BEST AWARDS

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Liberty PAMPULHA MODERN ENSEMBLE

Belo Horizonte, the lively industrial capital of Brazil’s second most populous state, is located in the southeast of Brazil which has always attracted a large amount of business visitors and more and more leisure travellers, whose have been stopping by on their way to one of the art world’s most seductive attractions one of them recently nominated UNESCO’s World Heritage distinction is “The Pampulha Modern Complex”, it was the centre of a visionary garden city project created in 1940 designed around an artificial lake.

The buildings were designed by architect , in collaboration with innovative artists. This cultural and leisure centre included a casino, a ballroom, the Golf Yacht Club and the São Francisco de Assis church. The Modern Complex of Pampulha is a reference in architecture for its use of apparent concrete, which caused an impact back then.

For more information please contact us at: Brazil@liberty­ int.com Liberty Adriatic EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL 2016

Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the European Green Capital 2016 and the proud holder of a Tourism for Tomorrow 2015 award. It is a city that will surprise you and exceed your expectations. It is unique – small by surface area, but huge in terms of hospitality and quality of life. Having a green soul and a high level of environmental awareness, it has managed to preserve its green character to the present day. Three quarters of the entire territory of Ljubljana are green areas.

From Ljubljana, nature is easily accessible. Everything leads towards green, active and healthy. This is no surprising, giving that Slovenia is one of the cleanest countries in Europe; one of the most densely forested countries in Europe and richest in terms of biodiversity; one of the most abundant in water (Ljubljana is one of the few European capitals which can boast of natural drinking water without prior treatment); more than a third of all land is part of Natura 2.000, an EU­wide network of special protection areas; and the cuisine is surprisingly tasteful ­ it is authentic and natural, with homegrown agricultural products and negligible industrial input.

It is no wonder that the first DMC in South East Europe with a green globe certificate comes from Slovenia. At Liberty Adriatic we can help you organize your journey with a respect of a natural, social and cultural environment. We expand awareness of the consequences of our trips, we respect local values and strive for fair trade and fair tourism.

For more information please contact us at: Adriatic@liberty­ int.com Liberty Hong Kong "HEAVEN ON EARTH" SINCE ANCIENT TIMES

One of the seven ancient capitals and the key scenic tourism and historical culture cities in China, Hangzhou once was applauded as “the most splendid and luxurious city in the world" by Marco Polo. For more than a millennium, artists, poets, traders, and explorers have been drawn to the idyllic scenery of Hangzhou’s vast West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Thanks to the lucrative manufacturing and tech industries (Alibaba’s headquarters), the city is one of China’s wealthiest. The busy airport now accepts private­jet landings, and as Hangzhou’s residents and visitors have become increasingly sophisticated, its hotels and restaurants have followed suit. The most notable hotel is the riverside Azure Qiantang, a Luxury Collection hotel designed by Pierre­Yves Rochon. In March this year, the 417­room Midtown Shangri­La Hangzhou opened within steps of West Lake. The downtown food scene is no less refined: Mercato Piccolo, from chef Jean­Georges Vongerichten, serves house­made dishes. Wujie, a branch of Shanghai’s celebrated vegetarian restaurant also settled down.

Do not leave the city without paying a visit to the Longjing tea fields, the source of China's most famous tea. Two hours outside the city in Xinfeng village is the Hidden House, a rustic hideaway with giant outdoor hot tubs, hearty home­ style cooking, and picturesque stone pathways on which to stroll through the surrounding bamboo forest.

You can take direct flights from Hong Kong, Korea, Japan or Express Train from Shanghai (60 minutes).

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