Spanish city offers free work and rent in exchange for special requirement

The strategy from which Italy started offer houses for one euro and employment opportunities to revive charming small rural towns it spread to Spain. The most recent case is Greek, located in Teruel (Autonomous Community of Aragon) that oroffers free work and accommodation to families all over the world … with a special requirement.

The call was made via a moving video featuring some of the city’s only 132 residents. and it was posted on Facebook. In a few hours, he had thousands of reproductions. And they received many more requests than the authorities expected.

“Do you like charming mountain villages? Does the rural world attract you? Are you tired of the city? Are you looking for a more familiar environment to raise your children? Do you have a spouse and children and are you tired of looking for work? Do you want to know the second highest city in Spain …? If your answer is yes to any of the previous questions … This ad is for you», Indicates the message posted on Facebook.

The only requirement? Have school-aged children. The campaign of the Greeks is the result of the need to operate the village school, located 260 kilometers from Madrid. The college has only 9 students and must reach a minimum of 12 students to stay open.

We are waiting for you in Greek, one of the wonderful villages of the Sierra de Albarracín, which continues to fight against the rural exodus ”, underlined the authorities in the promotional video.

On the one hand, the proposal He understands three months rent free. Then the monthly rent is 225 euros, but with a discount of 50 euros for each child of school age. Thus, a family with two children would pay around 125 euros in rent from the fourth month of residence.

Regarding the labor supply, there is two employment possibilities: at Restaurant the Paladar de Aragón, located in the Muela de San Juan; or in the hotel-restaurant Greeks, located in the city’s central square. However, the call is also open to freelancers who choose to settle there and continue their current work remotely.

As specified, the people can receive a maximum of three new families with guaranteed housing and work. Due to the large number of applicants, those interested now have to send, instead of an email, a video presentation to WhatsApp that appears in the video.

Source: The Columnist