I borghi più belli d'Italia ( German The Most Beautiful Places in Italy ) is a private association that promotes the small, mostly medieval centers of Italy , sometimes also individual districts , fractions and castles with "outstanding historical and artistic interest". These centers are mostly outside the normal tourist routes, and despite their cultural tourism value, they risk being forgotten and are consequently subject to depopulation, decay and neglect.
The association was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani (ANCI), a non-profit association that was founded in 1901 and consists of 7,318 Italian municipalities (as of June 2013). The ANCI fulfills various functions, such as B. the representation of interests of its members vis-à-vis the central organs of the state (parliament, government, regions).
The model was the French association Les plus beaux villages de France , which was founded in 1982. Due to the "European proximity", the French , Walloon and Italian associations laid the foundation stone in 2003 for cooperation in creating the association Les plus beaux villages de la Terre in Collonges-la-Rouge , a federation that combines the existing associations of the " most beautiful places ”united. In 2012, the associations of Québec and Japan joined the international association.
There were just over 200 places in Italy in 2012, 258 in 2016 and 291 in 2018 with the I borghi più belli d'Italia label . Most of these are places that were created in the Middle Ages and where driving is largely prohibited (with the exception of local residents) . Other places are car-free because the streets are too narrow.
Eligibility criteria
The criteria for admission to the association meet the following conditions: integrity of the urban fabric, architectural harmony, habitability of the site, artistic and historical quality of public and private buildings, citizen service and the payment of an annual membership fee.
Initiatives
The association organizes festivals , exhibitions, fairs, conferences and concerts in the towns that emphasize the artistic and architectural, traditional, historical, cultural, gastronomic and dialectic heritage. The residents and local institutions, communities, schools, cultural associations, local musicians and poets are involved.
↑ On August 24, 2016, a series of earthquakes began in central Italy . The 24 August quake in Norcia had a magnitude of 6.2 MW ; There were further quakes on September 3, September 20 and October 26, when a large part of the Church of San Salvatore collapsed. On October 30, 2016 at 7:41 am with a 6.5M W tremor , the Basilica of San Benedetto collapsed and other buildings were badly damaged.
↑ Amatrice, which has been on the list since 2015, was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake on August 24, 2016. ( Tagesschau )
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