Sicily

The inhabitants of the Emirati Arabi Uniti have managed in less than 25 years, to trasform one of the most inospitable places in the world (a piece of the desert) in one of the most desirable locations in the world (Abu Dhabi). A place that rich peoples, corporations, etc. are willing to pay thousands of dollars. They are willing to pay more than 8000 dollars per square meter for appartaments of no particular value. The arabians were very abled to do this.

We Italians, have some of the places that for the last 2500 years were been among the most desired. People from many nations (Arabian, French, Spanish, Norwegian, ecc.) made wars, invasions, etc. to live there, es SICILY....and now?

Although Sicily is full of landscape assets, evidence of glorious past, a very desirable climate, vine, food, ecc. There are not many people willing to go to live there. There are not a lot corporations ready to make big investments there....

I believe that this simple consideration, should make us, as Italians, to reflect.