BIRGITÜRKIYEBIRGITÜRKIYEBIRGITÜRKIYE BIRGI TÜRKIYE 2022 Contact Birgi – TÜRKIYEgoturkiyevillages.com/birgi A hub for silk production and weaving The picturesque Aegean village of Birgi is in the Ödemiş district of Izmir, with a history of settlements dating back over 5,000 years from the ancient Lydian Empire up until the Ottoman Civilization. For centuries, Birgi has been one of…
CASTELO NOVOPORTUGALCASTELO NOVOPORTUGALCASTELO NOVOPORTUGAL CASTELO NOVO PORTUGAL 2022 Contact Castelo Novo – PORTUGALaldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com Architecture from a range of historical periods: Gothic and Medieval The oldest mention of Castelo Novo, then called Alpreada, dates back to around 1202 AD. To protect his kingdom against any potential threats, King Dinis rebuilt the village castle adopting typical Gothic…
ALQUÉZARSPAINALQUÉZARSPAINALQUÉZARSPAIN ALQUÉZAR SPAIN 2022 Contact Alquézar – Huesca – SPAINturismoalquezar.es Alquézar – A UNESCO World Heritage Site If stones could speak, then Alquézar would be one of its favourite spokespersons. This village is a municipality in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. The name of the village originates from the Arabic…
SAURIS ZAHREITALYSAURIS ZAHREITALYSAURIS ZAHREITALY SAURIS ZAHRE ITALY 2022 Contact Sauris Zahre – Udine – ITALYsauris.org A language that speaks of endless historical tales Sauris or Zahre as it was called in the old German dialect, is a village immersed in the nature of the Carnic Alps. The municipality, located in a green valley dominated by…
GUADALUPESPAINGUADALUPESPAINGUADALUPESPAIN GUADALUPE SPAIN 2022 Contact Guadalupe – Cáceres – SPAINayuntamientodeguadalupe.es A well-known conquistador brings valuable books to Guadalupe The Royal Monastery of Guadalupe offers an insight to the vast ancient heritage of the region. It possesses accredited historical sources that provide estimated data from more than 200 Incunabula “books printed before the 16th century”. Currently…
MURTENSWITZERLANDMURTENSWITZERLANDMURTENSWITZERLAND MURTEN SWITZERLAND 2022 Contact Murten – SWITZERLAND A lakeside medieval town The town has a history that precedes more than 6,000 years and, as the scene of a great battle, has played a major role in shaping Swiss history. Murten is known for its perfectly preserved and accessible city walls. Strolling through the old…
WAGRAINAUSTRIAWAGRAINAUSTRIAWAGRAINAUSTRIA WAGRAIN AUSTRIA 2022 Contact Wagrain – Salzburg – AUSTRIA wagrain-kleinarl.at A skiing and hiking hotspot Wagrain is a market town in the Pongau region of Salzburg, Austria. With a total population of approximately 3,000 people, the village is situated some 9 km east of the county town St. Johann im Pongau. It is a…
ISOLA DEL GIGLIOITALYISOLA DEL GIGLIOITALYISOLA DEL GIGLIOITALY ISOLA DEL GIGLIO ITALY 2022 Contact Isola Del Giglio – Grosetto – ITALYvisitgiglioisland.com A village which actively seeks to promote the past, present and future The village stands on two small islands, Giglio and Giannutri, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Rich in history, in a unique natural environment, Isola…
RĂȘINARIROMANIARĂȘINARIROMANIARĂȘINARIROMANIA RĂȘINARI ROMANIA 2022 Contact Rășinari – Sibiu – ROMANIA 18 villages unite in their traditions, architecture and history Rasinari is part of Marginimea Sibiului, a specific area of Sibiu County and a unique ethnographic region of Romania. It is a mountain area, composed of 18 villages with 40,000 inhabitants that share the same traditions,…
BOHINJSLOVENIABOHINJSLOVENIABOHINJSLOVENIA BOHINJ SLOVENIA 2022 Contact Bohinj – Bohinjsko jezero – Sloveniabohinj.si A green oasis in the heart of the Triglav National Park Two third of Bohinj lies within the Triglav National Park, Slovenia’s only national park. More than 65% of the municipality of Bohinj is covered by protected areas of cultural heritage including cultural and…