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The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] Vernazza is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [2] The Cinque Terre area is a popular tourist destination.
Canada: Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, created in 1997 and comprising 40 villages; [5] Italy: I Borghi più belli d'Italia, created in 2001 and including 361 villages; [6] Japan: The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan, created in 2005 and including 61 villages; [7] Spain: Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España, created in 2011 ...
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I Borghi più belli d'Italia [a] (Italian: [i ˈborɡi pju bˈbɛlli diˈtaːlja]) is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, [2] 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. [3]
Luzhi Fengjing Nanxun. Water Towns, also called Canal Towns (), are certain ancient and historic towns in China known for their bridges, rivers, and canals. Such towns exist in many regions in China, although those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are often the most renowned.
China accepted the convention on 12 December 1985, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] China has 59 World Heritage Sites on the list, ranking second in the world, just below Italy with 60 sites. [4] Of these 59 sites, 40 are listed for their cultural, 15 for their natural, and four sites for both cultural and natural ...
Small, historical, and artistic villages are promoted through the association I Borghi più belli d'Italia (lit. ' The most beautiful villages of Italy '). The most visited regions are Veneto, Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, and Lazio. [252] Rome is the third most visited city in Europe, and 12th in the world, with 9.4 million arrivals in ...
Italy has 60 listed sites, making it the state party with the most World Heritage Sites, just above China . [3] [4] The first site in Italy, the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, was listed at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Cairo and Luxor, Egypt, in 1979. [5]