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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Helen Coffey

Under-the-radar Italian region to pay tourists’ train fares

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An under-the-radar Italian region is attempting to kill two birds with one stone: attract more tourists and promote more sustainable travel options.

Friuli Venezia Giulia, a northeast Italian region bordering Austria, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea, has announced it will pay for tourists’ train fares when they travel there from elsewhere in Italy.

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