Even if you haven’t made it to Italy yet, you’re probably familiar with Rome‘s ancient sights and the millennia-old Colosseum, Venice‘s winding canals and soaring campanile, and Florence‘s distinctive red-tiled dome and Renaissance palaces. Undoubtedly gorgeous as those may be, what if we told you this year’s crown in one of Italy’s best-known beauty contests …

Another year has gone by, and Italy is yet to crack its unsustainable overtourism problem. Whether you’re in Rome, Florence, or Venice, waking up at 5 am to get crowd-free pictures is no longer an option, and neither is wandering around without constantly bumping into other people. It was about time the Italian Government Tourism …