In 1971, the Administration of the Republic of San Marino invited him to hold a one-man exhibition at the Ridotto of the Titano Theatre.

In October, the Provincaial Tourist Organization in Frosinone awarded him the gold medal for "having contributed to the revival of Art in Ciociaria".

Vittorio Miele worked hard during those two months, even outdoors, trying to physically capture the harsh climate in his paintings.

Paintings of particular interest remain from that Canadian period, linked to that fatal symbiosis established between the master's "provincial luggage" and the temerarious clash with immeasurable perfectionism.

He began to paint outdoors again, the style become less "harsh", the Bosnian mountains become "rounded" and the shadows are softly superimposed.