FAI's 10th 'Luoghi del Cuore' Census: Over 2.3 Million Votes Cast for Italy's Beloved Sites
The Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) has revealed the findings from its 10th biennial 'Luoghi del Cuore' survey, conducted in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, Mibact, and Rai. The 2020-2021 edition garnered a remarkable 2,353,932 votes for more than 39,500 locations across 6,504 municipalities, contributing to a historic total of 9.5 million votes. The top three sites will receive €50,000, €40,000, and €30,000 for restoration efforts. Leading the ranking is the Cuneo–Ventimiglia–Nice railway with over 75,000 votes, followed by Villa-castello di Sammezzano in Reggello with over 62,000 votes, and Castello di Brescia with over 43,000 votes. Noteworthy mentions include the Via delle Collegiate (4th) and the Gardella complex (5th). Applications for restoration funding will be available starting March 2021.
Key facts
- 10th edition of FAI's 'Luoghi del Cuore' census
- 2,353,932 votes cast for over 39,500 sites
- Top prize €50,000 for first place
- Cuneo–Ventimiglia–Nice railway won first place with over 75,000 votes
- Villa-castello di Sammezzano won second place with over 62,000 votes
- Castello di Brescia won third place with over 43,000 votes
- Two special categories: 'Luoghi storici della salute' and 'Italia sopra i 600 metri'
- Total votes in census history reached 9.5 million
Entities
Artists
- Giulia Maria Mozzoni Crespi
- Ferdinando Panciatichi
- Ignazio Gardella
- Paolo Saverio Di Zinno
- Matteo Garrone
- Pietro Angelerio (Celestino V)
- Giuseppe Terragni
Institutions
- Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI)
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Mibact
- Rai
- Save Sammezzano
- Associazione Misteri e Tradizioni
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Alessandria
- Il cuore dei Circensi per la chiesa di Ignazio Gardella
- Insieme per Alessandria
- Le scuole del territorio custodi della memoria viva delle opere di Ignazio Gardella
- FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano
- Fondazione Santagata per l’Economia della Cultura
- Associazione Retake
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Lombardy
- Sicily
- Piedmont
- Molise
- Liguria
- Cuneo
- Ventimiglia
- Nice
- France
- Reggello
- Florence
- Brescia
- Modica
- Ragusa
- Alessandria
- Bari
- Gravina in Puglia
- La Spezia
- Pegazzano
- Sulmona
- L'Aquila
- Campobasso
- Alhambra
- Granada
- Taj Mahal
- Valle Peligna
- Nizza Monferrato
- Asti
- Gallipoli
- Lecce
- Tellaro
- Arcevia
- Ancona
- Quisquina
- Agrigento
- Como
- Rimella
- Alta Valsesia
- Imbersago
- Lecco
- Genoa
- Troia
- Foggia
- Rome
- Vicenza
- Amato
- Catanzaro
- Milan