FLORENCE - Among the countries the fascinating Cook Islands, Norway and Mauritius but also the green Slovenia and Nepal, gateway to the highest peaks on the planet. Among the cities Auckland, its thriving cultural scene was rewarded, and then Tapei and Friborg. And among the regions the western fjords of Iceland, West Virginia in the States and the Chinese Xīshuāngbaˇnnà. These are some of the destinations reported by the bible of travelers around the world Lonely Planet, which traditionally reveals the 10 best countries, cities and regions to visit next year with the book Best in Travel 2022.
The dish of Italy is crying, which sees the marvelous Florence as its only destination, but in an "unprecedented" way: Dante's homeland is in fact awarded "for initiatives aimed at decentralizing tourism and making it more sustainable and community-led".
According to Angelo Pittro, director for Italy of Lonely Planet, "never like this year, after a forced break, do we know how much traveling and having the freedom to do so is a fundamental part of our life. Now that the recovery is finally underway. , we need to look at our travels more responsibly.
Lonely Planet has set itself the task of highlighting those destinations that look to tourism in a sustainable way and are protagonists of the change necessary to protect fragile places and local communities ".
TOP 10 COUNTRIES
1) COOK ISLANDS
2) NORWAY
3) MAURITIUS
4) BELIZE
5) SLOVENIA
6) ANGUILLA
7) OMAN
8) NEPAL
9) MALAWI
10) EGYPT
TOP 10 CITIES
1) AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2) TAIPEI, TAIWAN
3) FRIBURG, GERMANY
4) ATLANTA, UNITED STATES
5) LAGOS, NIGERIA
6) NICOSIA / LEFKOSIA, CYPRUS
7) DUBLIN, IRELAND
8) MÉRIDA, MEXICO
9) FLORENCE, ITALY
10) GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA
TOP 10 REGIONS
1) WESTERN FJORDS , ICELAND
2) WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
3) XĪSHUĀNGBAˇNNÀ, CHINA
4) KENT COAST, ENGLAND
5) PUERTO RICO
6) SHIKOKU, JAPAN
7) ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE
8) SCENIC RIM, AUSTRALIA
9) VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA
10) BURGUNDY, FRANCE
