I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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
Membership361 (2023)[1]
Official language
Italian
President
Fiorello Primi
AffiliationsThe Most Beautiful Villages in the World
Websiteborghipiubelliditalia.it

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] that 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]

Founded to contribute to safeguarding, conserving and revitalizing small villages and municipalities, but sometimes even individual hamlets, which, being outside the main tourist circuits, they risk, despite their great value, being forgotten with consequent degradation, depopulation and abandonment.[5] Initially the group included about a hundred villages, which subsequently grew up 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 meet the following requirements: 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

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. ^ Variously translated as "the most beautiful villages of Italy", "Italy's most beautiful villages", "Italy's most beautiful towns" and "Italy's prettiest villages".

References

  1. ^ a b "7 nuovi borghi ammessi nell'Associazione". I Borghi Più Belli D'Italia (in Italian). 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Borghi più belli d'Italia. Le 14 novità 2023, dal Trentino alla Calabria" (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "I Borghi più belli d'Italia, la guida online ai piccoli centri dell'Italia nascosta" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "I "Borghi più belli d'Italia"". Araldicacivica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ "I borghi più belli d'Italia si confermano tappa obbligata per conoscere l'altra Italia". Travelnostop (in Italian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ Splendiani, Simone (2017). Destination management e pianificazione turistica territoriale: Casi e esperienze in Italia (in Italian). Franco Angeli. p. 52.
  7. ^ "Regolamento" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Scopri tutti gli Eventi dei Borghi" (in Italian). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Ministero degli Affari Esteri/Istituto italiano di cultura" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  10. ^ "ENIT, sito ufficiale/Borghi più belli d'Italia a Stoccolma" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  11. ^ "ENIT, sito ufficiale/Borghi più belli d'Italia a Londra" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Borghi più belli d'Italia a Mosca/12/01/2014 da Centro Economia e Sviluppo Italo Russo" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Borghi più belli d'Italia a New York/VNY" (in Italian). 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Associazione Borghi più belli d'Italia presentata a Madrid/Camera Commercio Italiana per la Spagna" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Res Tipica, Italia da conoscere, associazione costituita da ANCI e Associazioni Nazionali delle Città di Identità" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  16. ^ "In Giappone "I Borghi più belli d'Italia"/Il sole24ore" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Sito ufficiale Costa Crociere" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Costa Crociere: partnership con l'associazione dei Borghi più belli d'Italia/GV" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Valle d'Aosta" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Emilia Romagna" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Friuli Venezia Giulia" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Liguria" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Lombardia" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Piemonte" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Veneto" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Abruzzo" (in Italian). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Lazio" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Marche" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Molise" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Toscana" (in Italian). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  32. ^ "Umbria" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Puglia" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  34. ^ "Basilicata" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  35. ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  36. ^ "Campania" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  37. ^ "Sardegna" (in Italian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  38. ^ "Sicilia" (in Italian). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.