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Questa è la parte più bella della città.

Questa è la parte più bella della città.
This is the most beautiful part of the city.
From Lesson 87:The relative superlative (il più)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questa è la parte più bella della città.

Why is the order la parte più bella instead of la più bella parte?
In Italian, you usually place the noun between the definite article (la) and più for a relative superlative. So instead of the English word order 'the most beautiful part', Italian says 'the part most beautiful'.
Why do we use della here instead of just di?
When defining the group or place in a relative superlative, Italian uses the preposition di. Since città takes the definite article la, di and la combine to form della (of the).
In English we often say 'the most beautiful part IN the city'. Why does Italian use della instead of nella?
After a relative superlative (the most or the least), Italian always uses the preposition di (and its combined forms like della) to define the group or location, even when English would naturally use the word 'in'.
Why does the sentence start with Questa and not Questo?
Questa means 'this' and must agree with the gender of the noun it refers to. The sentence equates 'this' to la parte (the part). Because parte is a feminine noun, 'this' must be the feminine Questa.

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