I Borghi più belli d'Italia
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Formation | 2001 |
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Type | association |
Purpose | tourism |
Region served | Italy |
Website | borghipiubelliditalia |
I Borghi più belli d'Italia[a] is an association of small Italian towns of historical interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the , with the aim of preserving and maintaining villages of quality heritage. The association holds initiatives such as festivals, exhibitions, fetes, conferences and concerts that highlight the cultural, historical, gastronomic and linguistic heritage, involving residents, schools, and local artists.
It was inspired by its older French counterpart, Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, and is part of the international organization "Les Plus Beaux Villages de la Terre". The admission of any village or town to the club requires of the same the meeting of a number of prerequisites, both structural—such as the architectonic harmony of the urban fabric and the quality of the public and private building heritage—and general, regarding the quality of life in the village itself, in terms of activities and services for the people.
Villages[]
Northern Italy[]
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- Aosta Valley (1)
- Emilia-Romagna (13)
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia (9)
- Liguria (21)
- Apricale
- Borgio Verezzi
- Brugnato
- Campo Ligure
- Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
- Cervo
- Colletta di Castelbianco
- Finalborgo
- Framura
- Laigueglia
- Lingueglietta
- Millesimo
- Moneglia
- Montemarcello
- Noli
- Seborga
- Tellaro
- Triora
- Varese Ligure
- Vernazza
- Zuccarello
- Lombardy (21)
- Bienno
- Cassinetta di Lugagnano
- Castellaro Lagusello
- Castelponzone
- Cornello dei Tasso
- Curiglia con Monteviasco
- Fortunago
- Gradella
- Grazie
- Gromo
- Lovere
- Monte Isola
- Morimondo
- Pomponesco
- Porana
- Sabbioneta
- San Benedetto Po
- Soncino
- Tremezzina
- Tremosine
- Zavattarello
- Piedmont (10)
- Trentino-South Tyrol (8)
- Canale di Tenno
- Chiusa
- Egna
- Glorenza
- Mezzano
- Rango
- San Lorenzo in Banale
- Vipiteno
- Veneto (6)
- Arquà Petrarca
- Asolo
- Borghetto
- Cison di Valmarino
- Montagnana
- Portobuffolé
Central Italy[]
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- Abruzzo (21)
- Abbateggio
- Anversa degli Abruzzi
- Bugnara
- Caramanico Terme
- Castel del Monte
- Castelli
- Città Sant'Angelo
- Civitella del Tronto
- Introdacqua
- Navelli
- Opi
- Pacentro
- Penne
- Pettorano sul Gizio
- Pietracamela
- Pretoro
- Rocca San Giovanni
- Santo Stefano di Sessanio
- Scanno
- Tagliacozzo
- Villalago
- Lazio (13)
- Boville Ernica
- Campodimele
- Caprarola
- Castel di Tora
- Castel Gandolfo
- Civita di Bagnoregio
- Collalto Sabino
- Greccio
- Monte San Giovanni Campano
- Orvinio
- San Donato Val di Comino
- Sperlonga
- Subiaco
- Torre Alfina
- Marche (22)
- Cingoli
- Corinaldo
- Frontino
- Gradara
- Grottammare
- Macerata Feltria
- Matelica
- Mondavio
- Mondolfo
- Monte Grimano
- Montecassiano
- Montecosaro
- Montefabbri
- Montefiore dell'Aso
- Montelupone
- Moresco
- Offagna
- Offida
- San Ginesio
- Sarnano
- Treia
- Visso
- Molise (4)
- Tuscany (19)
- Umbria (25)
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- Acquasparta
- Arrone
- Bettona
- Bevagna
- Borgo Sant'Antonio
- Castiglione del Lago
- Citerna
- Corciano
- Deruta
- Giove
- Lugnano in Teverina
- Massa Martana
- Monte Castello di Vibio
- Montefalco
- Montone
- Norcia
- Paciano
- Panicale
- Piediluco
- San Gemini
- Spello
- Stroncone
- Torgiano
- Trevi
- Vallo di Nera
Southern Italy[]
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The villages in southern Italy and the islands are:[1]
- Apulia (10)
- Basilicata (6)
- Calabria (14)
- Campania (10)
- Sardinia (4)
- Sicily (18)
- Castelmola
- Castiglione di Sicilia
- Castroreale
- Cefalù
- Erice
- Ferla
- Gangi
- Geraci Siculo
- Montalbano Elicona
- Monterosso Almo
- Novara di Sicilia
- Palazzolo Acreide
- Petralia Soprana
- Sambuca di Sicilia
- San Marco d'Alunzio
- Savoca
- Sperlinga
- Sutera
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ 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[]
- ^ I borghi: sud & isole (in Italian). I borghi più belli d'Italia. Accessed October 2015.
- Italian culture
- Tourism in Italy
- 2001 establishments in Italy
- Organizations established in 2001
- Lists of most beautiful villages