Slow City

Cittaslow (literally Slow City) is a movement founded in Italy in October of 1999. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the Slow Food organization. Cittaslow's goal is to improve the quality of life in towns and resist the fast pace of life. Celebrating and supporting diversity of culture and the specialties of a town and its hinterland are the core Cittaslow values.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cittaslow

Hersbruck in lower Bavaria, the first German Slow City, joined the movement in May 2001

Cittaslow has expanded broadly beyond Italy. By 2006, national Cittaslow networks existed in Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom; by mid-2009, fourteen countries have at least one officially accredited Cittaslow community. In July, 2009, the small seaside village of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia and Canada. In Korea now, the second-largest city, Busan will apply the ideals of the slow city movement in its policies and become a member of the "Supporters of Cittaslow," .  http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/10/113_54599.html

Chiavenna is a Slow City located at the foot of the Italian Alps. Especially on a Saturday, residents and tourists enjoy strolling and chatting in the streets of the old town.  http://www.planetizen.com/node/21630

 Inside the cities, there are no traffics, only the sidewalks. Fast-food stores are not allowed to exist in it. All of these are prepared for the life style of the medieval period of Europe, slow and happy life style, at the same time, they also keep the modern civilization, for instance, the Internet.

It seems that the pace of our life becomes faster and faster, we are striving for our goals all the time; we ignore the less important things around us. Have you ever thought if we stop for a little while, it’s possible for us to get something amazing. We need to breathe fresh air during a busy day