▁be ▁roughly ▁translated ▁" in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁place ". ▁Usually ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁comune , ▁but ▁not ▁always : ▁fra zioni ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁places ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁civ ic ▁pride ▁may ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁Pro ▁Loc o . ▁ ▁Very ▁often , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁Pro ▁Loc o ▁is ▁just ▁" Pro ▁Loc o ▁N ", ▁where ▁N ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ; ▁not ▁inf re qu ently , ▁though , ▁one ▁meets ▁with ▁the ▁simpler ▁" Pro   N ", ▁where ▁N ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁or ▁even ▁its ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁Pro ▁Loc o ▁is ▁a ▁volunte er , ▁grass - ro ots ▁organization , ▁and ▁must ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁such ▁public ly ▁fin anced ▁organizations ▁as ▁the ▁A zi enda ▁di ▁Prom oz ione ▁Tur istica ▁( AP T ) ▁or ▁the ▁U ffic io ▁di ▁Inform azione ▁e ▁Acc ogli enza ▁Tur istica ▁( I AT ), ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁Still , ▁Pro ▁Loc o ▁could ▁have ▁a ▁legal ▁identity ▁as ▁a ▁no - pro fit ▁organization ▁if ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁UN P LI , ▁Un ione ▁Nazionale ▁Pro ▁Loc o ▁d ' Italia , ▁the ▁National ▁Union : ▁Pro ▁Loc o ▁with ▁a ▁stat ute ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁UN P LI ' s ▁protocol s ▁could ▁have ▁legal ▁advice ▁and ▁some ▁fis cal ▁advantages , ▁mostly ▁a ▁reduced ▁fare ▁in