Belluno climbed to the top of business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore’s annual liveability ranking of 110 Italian provinces, published this week. With a successful tourism industry as well as a growing manufacturing sector, Belluno scored highest overall across six different categories, with especially good marks for its low crime rate, high employment, substantial average wealth and lack of urban crowds. Photo: Sathish J/Flickr Aosta and Sondrio, also in the northern Italian countryside, came second and third respectively. The first big city on the list is Milan, which has fallen six places from last year to eighth position. It continues to score top marks for average wealth but was dragged down by its high crime rate – the worst of any province in Italy, according to the ranking.

Belluno climbed to the top of business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore’s annual liveability ranking of 110 Italian provinces, published this week. With a successful tourism industry as well as a growing manufacturing sector, Belluno scored highest overall across six different categories, with especially good marks for its low crime rate, high employment, substantial average wealth and lack of urban crowds. Photo: Sathish J/Flickr Aosta and Sondrio, also in the northern Italian countryside, came second and third respectively. The first big city on the list is Milan, which has fallen six places from last year to eighth position. It continues to score top marks for average wealth but was dragged down by its high crime rate – the worst of any province in Italy, according to the ranking.