The Most Beautiful Villages in the World | |
Formation: | 2012 |
Type: | Non-profit association |
Purpose: | promotion and enhancement of history, landscape, culture and tourism |
Location City: | Collonges-la-Rouge |
Location Country: | France |
Region Served: | Worldwide |
Membership: | 6 + 4 associates |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Hideki Yoshimoto |
Leader Title2: | Vice-presidents |
Leader Name2: | Fiorello Primi and Alain Di Stefano |
The Most Beautiful Villages in the World is a non-profit private international organization that brings together various territorial associations promoting small inhabited centers of particular historical and landscape interest.
The institution was founded in 2012 in Gordes (France) by five associations belonging to as many geographical areas: France, Japan, Italy, Québec (Canada) and Wallonia (Belgium).[1] [2] Spain also joined later.
These territories are represented within The Most Beautiful Villages in the World by the following local associations:
They are joined by 4 associated members, Switzerland, Saxony (Germany), Russia and Lebanon whose local associations are: