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UN names 52 Best Tourism Villages for 2025 UN names 52 Best Tourism Villages for 2025
The UN has named its 52 Best Tourism Villages for 2025, bringing the total network up to 319 destinations.
First announced in 2021, the initiative aims to promote communities that are protecting their natural resources and cultural heritage while sharing them with visitors in a responsible way.
Several countries had four villages apiece added to the list, including China, Japan and Türkiye.
UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said, “Tourism can be a powerful tool to progress shared prosperity, inclusive growth and territorial cohesion in rural areas. Our Best Tourism Villages 2025 highlight communities that are working to safeguard their cultural heritage, preserve their natural resources and create economic opportunities through tourism.
“These villages show that by embracing tourism, they can promote social inclusion and build a future where no one is left behind.”
The 52 Best Tourism Villages in 2025 are as follows (in alphabetical order by country):
- Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina
- Maimará, Argentina
- Khinalig, Azerbaijan
- Krupa na Vrbasu, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Antônio Prado, Brazil
- Digang, China
- Dongluo, China
- Huanggang, China
- Jikayi, China
- Murillo, Colombia
- Kaštelir Labinci, Croatia
- Pacto, Ecuador
- Pont-Croix, France
- Flößerstadt Schiltach, Germany
- Marktgemeinde Bad Hindelang, Germany
- Aldea San Cristóbal El Alto, Guatemala
- Hosszúhetény, Hungary
- Mórahalom, Hungary
- Pemuteran, Indonesia
- Kandelous, Iran
- Shafiabad, Iran
- Soheili, Iran
- Neot Semadar, Israel
- Arquà Petrarca, Italy
- Asolo, Italy
- Bellano, Italy
- Asuka, Japan
- Koyasan, Japan
- Shodoshima, Japan
- Tonosho, Japan
- North Azraq, Jordan
- Plateliai, Lithuania
- Chamarel, Mauritius
- Grand River South East, Mauritius
- Loriga, Portugal
- Mértola, Portugal
- Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, Portugal
- Bled, Slovenia
- Muju Village, South Korea
- Yangsuri, South Korea
- Agaete, Spain
- Ezcaray, Spain
- Valendas, Switzerland
- Akyaka, Türkiye
- Anıtlı, Türkiye
- Barbaros, Türkiye
- Kale Üçağız, Türkiye
- Kolochava, Ukraine
- Synevyrska Polyana, Ukraine
- Masfout, United Arab Emirates
- Lô Lô Chải, Vietnam
- Quynh Son Community-based Tourism Village, Vietnam
You can discover Japan’s Koyasan with our four-day guide to Japan’s prefectures of Nara and Wakayama, and Bled with our first-time guide to the Julian Alps. Mértola made it into our Portugal trip planner, while Pat Yale explored Anıtlı for us while following in the footsteps of Gertrude Bell.
UN Tourism also announced that 20 villages will take part in the initiative’s upgrade programme.
These include:
- San Javier y Yacanto, Argentina
- Lolol, Chile
- Dawa Village, China
- Comuna Chiguilpe de la Nacionalidad Tsa’chila, Ecuador
- Parroquia Biblián, Ecuador
- Al-Bashandi Village, Egypt
- Meisenheim, Germany
- Kemiren, Indonesia
- Montagnana, Italy
- Sant’Andrea di Conza, Italy
- Iraq Al-Amir, Jordan
- Nopala de Villagrán, Mexico
- Oosterend, Netherlands
- Quintandona, Portugal
- Nari Village, South Korea
- Brihuega, Spain
- Orduña, Spain
- San Martín de Unx, Spain
- Evolène, Switzerland
- Omonxona, Uzbekistan
More information: tourism-villages.unwto.org
