10 places in the world that are pure poetry
Lao Tzu once said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." And although we do not take away the reason for the famous Chinese philosopher, today we prefer to start the journey with a verse. Especially when in a World Poetry Day 2020 marked by isolation, our favorite poems and haikus involve the best window to new destinations.
anonymous poetry
COCONUT TREE (SRI LANKA)
the area of Mirissa is a paradise of beaches and coconut trees in the south of Sri Lanka. But it will be there, after a certain Sunset Bar, where you will find a piece of jungle upholstering one of the best sunsets in the world.
Immortalized by Instagram, Coconut Tree Hill is all we can ask of this tropical island: hundreds of palm trees interrupting an indian sunset of as many colors as possible likes.
Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore
TAJ MAHAL (INDIA)
Thinking of India means doing it in the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and most visited place in Agra city. A monument worthy of the Thousand and One Nights whose story is even more poetic: that of Sha Jahan, a prince who, after the death of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, ordered the construction of a mausoleum worthy of his exotic romance in 1632 .
More than 20 thousand workers and 1000 elephants were in charge of erecting it for more than two decades an icon that this year launches night tours and limits the length of visits.
Poetry Sylvia Plath
UYUNI SALT FLATS (BOLIVIA)
There are no references to any Plath trip to Bolivia, but if it did exist, the Uyuni salt flat would have been one of her greatest inspirations.
Considered the largest salt flat in the world, the Uyuni salt flat is a canvas of salt and flamingos which, especially in the rainy months (from December to March), acquires a transparency worthy of the best mirror of the sky.
Poetry of Pablo Neruda
SHINJUKU GYOEN (JAPAN)
World Poetry Day is celebrated on a day as auspicious as it is the beginning of spring. A time when cherry trees begin an almost mystical transformation around the world: from our Valle del Jerte to the east coast of the United States passing, of course, through Japan.
through the hanami, a word that describes the art of watching cherry blossoms, hundreds of families congregate around different places during the months of March and April, being Shinjuku Gyoen, in Tokyo, one of the most recurrent (and beautiful).
Poetry by Jose Zorrilla
VENICE ITALY)
In a few days when Venice lies more desert than ever, flying through its streets through poetry is a good way to relive its charm.
Millennial and iconic, the city of canals represents the best criticism of current times in which the sea level threatens to sink it as much as its excessive capacity. Fortunately, recent visitor control measures promise to balance the bustle of this watery labyrinth.
Haiku, Senryu and Tanka
VICTORIA FALLS (ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE)
Somewhere where the African countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe intersect, the Zambezi River stumbles forming one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world.
108 meters high sealed by the Devil's Pool, a natural infinity pool that allows you to peek at the rainbow that forms this show, only surpassed by a scene that is no less poetic: the Iguazú Falls that run between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Poetry of Mohamed Salem Abdelfatah
SAHARA DESERT
There are something in the desert that is always hypnotic to us: the dunes rocked by the wind, the mirages of old nomads, or the rows of camels transporting spices.
Fed by hundreds of myths, the Sahara is not only the largest desert on the planet, but a map of stories that expands from any of its ends: the caravans that depart from the Moroccan Merzouga, the Berber houses in Tunisia that served as the setting for the Star Wars saga, or the fertile date palm trees of the Bahareya oasis, in the Egyptian zone.
Poetry of Jose Luis Borges
PUERTO PRINCESA (PHILIPPINES)
They say that a firefly lights up only when it is about to court another. However, for this to happen the world must plot the perfect scenario: recent rains, nearby wetlands and, of course, the night in the background.
The result is a setting as exclusive as it is ephemeral (let's not forget that fireflies are one of the most vulnerable species on the planet) which we can enjoy in different places: the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam; the forests of North Carolina or, especially, Puerto Princesa. With a colonial past, the capital of the Philippine island of Palawan It is the best setting to dine on a night cruise among hundreds of little lights.
Poem by J.Nholan
SANCHO BAY (BRAZIL)
Some say that traveling to Fernando deNoronha, an archipelago 545 kilometers from the Brazilian city of Recife, means going to a place where the concepts of space and time do not exist. A paradise on Earth whose lush vegetation surrounds dream beaches such as Bahía do Sancho, recently named "Best Beach in the World" by TripAdvisor users who, in fact, were not wrong.
hindu proverb
LA DEHESA (SPAIN)
Discreet, even tragic, the most poetic place in the Canary Islands is located on the island of El Hierro, specifically in the park of La Dehesa.
Surrounded by viewpoints and nature, this corner stands out for the presence of several junipers that, over the years, have been bent by the Atlantic winds. A picture reminiscent of the famous poem by Octavio Paz. Although we believe that, by then, Paz had not yet discovered these acacias.
Poetry by Octavio Paz.