Tag: European Capital of Culture
Capital of Culture 2024: Bad Ischl with a difference
Since being named the Capital of Culture region, creative people have been shaking up the traditional in the Salzkammergut. Four encounters. source site
Cultural capital Bad Ischl and the Salzkammergut: the connections to Munich – Bavaria
Never has a European Capital of Culture been as close to the people of Munich as Bad Ischl and the Salzkammergut, including spiritually. Why the two-hour drive is worth it:…
European Capital of Culture: Furious opening in Bad Ischl – Culture
When you arrive in tiny Bad Ischl in the middle of the Austrian Alps, the “Genusslabor” in the train station greets you with a friendly ejection: “Thank you for your…
Capital of Culture: Kissing and other crazy ideas
Tartu in Estonia has the title of “European Capital of Culture” this year. What the locals come up with. source site
European Capitals of Culture 2023: Timisoara and Veszprém – Travel
Timisoara It’s colorful in Romania’s third largest city, in the cityscape and in the togetherness. Many of the facades in the old town have been extensively restored and painted mint…
Forgotten by Europe? A trip to Kaunas, Capital of Culture 2022 – Culture
The most Lithuanian of all cities. That at least was left as pride for them, the residents of Kaunas. Kaunas, the eternal second, behind the capital Vilnius. But: Unlike in…
European Capital of Culture: Title in the Cup of Good Hope – Culture
The Intertoto-, later UI-Cup was largely forgotten when it expired in 2008, and with it the memory of top footballing performances by clubs such as Boldklubben 1903 or Tatabányai Bányász…
“European Capital of Culture”: How the title is awarded – Travel
Galway in Ireland and Rijeka in Croatia were “European Capital of Culture” in 2020/2021. This year, in addition to Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg and the neighboring municipalities, the towns of Kaunas…
EU Capital of Culture 2022 Esch-sur-Alzette: Heart of Steel – Journey
An empty bottle of beer: Not much more is left of Luxembourg’s mighty steel industry. The bottle lies in an iron ore cart in the Fond-de-Gras open-air museum, carelessly disposed…
The question of the opera house divides Nuremberg’s city policy. – Bavaria
The question of where exactly an alternative venue should go is driving Nuremberg’s city policy apart. In the end, the town hall alliance could even end. When Nuremberg got the…