She was born in Hamburg, Germany, and got married in Italy. However, her home is neither one, nor the other.<\/p>\n
Instead, the city of Berat in Albania has become her home.<\/p>\n
\u201cI bought a house here in Berat 23 years ago, when I was on a trip and I thought this is a city of wonders and will be famous like Venice,\u201d Hilda Gioia told Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n
The city of Berat was love at first sight for the 73-year-old.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to live here, primarily because of the climate, the food, because people still eat very healthily, but very few know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Berat, Hilda managed to find a job that connects with her passion. She deals with objects and works dating back to the 18th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n \u201cAntiques are my passion, and even in Italy, in my villa, I bought all the antique objects.\u201d<\/p>\n In Berat, she found what she had been searching and dreaming of all along. Therefore, she has a request for the Albanian authorities.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I want to apply for Albanian citizenship because I have been told that I have the right to obtain it due to property ownership.\u201d<\/p>\n Hilda states that she will continue to live in Berat and also tell her Italian friends about the beauties of the city.<\/p>\n