Thursday 2 March 2017

Palermo wins Capital of Culture 2018


Palermo, Sicily has been named the Italian Capital of Culture for 2018 by the Italian Culture Ministry. The award recognises Palermo's historical legacy, cuisine and range of cultural venues. There will be a year long calendar of events to celebrate with initiatives currently under development including promoting an Arab-Norman route connecting Palermo with Cefalù and Monreale (the path was recently granted UNESCO Heritage status) and world-class opera performances for the city’s Teatro Massimo.



Palermo, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy with a truly enviable historical and cultural legacy, was one of the finalists on the shortlist of ten cities: the others were Alghero, Aquileia, Comacchio, Ercolano, Montebelluna, Recanati, Settimo Torinese , Trento, and a joint Elima-Erice bid (including Buseto Palizzolo, Custonaci, Erice, Paceco, San Vito Lo Capo, and Valderice).  Now that the city has achieved this recognition, the Sicilian capital will gain certain economic benefits. For starters, it will receive €1 million, allowing it to carry out investments to promote cultural activities and increase the value of its artistic heritage.



Palermo was also named the Italian Capital of Young People 2017.



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