“Italy: Bel Paese,” Hiking & Trekking Club
“La bellezza si risveglia l’anima di agire.” — Dante (“Beauty awakens soul to act.”)
“The beauty of the Italian capital is undisputed. You just can’t take a wrong step in Rome which is one of the reasons why Italy is called ‘Bel Paese’ meaning ‘Beautiful country.’ To visit Rome is to start a love affair. The Italian capital is an epic metropolis that will steal your heart with its architectural masterpieces, its buzzing piazzas and its romantic cobbled lanes.” […] –Kshitij Nair, Hiking & Trekking Club IIT Mandi
Sighting Citation:
““Italy: Bel Paese,” Hiking & Trekking Club.” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. November 25, 2022. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/italy-bel-paese-hiking-trekking-club/.
Posted November 25, 2022