(September 5, 201) “Italy is the dream of travelers from around the world, we are therefore working to ensure a real alternative and complete travel experiencee. Tourists are now demanding to feel part of a territory, to get in touch with local traditions and with the memories of a place. That’s why 2017 will be the year of small towns. Providing tourists with a true sensory and visual experience made up of places that tell a story, century-old gastronomic traditions and archaeological and religious treasures of rare value, a soul of which Italy is rich, it’s our priority. ” So says Dorina Bianchi, Undersecretary of State with responsibility for tourism. Bianchi took part in the meeting organized in collaboration with the club of the Most Beautiful Small Towns of Italy and ENIT at the Embassy of Italyin Japan. Ambassador Domenico Giorgi, President of The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy, Fiorello Primi, the highest Japanese authorities and the local press attended the event. The undersecretary of State went back to speak of the inestimable heritage of our country remembering that has been “presented the Japanese guide to the most beautiful small towns of Italy, and that’s why tomorrow there will be an extensive network of meetings with leading Japanese tour operators, in order to make our collaboration even more robust and fruitful “.