Admission criteria The criteria for admission to the association are: integrity of the urban fabric, architectural harmony, livability of the village, artistic-historical quality of the public and private building heritage, services to the citizen as well as the payment of an annual membership fee.
Initiatives The association organizes initiatives within the villages, such as festivals, exhibitions,
fetes, conferences and concerts that highlight the cultural, historical, gastronomic and linguistic heritage, involving residents, schools, and local artists. The club promotes numerous initiatives on the international market. In 2016, the association signed a global agreement with
ENIT, to promote tourism in the most beautiful villages in the world. In 2017, the club signed an agreement with
Costa Cruises for the enhancement of some villages, which are offered to cruise passengers arriving in Italian ports aboard the operator's ships.
Regional subdivision The
regional subdivision of the villages members of the association is as follows: 31 in
Marche and
Umbria, 29 in
Tuscany, 27 in
Liguria, 26 in
Abruzzo and
Lombardy, 25 in
Lazio, 24 in
Sicily, 20 in
Piedmont, 16 in
Emilia-Romagna and
Trentino-Alto Adige, 15 in
Calabria, 14 in
Apulia, 13 in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 11 in
Veneto and
Campania, 9 in
Sardinia and
Basilicata, 4 in
Molise and 3 in
Aosta Valley. ==Villages==