Three Italian cities among the most popular destinations in the world

May 22 – TripAdvisor, the largest travel website in the world, announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards 2013. In their 5^th edition, the awards recognize 412 wonderful destinations in 38 markets around the world, including rankings for Africa, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, South America, South Pacific and the U.S. The Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards select the best travel destinations in the world based on millions of reviews & opinions by its travelers. Award winners were also determined based on the popularity of the destination – extrapolated from the ones most appreciated by the users and those with the highest rating. And this is great news for Italy, which boasts the largest number of cities in the top 10 worldwide with award-winning  Rome (4^th place), Venice (6^th) and Florence (8^th). Although Rome, Venice and Florence remain at the international top, in the Italian category, the undisputed winner is Emilia Romagna, with 4 destinations in the top 10: Bologna (6^th), Riccione (7^th), Bellaria-Igea Marina (8^th) and Cattolica (10^th). Rome, Venice and Florence remain in the top 3, while Milan and Naples are 4^th and 5^th respectively, and Selva di Val Gardena is 9^th. But the gold medal of the Traveller’s Choice Destination Awards, 2013 goes to Paris, followed by New York and London.