, you can enjoy the sight of the countryside, including a view of the active volcano Etna. In the village stands a monumental stone church built on a rock outcrop and the central square where an impressive cathedral from the Renaissance is housed. It is believed that a mosque originally stood on the site, from when the place was ruled by the Muslims, in the tenth century AD. The unique bell tower still showcases Byzantine-Arab decorations. This mixed style of architecture even recently received UNESCO World Heritage status in nearby Palermo.

Members of Italy's Forestry Department watch lava flowing down the southeast crater of Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, seen from Zafferana Etnea, Italy, June 11, 2022. Picture taken June 11, 2022. (credit: ANTONIO PARRINELLO/REUTERS)© Provided by The Jerusalem Post

Members of Italy's Forestry Department watch lava flowing down the southeast crater of Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, seen from Zafferana Etnea, Italy, June 11, 2022. Picture taken June 11, 2022. (credit: ANTONIO PARRINELLO/REUTERS)

A food festival dedicated to...lentils

Life in Petralia Soprana is incredibly peaceful, except for the period when local celebrations are held (and there are quite a few of them), including holidays dedicated to local saints and other carnivals and food festivals. It is interesting to discover that one of the village's famous food fairs is dedicated to lentils, which are used to prepare a traditional soup with wild fennel and chicory.

The application can be submitted directly on the local municipality's website. However, there is an obstacle: the entire website is written in Italian, without an English or Hebrew translation. 

 

[RadX]

Eh use ur brain la…. This kind u use old thread for what fark?

 

moved here😂

[Mustank]

[Kopites]

One off payment of 5k or monthly 5k? 😁

[Lala81]

I watch a YouTube channel on a couple from Canada (wife seems ethnic japanese) who's living in a free country side traditional home in Japan.

Think they just paid like 200 dollars for some admin fees to the ex owner kids. 

But of course it's rural Japan. 

[Benarsenal]

On 5/10/2023 at 12:46 PM, Kopites said:

One off payment of 5k or monthly 5k? 😁

Think it's one time payment.

Like not enough leh. Buy and repair a property there should be more than 5k Euro already.

[Jamesc]

I applied.

Everyone please pray I get it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for my MIL.

[Playtime]

On 5/10/2023 at 12:54 PM, Lala81 said:

I watch a YouTube channel on a couple from Canada (wife seems ethnic japanese) who's living in a free country side traditional home in Japan.

Think they just paid like 200 dollars for some admin fees to the ex owner kids. 

But of course it's rural Japan. 

think was in sunday papers or something.

a singaporean guy in japan also helping people buy these houses.

cheap, bout 30k, very old houses after all but to renovate up in the end add another 100k or so. not easy, need long term personal committment to the villager community to gain acceptance first. 

 

[Lala81]

On 5/10/2023 at 3:19 PM, Playtime said:

think was in sunday papers or something.

a singaporean guy in japan also helping people buy these houses.

cheap, bout 30k, very old houses after all but to renovate up in the end add another 100k or so. not easy, need long term personal committment to the villager community to gain acceptance first. 

 

this couple. the canadian hubby is proper DIY guy. He just do everything himself. 

They are the types really insert themselves into the rural lifestyle.

 

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by Lala81

[Sdf4786k]

@RadX was told to check before I post mah ... even fren fren also must follow the rule book lah ...

[RadX]

On 5/10/2023 at 5:14 PM, Sdf4786k said:

@RadX was told to check before I post mah ... even fren fren also must follow the rule book lah ...

Pls la

 

diff context … use common sense pls… or u no hv

 

summore that 2011… some here not born 😅

[Fitvip]

On 5/10/2023 at 1:55 PM, Jamesc said:

I applied.

Everyone please pray I get it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for my MIL.

Don't have to apply and go so far la! Just cross the crossway and belanjar your beloved mil the famous Japanese delicacy - the  puffer fish! Gao Dim!🤐

[Jamesc]

On 5/10/2023 at 5:33 PM, Fitvip said:

Don't have to apply and go so far la! Just cross the crossway and belanjar your beloved mil the famous Japanese delicacy - the  puffer fish! Gao Dim!🤐

Don't know can trust the MY fish cutter cut out 100% of the poison or not!

I want to be sure!

[Fitvip]

On 5/10/2023 at 7:07 PM, Jamesc said:

Don't know can trust the MY fish cutter cut out 100% of the poison or not!

I want to be sure!

Buy home and her cook her favourite style!🤪

[Atonchia]

Up North 

Just 100k can have a whole city to to roam.

https://www.asiaone.com/money/100b-dollar-city-turned-ghost-town?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany

[Jamesc]

On 5/10/2023 at 7:24 PM, Fitvip said:

Buy home and her cook her favourite style!🤪

Raw - sashimi