A wonderful place is every place we visit, every food we taste and every scent we feel, remind us.
And it is true that the whole world is a universe of unique and surprising discoveries but it is also true that the greatest Beauty can be found in Italy..
Because Italy is an incredible land, and these words are not motivated only by a patriotic and nationalist spirit.
As a matter of fact, the “BelPaese” is on the top of the list of travel wishes of citizens from all over the world. The reasons lie in the cities of art and culture, in that crystal blue sea , in those small villages where the smell of ragù and the hanging clothes are absolute protagonists and in that sun that kisses the country and for all those natural wonders that shore the Peninsula.
And then there is food, wine and hospitality: how can you not love Italy?
In the Gold List we find the eternal city and its great beauty. Rome, with all its faults, traffic and the chaos that characterizes it in its everyday life, is a magnificent city, even if it is imperfect.
But Rome is not the only Italian city that belongs to the Gold List, we also find Amalfi and the Amalfi Coast in general.
Considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Amalfi is the most beautiful coastline in the world.
Its natural beauty, melted with those ancient and enchanting places that have inspired artists, writers and poets, is a perfect mix of geography, history and culture.
And so why not visiting all those places and cities heritage of humanity in Italy…
Like the Dolomites of undescribable beauty that lead the human being to feel a step to touch the hand of God, they include nine mountain systems in the Italian Alps, a series of unique mountain passes in the world. And Alberobello “the capital of the trulli”, unique in the world, preserve almost 1500 trulli which are a rich testimony of the Puglia’s history and its perfect combination between nature and culture and ancient traditions. Venice and its lagoon, Piazza del duomo in Pisa,
the historical center of San Gimignano in Tuscany with its 14 towers which are still intact (there were 72),
the historical center of Florence, which represents the strongest concentration of works of art known in all over the world.
The Orcia’s valley full of avenues and farmhouses , the Roman Via Francigena with its inns, abbeys, sanctuaries and bridges)
The historic Centre of Pienza in Tuscany
The Sassi of Matera in the region of Basilicata with all their caves that testify a past life,
Assisi and the Saint Francesco’s Basilica, a sanctuary city located in the Umbria region (central Italy).
The archaeological area of Agrigento known as the valley of the temples in Sicily,
the Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene in the north-east of Italy…
It is a long list to write, the places, the countries which are heritage of humanity that have to be discovered always in every season of the year and that give us truly unique experiences … those which are beautiful… that remain in the heart. So let’s discover together the Country of the Great Beauty!
