European Region of Gastronomy

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] Kuopio, a city in eastern Finland, is the title holder for the year 2020.

Riga, Latvia (2017)
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
YearCity/RegionCountryNotesLinks
2016Minho PortugalMinho 2016
Catalonia SpainCatalonia 2016
2017Riga-Gauja LatviaRiga-Gauja 2017
East Lombardy ItalyEast Lombardy 2017
Aarhus-Central Denmark DenmarkAarhus-Central Denmark 2017
2018North Brabant NetherlandsNorth Brabant 2018
Galway-Western Ireland IrelandGalway was also named the European Capital of Culture for 2020Galway-West of Ireland 2018
2019Sibiu RomaniaThe Transylvanian city was also the European Capital of Culture in 2007Sibiu 2019
South Aegean GreeceSouth Aegean 2019
2020Kuopio FinlandAlso counts for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemicKuopio 2020-2021
2021Coimbra PortugalCoimbra 2021
Slovenia SloveniaThe only country to have been included as a whole so farSlovenia 2021
2022Trondheim-Trøndelag NorwayTrondheim-Trøndelag 2022
Menorca SpainMenorca 2022

See also

References

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