Designations
Italian recognitions
33 designations across the catalogue
Every town in our catalogue carries at least one institutional recognition. Browse by designation to see all towns recognised under each. Smaller designations (fewer than 5 towns in the catalogue) are listed on their town pages but don't have their own collection page yet.
Tier A
Heritage & UNESCO
The cultural-canon designations — World Heritage and the historic-borghi committees.
Tier B
Outdoor & coast
Coastal, alpine, and protected-landscape recognitions.
Tier C
Product, food & slow
Product registries, slow-tourism networks, and craft traditions.
- Città dell'Olio178
- Città del Vino159
- Riserva Naturale129
- Via Francigena53
- Comuni Virtuosi44
- Città del Tartufo35
- Città della Nocciola27
- Città della Ceramica25
- Città del Pane21
- Città del Miele18
- Città d'Arte14
- Città del Castagno12
- Infioritalia12
- Cammino di San Francesco12
- Greenways11
- Città delle Grotte10
- Cammino di San Benedetto8
- Città dei Liquori5
From across Italy
Five towns to begin with
Taurasi
Province: Avellino
An Irpinia wine village at 400 meters above the Calore valley, the southern home of Aglianico called Barolo of the South.
Ulassai
Province: Nuoro
The highest village in Ogliastra, at 775 meters on a ledge beneath the Tacchi.
Udine
Province: Udine
The historic capital of Friuli, built around a man-made castle hill.
Framura
Province: La Spezia
Five hamlets between sea level and 300 meters on the Riviera di Levante, with Byzantine watchtowers built against Saracen incursions.
Corvara in Badia
Province: Bolzano
The Ladin centre of Alta Badia at 1,568 metres, at the foot of the Sassongher, on the four-pass Sellaronda ski circuit.