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- Ranking of the most beautiful villages in Italy 2019
- 20 Location: Castel del Monte, Province of L’Aquila – Abruzzo
- 19 Location: Cetona, Province of Siena – Tuscany
- 18 Location: Bruzio, Province of Cosenza – Calabria
- 17 Location: Fratta Polesine, Province of Rovigo – Veneto
- 16 Location: Gradara, Province of Pesaro and Urbino – Marche
- 15 Location: Tremosine sul Garda, Province of Brescia – Lombardy
- 14 Location: Vitorchiano, Province of Viterbo – Lazio
- 13 Location: Strassoldo, Province of Udine – Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 12 Location: Bagnoli del Trigno, Province of Isernia – Molise
- 11 Location: Tassullo, Province of Trento – Trentino Alto Adige
- 10 Location: Bovino, Province of Foggia – Puglia
- 9 Location: Gressoney-Saint Jean, Valle d’Aosta
- 8 Location: Lugnano in Teverina, Province of Terni – Umbria
- 7 Location: Cella Monte, Province of Alessandria – Piedmont
- 6 Location: Castellabate, Province of Salerno – Campania
- 5 Location: Atzara, Province of Nuoro – Sardinia
- 4 Location: Laigueglia, Province of Savona – Liguria
- 3 Location: Rotondella, Province of Matera – Basilicata
- 2 Location: Palazzolo Acreide, Province of Syracuse – Sicily
- 1 Location: Bobbio, Province of Piacenza – Emilia Romagna
- List of participants in the Autumn 2019 edition
Photo by maury3001. Also in 2019 the “Borgo dei Borghi” review proposed by RAI3 had its champion. What then, let’s face it, the champions are all Italian villages, masterpieces of longevity and flags of “vintage” charm.
In the previous edition, the villages of the villages of 2018 were Gradara, in the Marche region, and then Petralia Soprana in Sicily , in the Autumn edition. And in 2019
to which village the scepter and the crown of ” most beautiful village in Italy ” passed
Let’s go to the discovery of that Italy made up of villages and stones, shops and artisans: here is the 2019 ranking of the most beautiful villages of Italy !
SEE ALSO: Borgo dei borghi 2021: list of participants, finalists and final ranking 2021
Ranking of the most beautiful villages in Italy 2019
20 villages (one per region) were admitted to the final, 4 of which competed for the victory in the final. The other 16 were presented during the episode and then simply reported in order of appearance.
20 Location: Castel del Monte, Province of L’Aquila – Abruzzo
Photo by maury3001.
- Typical products : Pecorino, “marcetto” (spicy fermented pecorino cream), “chiaranese” (sheep meat cooked according to the use of the shepherds)
- Typical dish : strangolapreti or laganelle soup with legumes, vegetables and potatoes
- Ideal period for a visit : Summer, spring, Christmas period
19 Location: Cetona, Province of Siena – Tuscany
Photo of LigaDue.
- Typical products : Oil and wine
- Typical dish : Pici with garlic
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring
18 Location: Bruzio, Province of Cosenza – Calabria
Photo by Salvatore Arnone.
- Typical products : cheeses, oil and wine
- Typical dish : La filiciata (cheese-based dish)
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring and Summer
17 Location: Fratta Polesine, Province of Rovigo – Veneto
Photo by Hans A. Rosbach.
- Typical products : Polesano white garlic
- Typical dish : Polesana- style mussels
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring and Summer
16 Location: Gradara, Province of Pesaro and Urbino – Marche
- Typical products : Country herbs, cicerbita grass (scarpen in dialect) and sausage
- Typical dish : bigol: hand-made spaghetti served with porcini mushrooms from Montefeltro or with meat sauce from the Marche region.
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring and Summer
15 Location: Tremosine sul Garda, Province of Brescia – Lombardy
Photo by Domenico Marchetti.
- Typical products : Tremosine cheese, honey and extra virgin olive oil
- Typical dish : tortelli di Tremosine and polenta cusa prepared with black flour
- Ideal period for a visit : Summer and Autumn
14 Location: Vitorchiano, Province of Viterbo – Lazio
- Typical products : Cavatelli di Vitorchiano and Donut of San Michele
- Typical dish : Cavatelli del “pezzente”
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring, autumn and summer
13 Location: Strassoldo, Province of Udine – Friuli Venezia Giulia
Photo of Klenje.
- Typical products : beef and goat meat
- Typical dish : Frico fiulano
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring
12 Location: Bagnoli del Trigno, Province of Isernia – Molise
Photo by Luigi Salimbeni.
