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ALTOMONTE,<\/span> ITALY<\/span> BY<\/span> FRANCESCO<\/span> CAPORALE<\/span>:<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cTo realise this illustration, I just closed my eyes and let my memories live,\u201d artist Francesco Caporale says. \u201cI wish I could have added many other elements beside those you can see\u2026 but not even ten papers would have been enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altomonte is a small town in the south of Italy and despite a population of just over 4000 people, the quaint village \u2013described by Caporale as a \u201cEuro-Mediterranean utopia\u201d\u2013 is alive with culture. Caporale\u2019s vibrant \u201cdoodle art\u201d is reflective of that.<\/p>\n

The illustrator was raised there before moving to the fashion capital Milan at the age of 18. Although 11 years have passed, Caporale still considers Altomonte as a city of family, friends, food, love and affection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recipe of happiness indeed,\u201d Caporale recalls.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bond that unites me to this place, in addition to family and loved ones, is undoubtedly the will to change things and theneed to restore life and dignity to a place that was doing well before this pandemic. Small villages will be the solution\u00a0to the \u2018right\u2019 world that we are chasing. I am firmly convinced of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The small town sits in the centre of the region of Calabria; rugged and steep mountains on one horizon and a\u00a0sun-soaked, cascading coastline on the other. It is because of this that Altomonte has its name (translated in English as \u201chighmountain\u201d) while it is also referred to as the \u201cWedding City\u201d thanks to its stunning views and abundant fields of olive groves and native vineyards. If Caporale were to create a fragrance that best embodied the city, it would just be \u201csqueezed olive oil\u201d.<\/p>\n

Altomonte is the idyllic destination to experience the local Italian cuisine and to relax \u2013 with a terracotta bowl of local fried crispy peppers and a beverage concocted from liquorice liquor in hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t waste time planning travel, just do it! In my opinion we\u2019ve forgotten the most beautiful aspects of travelling: surprise, curiosityand improvisation,\u201d Caporale says.<\/p>\n

Follow Francesco Caporale @fradesign.it<\/p>\n

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