"I Borghi più Belli d'Italia" (the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy) is an initiative started in 2011 thanks to ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities) with the aim to support small villages and towns with a great historical, artistic and cultural relevance.
I "Borghi più Belli d'Italia" turned into an association that has quickly gained great success, also thanks to the clearness of the criteria of admission, such as architectural harmony of the urban fabric, the quality of the building estate and the livability of the village.
Today towns and small villages that have been included among the Borghi più Belli d'Italia (Most Beautiful Villages) are 199.
Tuscany, with its 18 "Most Beautiful Villages", is one of the Italian regions with more awarded villages.
The Tuscan towns listed as the "The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy" are: