Bellisseria

This is a new Continent located between Sansara and Jeogeot. Construction started in 2019 and continued through 2020. The continent is not finished. Geographic surveys are waiting until construction will be over. Until then we only have preliminary results.

The origin of the name can only be speculated. According to Italian residents, the name comes from *bellissimo* (Italian for beautiful).

## History

The first attempt to build a continent between Sansara and Jeogeot started in early 2019. For a short time, an experimental continent with no access appeared far North from all inhabited land. In March 2019, the first sims were laid, while the experimental continent vanished.

As this happened, additional water sims were added South of Elements Mountains, forming a transcontinental channel. In addition, Boardroom Infohub was moved away from Sansara and became a standalone sim.

At the beginning of April 2019, the North-Western part of Bellisseria was completed. It was small and with a central lake. A transcontinental channel was built to South, reaching Jeogeot. A few additional sims were added to allow navigation to Jeogeot Gulf.

In April 2019, the continent extended further South, engulfing the transcontinental channel. In the end, it merged with Jeogeot. Pyri, a Subcontinent in North Jeogeot, was finally completed, as new land was built further West from it. The main additions were sailing sims.

On December 27th 2020, the Galaxy Cove moved from Blake Sea to far West of Bellisseria.

After finishing many sailing sims with special houses for sailors, the Linden officials started the construction of a massive continent further East. Construction started in early 2020 and seems almost at the end of 2020.

A third development phase started at the end of 2020, with construction of new sailing sims and a Tropical Beach Paradise further East. As the continent advances, it becomes ever closer to Satori. Many residents watch this development, hoping that soon the list of Transcontinental Channels will be completed. This would allow someone to travel all the way from Heterocera to Gaeta 5, a monumental journey that would take probably days.

Later in 2021, Bellisseria has extended to Satori. For the first time in history, it became possible to travel without teleporting between all major continents. Later, new pockets of land were added North and South, constantly increasing the size of the new continent. In 2022, a second connection was done with Satori, allowinng for a connection with Satori Waterways Network. At this point, Bellisseria has become the largest continent of all, with subcontinents larger than entire continents.

### Controversies

When Bellisseria was created, it caused many concerns. Although many residents have envisioned a land passage between the continents, it was, at least in past, considered impossible. The area where the continent now lies, was part of Central Ocean and was full with private-owned sims. Many were forced to relocate. The construction went through the ruins of Shopping Continent (which at that time has decreased in size to a Microcontinent). The impact was not significant, through, on local economies.

A second major concern was that, with the construction of Bellisseria, many people will move there and a lot of private-owned land will be abandoned. The reality is that this did not happen. On all continents, the amount of abandoned land tends to remain constant, while the number of private-owned sims has not changed significantly. It appears that the construction of this continent was beneficial for the world's population.

## Structure

Bellisseria is a very complex continent. It has large plains, plateaus, beaches, inland seas, lakes and rivers, mountains and everything needed.

There is a huge variety of places, altering from suburb-like areas to forests and tropical beach paradises.

## Divisions

A Subcontinent is a division of a continent. Bellisseria is so huge, that its subcontinents are far larger than many continents. Also, because the continent is unfinished and many things can further change, it is better to divide land into larger areas.

* B166 - Bellisseria Forest
* B167 - Bellisseria Jeogeot
* B168 - East Bellisseria
* B162 - Magic Subcontinent (a.k.a. *Fantasseria*)
* B166 - Primordial Bellisseria
* B161 - Sakura (a.k.a. *Sakurasseria*)
* B164 - Victorian Subcontinent
* B163 - Water Paradise

## Land Status

For more info see Project MUPUS.

About 75% of Bellisseria is Protected Land. The remaining land is resident-owned, hosting premium homes (also known as Linden homes). Protected land allows scripts to run but not automated vehicles to enter. Bellisseria has a large network of roads, railways and waterways. Residents and even vehicles can use many off-road paths.

Bellisseria has a special status when it comes to Land With Restricted Access. There are no ban lines, but entity orbs exist. However, since resident-owned parcels are small and alternate with protected land, entity orbs usually don't have time to eject passing people like aviators.

## Transportation

Unlike other continents, Bellisseria has an extensive network of waterways, roads and railways, joined into a large continental network.

* Roads are, with the exception of a few islands, connected into a large continental network. They include modern roads, pavement roads and many dirt roads. There are also a lot of paths. The type of road used depends on the area on the continent.
* Railways are, as for December 2020, not complete. Stations are at high distance one from another. The railway network appears to be built for high-speed transport.
* Waterways are of two categories. While some waterways are designed for sailing and connected one to another, other waterways are blocked by low bridges or waterfalls or are endorheic (unconnected to the ocean).

## Inside Bellisseria

List Of Subcontinents

* B166 - Bellisseria Forest
* B167 - Bellisseria Jeogeot
* B168 - East Bellisseria
* B162 - Magic Subcontinent
* B166 - Primordial Bellisseria
* B161 - Sakura
* B164 - Victorian Subcontinent
* B163 - Water Paradise

List Of Geographic Structures

* Bellisseria Lagoon
* Circle River
* Forest River
* SS Galaxy

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Continents
* Bellisseria Roads Network
* Bellisseria Railways

A guide about premium homes