I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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I borghi più belli d'Italia[a] (Italian: [i ˈborɡi pju bˈbɛlli diˈtaːlja]) is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest.[2] It was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the aim of preserving and maintaining villages of quality heritage.[3] Its motto is Il fascino dell'Italia nascosta ("The charm of hidden Italy").[4]

Formation2001
TypeNon-profit association
Purposepromotion and enhancement of history, landscape, culture and tourism
Location
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I borghi più belli d'Italia
The most beautiful villages of Italy
Formation2001
TypeNon-profit association
Purposepromotion and enhancement of history, landscape, culture and tourism
Location
Region served
Italy
Members361 (2023)[1]
Official language
Italian
President
Fiorello Primi
AffiliationsThe Most Beautiful Villages in the World
Websiteborghipiubelliditalia.it
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Participants in the group are small population centres which risk neglect and abandonment because they lie outside the main tourist circuits.[5] Initially they comprised about a hundred villages, but had increased to 361 in 2023.[1]

In 2012, the Italian association was one of the founding members of the international association The Most Beautiful Villages in the World, a private organization that brings together various territorial associations promoting small inhabited centres of particular historical and landscape interest.[6]

Description

Admission criteria

The criteria for admission to the association are: integrity of the urban fabric, architectural harmony, livability of the village, artistic-historical quality of the public and private building heritage, services to the citizen as well as the payment of an annual membership fee.[7]

Initiatives

The association organizes initiatives within the villages, such as festivals, exhibitions, fetes, conferences and concerts that highlight the cultural, historical, gastronomic and linguistic heritage, involving residents, schools, and local artists.[8] The club promotes numerous initiatives on the international market.[9][10][11][12][13][14] In 2016, the association signed a global agreement with ENIT,[15] to promote tourism in the most beautiful villages in the world.[16] In 2017, the club signed an agreement with Costa Cruises[17] for the enhancement of some villages, which are offered to cruise passengers arriving in Italian ports aboard the operator's ships.[18]

Regional subdivision

The regional subdivision of the villages members of the association is as follows: 31 in Marche and Umbria, 29 in Tuscany, 27 in Liguria, 26 in Abruzzo and Lombardy, 25 in Lazio, 24 in Sicily, 20 in Piedmont, 16 in Emilia-Romagna and Trentino-Alto Adige, 15 in Calabria, 14 in Apulia, 13 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 11 in Veneto and Campania, 9 in Sardinia and Basilicata, 4 in Molise and 3 in Aosta Valley.

Villages

Northern Italy

Bagno di Romagna
Brisighella
Castell'Arquato
Noli
Palmanova
Montefiore Conca
Orta San Giulio
Cervo
Framura
Vernazza
Gromo
Monte Isola
Vogogna
Bobbio
Ossana
Sabbioneta
Candelo

Central Italy

Greccio
Nemi
Castel Gandolfo
Amatrice
Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Pacentro
San Felice Circeo
Corciano
Populonia
Deruta
Montelupone
Cetona
Norcia
Vallo di Nera
Anghiari
Civita di Bagnoregio
Spello

Southern Italy

Alberobello
Bosa
Acerenza
Monte Sant'Angelo
Locorotondo
Miglionico
Atrani
Cefalù

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Variously translated as "the most beautiful villages of Italy", "Italy's most beautiful villages", "Italy's most beautiful towns" and "Italy's prettiest villages".

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