Regions in Italy to cities in Croatia are offering a variety of cash incentives, as high as $32,000, to entice people to give their town a go.
More often than not, you won’t be living in the more popular — or populous — parts of the country as these programs’ concern is, generally, combatting a lack of residents. But that doesn’t mean you can’t end up in a picturesque part of the world with a brand new way of life.
Tuscany, for example, created a $3 million fund to motivate people to move to the countryside and help fix up some of the neglected homes there.
“The purpose of the intervention is to favor and encourage the repopulation and socio-economic revitalization of mountain areas, acting in contrast to the marginalization of these areas,” a translated page from the program’s website reads.
Business Insider found six European programs offering cash to movers.