Best LibertyCity
National award given by the Italia Liberty association to the best city of the year.
Grand Hotel Rimini (1906) by Paolito SomazziItalia Liberty
The prize
Best LibertyCity is an institutional recognition issued every year by "Italia Liberty" to the municipal administration that has been able to promote, protect and disseminate its cultural heritage. The jury also takes into account other selection criteria.
Andrea Speziali Andrea SpezialiItalia Liberty
The jury
The choice of the best Liberty city of the year is decided by a jury composed of internal members of the Italia Liberty association, promoting body and external professionals who, on the basis of the information and contents collected, identify the winner municipality.
The beginning of the institutional award
It was the year 2015 when the president of Italia Liberty thought of an institutional award to be given to public administrations for their commitment to Culture, especially that of Liberty.
Abandoned Casinò (2019) by Leonardo FazioItalia Liberty
All citizens and municipal administrations themselves can send the documents on public and private interventions, events carried out during the year and all the information necessary for the nomination for the "Best LibertyCity" award to the secretariat of the award.
2016 - CATANIA
Every year a public administration is awarded. The first to have this honor was the city of Catania, in the Sicily Region. The mayor in office, Enzo Bianco withdrew the plaque of honor together with the municipal council and all the collaborators.
Villa Giuseppe Faccanoni (1907) by Giuseppe SommarugaItalia Liberty
2017 - SARNICO
The following year the Municipality of Sarnico in the province of Bergamo withdrew the high honor. City notoriously devoted to Liberty with the villas designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga. The first citizen Giorgio Bertazzoli will collect the plate.
2018 - VARESE
Mayor Davide Galimberti received the award at the third edition. Varese opened the Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori after five decades of closure, where the exhibition on Giuseppe Sommaruga - Liberty architect - curated by Vittorio Sgarbi and Andrea Speziali was set up.
Castiglioni Palace (1901/1904) by Giuseppe SommarugaItalia Liberty
2019 - BARI
With great amazement for the citizens of Bari, the mayor Antonio Decaro and the councilor for culture Ines Pierucci collected the Award for the public works carried out and the commitment of associations that have rediscovered the Liberty with promotional activities.
2020 - SAVONA
Savona is voted to Liberty for its fascinating buildings that have always been well maintained and restored in the last year. Ilaria Caprioglio, mayor in office that year, was able to improve the city on several fronts. This award also wants to give a propulsive charge to do even
Alassio - Villini Liberty Alassio - Villini Liberty (1914) by Pietro Fenoglio, Gottardo Gussoni, and Gottardo GussoniItalia Liberty
The restoration of Villa Zanelli
The restoration of the Savona Liberty villa lasted four years. This extraordinary result is attributed thanks to the commitment of Italia Liberty and the President Andrea Speziali who forced the commitment to restore it in the public administration.
2021 - SAN PELLEGRINO
Second awarded city in the province of Bergamo. He urges the mayor Fausto Galizzi together with his award-winning council at the ceremony held in Palazzo Castiglioni, Milan. The public administration has brought the Grand Hotel to its ancient splendor and has been able to enhance
2022 - VIAREGGIO
2023 - TORINO
Curiosity
Towards the end of the year, in November, when the jury begins to draw up a list of finalist cities to find the winner, it sometimes happens to have happy surprises such as a discovery or an inauguration that can change your mind at the last minute.
How to apply
Citizens of and non-citizens of the city that is applying, like the public administrations themselves, can send photos, documents and relevant information to the secretariat of the award in order to nominate the Municipality for the "Best LibertyCity" Award.
Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori (1908/1912) by Giuseppe SommarugaItalia Liberty
The award ceremony
When November or December arrives according to the decision times, the jury united with the association decides the date and place of the award ceremony. Once the winning Municipality has been contacted, an agreement is made for the ceremony which is often hosted.
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