Advances for “Countries that go …” of 26 June at 9.40 on Rai 1: stop in Rieti in the footsteps of San Francesco 
“Countries that go…”, broadcast on Sunday 26 June at 9.40 on Rai 1, makes a stop in Rieti, in the footsteps of San Francesco. A story that explores the Rieti territory, going – in addition to the Franciscan sanctuaries – to the landscape views of Rocca Sinibalda, Posticciola, Colle di Tora and the suggestive Turano Lake.
Livio Leonardi, creator and host of the program, leads the audience into the heart of Rieti, considered by the authors of the classical age Umbilicus Italiae, that is, the geographical center of Italy. Around the city of ancient origins, however, lives a sweet and luxuriant nature, full of quiet and spirituality.
Here St. Francis found serene refuge from the vanity of the world and made it, together with Assisi and La Verna, one of his three homelands. The sanctuaries of the “Valle Santa” – La Foresta, Fonte Colombo, Greccio and Poggio Bustone – are illustrated with the usual engaging and curiosity-rich cut, under the banner of the message of the poor man of Assisi.
And precisely in line with this message, the ideal dialogue with Rieti nature leads to the wonderful scenery of Lake Turano: an ideal film and television setting for two dear friends of the Rai 1 audience, Lucio Dalla and Fabrizio Frizzi. The walk then ends in the presence of another landscape theater, the Salto Lake.
Countries you go… Places, sayings, towns it’s a television format conceived and conducted by Livio Leonardidedicated to the enhancement of the territory and its heritage, completely built outdoors.
On 5 December 2019 the program received the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism for the high cultural, scientific, artistic, historical and tourist promotion of an international character.
Livio Leonardi (Rome, 4th March 1958) it’s a Journalist Italian. Graduated in Communication Sciences. Journalist since 1982. Editor in Chief and Head of the Structure Rai. Registered in the National Register of Italian Tourist Press Journalists (GIST).
In 1986 he joined Rai to the Tg3 Lazio as a special correspondent for current affairs and culture, subsequently working on the nascent newspaper Rai Teletext.
As a passionate scholar of the evolution of society and the strategic role of communication in the dissemination of culture, he moved to Rai 1creating – as a special correspondent and conductor – information programs on the peculiarities of the territories, the environment, cultural traditions, local uses and customs: Hello Italy, Beautiful Italy, The streets of the sun, A troupe tells, Tour of Italy of historic cars, International Festival of Humor.
Later realizes for Rai 2as the author, the political news program From words to deeds and as a special author and presenter on Italian theater, science and medicine. Within the program Italy live he is the author and presenter of the current affairs and customs column Summer Italy.
Later he is special envoy in the program Life live.
Since 2005 he is the author of the program of Rai 1 Italian holiday for five consecutive editions.
In 2009 he held for Rai 2 the role of Head of the Special Projects Organizational Unit.
From August 2010 he returns to Rai 1 as responsible for the institutional and current affairs programs of the Network, taking care of programs such as Magical Italy, All well-being, 7 MORE and some institutional evenings: 10 stars for Mother Teresa of CalcuttaSpecial for the State Police, Christmas carol, Traveling in the Faith, The Heart of Rome for the Pope, Night of light.
For the 2015-2016 season and the 2016-2017 season he is responsible for the program Wrong or right? The final verdict.
Since May 2013 he has been the Head of the Production Unit “Programs of Institutional and Service Relevance” of Rai 1, within which he is the creator, author and host of the format original Countries you go… Places, sayings, townsbroadcast from 8 September 2013 s
“Countries that go …” of June 26 on Rai 1: stop in Rieti with San Francesco