Is this the world’s best pizza?

You’re probably ordering pizza after this [View in browser]( [TikTok]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [Friday Around the Planet - Your source for all things travel news](www.lonelyplanet.com) A Trip Around the Planet October 07, 2023   This week: Slicing up the world’s best pizza [Pizza with basil leaf]( Simply the best Want to pick a controversial and hotly-debated topic sure to spark fiery rhetoric and make blood pressures rise? Here’s the grenade to launch: Where can you find the best pizza in the world? There is no shortage of debates hot enough to melt cheese on this subject. In the United States, spirited trash talk flies between New Yorkers and Chicagoans over [who has the better slice](. (While both are great, my hot take is [don’t sleep on Detroit]( But one thing that can bring us all together – by surprising none of us – is that on a list of the best pizzas in the world, a restaurant in Italy earned the number-one spot for the fourth year in a row. Lonely Planet’s reporter in Italy [Virginia DiGaetano]( snagged a reservation at [I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci]( to find out whether the trip to this corner of Italy is worth the hype. I can’t promise you won’t order a pizza after you read it. [Check out Virginia's review]( Stories to help you plan Would you jump off Stari Most? After its destruction and subsequent reconstruction, [Mostar’]( beloved [Stari Most]( (Old Bridge) in [Bosnia and Hercegovina]( became a symbol of resilience and hope. These days, it draws extreme divers who leap into the waters below. Read Robyn Wilson’s account of the bridge’s history and present allure. [Dive into this story]( [Mostar's Stari Most](   Japan’s rail pass now costs more A favorite among travelers looking to [see the country by train]( the price of [Japan’]( flat fee rail passes just got a significant increase. But is the newly hiked price worth the extra cost? [Read to find out more]( [A bullet train in Japan ](   La Sagrada Família inches closer to completion Under construction for 141 years, [La Sagrada Família]( in [Barcelona]( marked a major milestone with the crowning of two towers with sculptural pieces. Read how the city plans to illuminate this achievement. [See the plans]( [Towers of La Sagrada Familia with a large sculpture in the foreground](   More travel news - [Paris tackles bedbug crisis ahead of the Olympics: what to know and how to protect yourself]( - [After the earthquake should you still visit Morocco?]( - [How to plan a trip to float down the Amazon and enjoy memorable meals]( - [Copy my family trip to Spain – planned by Elsewhere by Lonely Planet]( Trending destination [Erik and guide on bikes in Izmir]( Turkey Many travelers rush through the province of [Ä°zmir]( solely for its famed archaeological attractions, such as the ancient Greek city of [Ephesus]( and the [House of the Virgin Mary](. But check out how Erik Trinidad slowed down to enjoy this region by bicycle. [Read about Erik's journey](   [Lonely Planet Experience Guidebooks](     Love travel inspiration in your inbox? Share with a fellow travel lover by forwarding to a friend. Did someone share this email with you? Subscribe by clicking [here](.   This email was sent to you by: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. | 1101 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 © 2023 Lonely Planet [Unsubscribe]( Policy](