by  Rossella Cadeo

The South Tyrol model remains the benchmark and statistics are there to prove it. Bolzano once more ranks as number one city to live in according to the Sole 24 Ore/Italy 24 survey on Quality of Life in the Italian provinces, closely followed by its partner city of Trento, which takes third place.

What's surprising this year, though, is city number two: Milan. On the obvious end of the spectrum is the bottom part of the list: an assortment of southern cities, with Reggio Calabria the lowest rated, statistically close to the province on the Strait's opposite shore, Messina (which is 104th). The survey once more tackles six categories (Standard of Living, Business and Occupation, Services, Population, Law & Order, Leisure) and 36 indicators with relative longlists, shortlists and finalists.

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Fonte: Italy24