I Borghi più belli d'Italia
I Borghi più belli d'Italia (Italian: [i ˈborɡi pju bˈbɛlli diˈtaːlja]) is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, 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. Its motto is Il fascino dell'Italia nascosta ("The charm of hidden Italy").
| The most beautiful villages of Italy | |
Deruta, in Umbria, is one of "The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy". | |
| Formation | 2001 |
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| Type | Non-profit association |
| Purpose | promotion and enhancement of history, landscape, culture and tourism |
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Region served | Italy |
Membership | 361 (2023) |
Official language | Italian |
President | Fiorello Primi |
| Affiliations | The Most Beautiful Villages in the World |
| Website | borghipiubelliditalia |
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. Initially the group included about a hundred villages, which subsequently grew up to 361 in 2023.
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.