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Es imposible que no lo hayas oído” me decía Anna. “No lo he oído. Te lo juro”. “No te creo: es imposible. No dejaba de maullar”. En realidad, sí que lo había estado escuchando. Luego, me adormilé. O fingí estarlo. Nos habíamos colado sin querer en aquel vaporetto, y Anna, se fue a un extremo, en la parte de atrás, con el cementerio de San Michele, alejándose, hundiéndose y flotando, detrás nuestro. Allí -
The official roster of Italyâs most beautiful small towns has grown with the recent recognition of half a dozen heritage-rich communities across the country.
The monastery of Santa Maria dellâ Isola is perched on a rocky promontory above the beaches of Tropea. (Photo: iStock)
Enticing visitors to explore beyond Italyâs well-trodden destinations,
I Borghi più belli dâItalia, an association that promotes small Italian towns and villages of historical and cultural interest, has recently added six more communities to its 300-plus-strong network. For an authentic, traditional slice of the
bel paese, look no further.
The northernmost addition to the lineup is
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Italy’s Island of Procida, a territory of the Campania region (capital city Naples) is getting ready to pick up the baton from Parma which, due to the pandemic, will retain the crown of Italy’s Capital of Culture for the whole of 2021.
“Culture does not isolate”: this is the name of the dossier with which from the deep waters of the Tyrrhenian (the Tirreno sea) the little Procida defeated Ancona, Bari, Cerveteri, L’Aquila, Pieve di Soligo, Taranto, Trapani, Verbania and Volterra, the other nine fierce finalists in the running for the title of Italian Capital of Culture 2022. For the first time in the initiative’s history, the award goes to a small village (just over 10 thousand residents) and not to a provincial or regional capital city .
Silvia Marchetti, CNN • Updated 10th December 2020
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(CNN) As one of the nation s worst hit by the pandemic, Italy went from being a tourist hotspot to a no-go zone within the space of weeks earlier this year.
It s impossible to predict how the European destination will fare in the coming months daily infection numbers remain high but Covid-19 appears to have had at least one positive effect on its struggling tourism industry.
As social distancing becomes the norm across much of the world, Italy s under-the-radar destinations are receiving a huge boost.
Offbeat spots that offer spellbinding natural scenery, impressive historical and artistic heritage and traditional food with zero crowds have become even more alluring, and their growing popularity is helping to rescue some of the country s depopulated villages.