Tourists visiting La Spezia until 18th December 2022 can receive a free night at establishments participating in the "La Spezia mille e una notte" (One Thousand and One Nights La Spezia) initiative. Anyone for a free holiday? This is how you can spend a night in the city of La Spezia free of charge and take advantage of this opportunity.
After last spring's successful edition, in fact, the "La Spezia mille e una notte" initiative back again, until 18th December 2022, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of the Rivieras di Liguria and in agreement with the category associations Cna, Confartigianato, Confcommercio, Confesercenti and Confindustria.
For the spring edition of the initiative, the number of free nights booked directly on the website created was 646. The cities of origin of the tourists were mainly Milan, Turin, Rome, Bologna and Florence, although the scheme is open to Italians and tourists alike.
So, how can you enjoy a free night in a hotel in Italy? By booking a stay of at least one night in one of the hotels participating in the initiative, it will be possible to take advantage of this deal. This means that by booking one night in La Spezia, the second one will be free. Once you've chosen your accommodation, you simply have to get in touch with them to let them know that you're participating in the scheme and all that's left to do is enjoy what La Spezia has to offer. To find out all the details and the hotels available for a free night, just go to the "La Spezia mille e una notte" website. Take note that this free night scheme is for groups of a maximum of 6 people.
"This is a good example of how one can work as a team," said Davide Mazzola, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce Riviere di Liguria, as reported by the Ansa website. "This initiative has turned out to be an excellent idea. Tourists are staying longer and beginning to experience our city even out of season. We are taking the right road".
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