European Region of Gastronomy

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The European Region of Gastronomy is a title given every year to one or more cities or regions in Europe. The title is awarded by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT).[1][2]

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Braga, Minho, Portugal (2016)
Riga, Latvia (2017)
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Galway, Ireland (2018)
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Sibiu, Romania (2019)
Kuopio, Finland (2020)

Goals

The goal of the project is to contribute to the better quality of life by:

  • raising awareness about the importance of cultural and food uniqueness
  • stimulating creativity and gastronomic innovation
  • educating for better nutrition
  • improving sustainable tourism standards
  • highlighting distinctive food cultures
  • strengthening community well-being[1]

List of European Regions of Gastronomy

European Regions of Gastronomy
Year City/Region Country Notes Links
2016 Minho File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Minho 2016
Catalonia File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Catalonia 2016
2017 Riga, Gauja File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Riga-Gauja 2017
East Lombardy File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy East Lombardy 2017
Aarhus, Central Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Aarhus-Central Denmark 2017
2018 North Brabant File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands North Brabant 2018
Galway, Western Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Galway was also named the European Capital of Culture for 2020 Galway-West of Ireland 2018 Archived 2020-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
2019 Sibiu File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania The Transylvanian town was also the European Capital of Culture in 2007 Sibiu 2019
South Aegean File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece South Aegean 2019
2020 Kuopio File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Also counts for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic Kuopio 2020-2021
2021 Coimbra File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Also counts for 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic Coimbra 2021
Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia The only country to have been included as a whole so far Slovenia 2021
2022 Trondheim, Trøndelag File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Trondheim-Trøndelag 2022
Menorca File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Menorca 2022
2023 Hauts-de-France File:Flag of France.svg France Hauts-de-France 2023
2024 Saimaa lake region File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Saimaa 2024

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "European Region of Gastronomy – official Website".
  2. ↑ "International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT)".
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