Tour Through Europe
European Capitals of Culture have been selected since 1985. Let us introduce a few of them and tell you about their experiences.
A tour through Europe: Plovdiv 2019
Plovdiv was European Capital of Culture (ECoC) in 2019 together with the Italian city of Matera. Plovdiv is also the second largest city in...
A tour through Europe: Matera 2019
Matera was one of the two European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in 2019 together with the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. The city is located in the...
A tour through Europe: Leeuwarden 2018
The Dutch city of Leeuwarden was European Capital of Culture (ECoC) in 2018 together with the Maltese capital Valletta. Located in...
A tour through Europe: Avignon 2000
Avignon was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in 2000. The town is located in the Provence region in southern France, on...
A tour through Europe: Brussels 2000
Brussels was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in the year 2000. The city is known as the capital of Belgium and also as...
A tour through Europe: Santiago de Compostela 2000
Santiago de Compostela, located in northwestern Spain, was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in 2000. The city is the...
A tour through Europe: Helsinki 2000
Helsinki was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in the year 2000. The Finnish capital, located in the south of Finland, is...
A tour through Europe: Krakow 2000
Krakow was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in the year 2000. The city, located in southern Poland, has a population of...
A tour through Europe: Bergen 2000
Bergen was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) in 2000. The city is located on the western coast of Norway and has a...
A tour through Europe: Rotterdam 2001
The Dutch city of Rotterdam, which has a population of around 600 000 and is located in the province of South Holland, was European Capital...
A tour through Europe: Bruges 2002
Bruges was a culturally rich city long before they became European Capital of Culture (ECoC) for 2002. Bruges was founded by Vikings in the...
A tour through Europe: Salamanca 2002
In 2002 Salamanca, located in western Spain, became the country’s third European Capital of Culture (ECoC), following Madrid (1992) and...