- Typical products : pizza missing yeast (unleavened pizza, stuffed with pieces of meat and bacon fried in oil)
- Typical dish : Cavaceci (cavatelli and chickpeas)
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring or summer
11 Location: Tassullo, Province of Trento – Trentino Alto Adige
Photo by Christian Stringari.
- Typical products : mountain cheeses, honey and wine from the Val di Non
- Typical dish : potato tortel, strangolapreti (gnocchi of stale bread and spinach), dumplings and polenta with game
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring and summer
10 Location: Bovino, Province of Foggia – Puglia
Photo by Ettore Timi.
- Typical products : homemade pasta and almond biscuits
- Typical dish : Apulian orecchiette, fusilli with fresh tomato sauce
- Ideal period for a visit : spring and summer
9 Location: Gressoney-Saint Jean, Valle d’Aosta
Photo by Rinina25.
- Typical products : Walser gnocchi
- Typical dish : Chnefflene with Gressoney fondue
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring, Summer
8 Location: Lugnano in Teverina, Province of Terni – Umbria
Photo by trolvag.
- Typical products : extra virgin olive oil
- Typical dish : bread with must during the harvest period, bocconcello di San Francesco (cheese donut)
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring, Autumn
7 Location: Cella Monte, Province of Alessandria – Piedmont
Photo by Davide Papalini.
- Typical products : White Truffle
- Typical dish : Agnolotti
- Ideal period for a visit : Summer
6 Location: Castellabate, Province of Salerno – Campania
Photo by Gsq84.
- Typical products : Oil, figs and wine
- Typical dish : fusilli with mutton ragu
- Ideal period for a visit : Summer, Spring
5 Location: Atzara, Province of Nuoro – Sardinia
Photo of Calavrighe.
- Typical products : Mandrolisai wine
- Typical dish : Sa tumballa (baked pasta), sa pudda prena, single dish consisting of chicken, eggs and liver pesto, dried tomatoes, lard, parsley and saffron
- Ideal period for a visit : Summer, Spring
4 Location: Laigueglia, Province of Savona – Liguria
Photo by Davide Papalini.
- Typical products : baci di Laigueglia (almond sweets), gobeletti (shortcrust pastry and jam)
- Typical dish : stuffed sardines
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring or summer
3 Location: Rotondella, Province of Matera – Basilicata
Photo of Memming.
- Typical products : Apricots from Rotondella, Sospiro Rotondellese (cake decorated with a spiral of chocolate to recall the shape of the country)
- Typical dish : Gnommaredde (Zanzanedde): rolls prepared with kid or lamb entrails and roasted on the grill
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring or summer
2 Location: Palazzolo Acreide, Province of Syracuse – Sicily
Photo by Elyparker.
- Typical products : Palazzolo sausage
- Typical dish : Cavati (hand-made pasta, elongated in shape, topped with pork sauce), ricotta ravioli and caponata
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring
1 Location: Bobbio, Province of Piacenza – Emilia Romagna
Photo by Alessandro Vecchi.
- Typical products : Salami, porcini and truffles
- Typical dish : macaroni alla bobbiese with stew sauce
- Ideal period for a visit : Spring and Summer
List of participants in the Autumn 2019 edition
Here is the complete list of the 60 villages competing (3 for each region):
- Sardinia : San Teodoro, Atzara, Castelsardo
- Lombardy : Tremosine, Bienno, San Benedetto Po
- Calabria : Fiumefreddo Bruzio, Bova, Imperial fortress
- Sicily : Palazzolo Acreide, Castelmola, Gangi
- Lazio : San Felice Circeo, Caprarola, Vitorchiano
- Piedmont : Cella Monte, Vogogna, Monforte d’Alba
- Molise : Peaches, Ferrazzano, Bagnoli del Trignou
- Brands : Moresco, Gradara, Montecosaro
- Liguria : Noli, Laigueglia, Brugnato
- Campania : Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Montesarchio, Castellabate
- Emilia-Romagna : Verucchio, Bobbio, Vigoleno
- Puglia : Bovino, Maruggio, Sternatia
- Trentino-Alto Adige : Chiusa, Gais, Tassullo
- Valle d’Aosta : Chamois, Fenis, Gressoney-Saint-Jean
- Veneto : Fratta Polesine, Borghetto di Valeggio, San Giorgio di Valpolicella
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia : Strassoldo, Sesto al Reghena, Toppo
- Abruzzo : Caramanico Terme, Castel del Monte, Pescocostanzo
- Tuscany : Barga, Castiglione di Garfagnana, Cetona
- Umbria : Bettona, Panicale, Lugnano in Teverina
- Basilicata : Castelmezzano, Rotondella, Brindisi of the Mountain
