italy

a magnificent country to travel through. the country where the renaissance, ancient rome, baroque architecture, opera, and a huge chunk of art itself were born. every single city has some important structure that's an absolute must-see. art just gushes out of this country. even the cities that seem the most insignificant have a ton of beautiful buildings worth seeing. take the simplest example, the city of parma is full of baroque churches tucked away in corners, and people don't even notice them, because there are so many gorgeous buildings in this country that folks have just gotten used to it and stopped paying attention, i guess. and yet even these overlooked works are insanely beautiful. the country's landscape is gorgeous too, it's a mediterranean country. the lakes, the mountains, the greenery... not everything is sunshine and roses, of course, it's got plenty of downsides too. incidents of theft, not being able to provide enough restoration for its structures, uncontrolled immigration, some poorly maintained streets, and so on and so forth. but despite all of this, italy is something else entirely.