A remote Italian village has told how it has been overwhelmed by requests after it offered free holiday homes. Earlier this year, officials in San Giovanni said they were opening applications to stay for seven nights for free in some of the village's empty houses.
It was a pretty attractive prospect - with accommodation covered, holidaymakers could save their cash for the region's restaurants and bars.
Located just two hours from Rome, the rural village is just 40 miles from the coast. After launching the initiative in June, the village has now received over 8,000 applicants, spanning the globe from the United States to China.
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