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At the end of one year and start another, the lists of cities to visit in the coming year abound.
Some are made with the opinions of experts or media readers, others arise for no apparent reason: a succession of attractive destinations, like many others.
The list proposed by the Jetcost flight and hotel search engine, which it has been making for years, only includes those cities that have something special to celebrate, although there are many more that deserve a visit.
Without excuses.
Rijeka (Croatia), European Capital of Culture 2020
Rijeka's project as the European Capital of Culture in 2020 (together with the Irish Galway), under the motto 'Port of Diversity', is intended to create a city of culture and creativity for Europe and for the future.
In 2016 Rijeka was chosen as the European Capital of Culture 2020, since then efforts have been joined to work on this project that will allow positioning not only Rijeka and the region, but all of Croatia as cultural destinations at European level.
The official inauguration of the project will take place on February 1, 2020, coinciding with the celebration of the popular Carnival of Rijeka, and will run until the end of February 2021. The cultural program offered by Rijeka under the motto 'Port of Diversity' is destined to create a city of culture and creativity for Europe and for the future.
Rijeka invites visitors to immerse themselves and enjoy the culture through seven artistic projects called 'Flagships'.
Rijeka is located less than two hours by road from Zagreb.
Galway (Ireland), European Capital of Culture
This bohemian city on the west coast of Ireland is one of the liveliest in the country.
In 2020 it will be European Capital of Culture and will be more full of proposals than ever.
Street shows, live art, music, theater and dance will add to the usual animation of its pubs.
His motto in 2020 is "Let the magic in".
Its program is organized around the chronological parameters of Celtic culture, known for its mysticism.
Thus, it is divided into the areas of Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasa and Samhain, and its opening ceremony will be organized by Wonder Works, the same company that set up the Pieonchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Then, during the year, they will have place literary meetings - will go Margaret Atwood, author of The Tale of the Maid -, plays, cultural performances, exhibitions and recitals.
Murcia, Spanish Capital of Gastronomy
Throughout 2020, the Government of the Region of Murcia and the city will show its commitment as the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy with the development of gastronomic tourism and the excellence of a cuisine based on the quality of the next product, the garden and from sea.
Under the motto "La huerta de los 1.001 flavors", he has developed an ambitious and imaginative program of activities that shine for their loyalty to their own product and for a total and determined commitment to gastronomic tourism.
The Murcian project concentrates its programming in 1,001 activities, among which it is worth noting the Itinerant Museum of Vegetables, Gastronomic Festival of Fruits and Vegetables of Murcia, Minimal, Congress of High Gastronomy in Miniature, Creation of gastronomic routes in the region and 20 tapas routes in the city, programs for schoolchildren and workshops on healthy cooking, etc.
Vienna commemorates 250 years of Beethoven
The city that, according to recent surveys, has the highest quality of life in the world is celebrating: in 2020, 250 years have passed since Beethoven's death, the omnipresent Viennese genius in the capital.
Although born in Bonn (Germany) Ludwig van Beethoven found in Vienna the ideal place for his work, and it was here that he premiered most of his works.
The rich musical legacy of Viennese classicism is still alive in the capital of music displaying the vitality and diversity that characterizes it.
Like 250 years ago, Vienna remains the city of music that sets the tone.
Thus, for example, original manuscripts will be displayed in the National Library, genius will be brought to the present in the Museum of Art History, and the House of Music will prepare several outstanding events, such as an acoustic installation made with the latest music technology so that the participants feel like members of an orchestra.
Together with the Austrian National Tourist Office, the Vienna Tourist Office has created an intelligent audio guide in sunglasses that can be borrowed in the Tourist-Info of the Albertinaplatz.
Dubai hosts Expo 2020 with 180 countries
The emirate of Dubai has always liked world records (here are the tallest building in the world, the largest shopping center ...) and eccentric projects that we would hardly see anywhere else on the planet, such as ski slopes on the Desert or a palm-shaped island.
The 2020 Expo to be held in Dubai will be a unique occasion: it will last six months (from October to April 2021) and 180 countries will participate in it, presenting the latest in sustainability and mobility, including flying cars.
There will be an impressive display of architecture and will be used to inaugurate the Museum of the Future, dedicated to the wonders that await us in the next generation.
And the country continues to surprise in its artificial deployments: a new artificial archipelago will host a fantasy 'resort' inspired by Europe in which there will be no lack of snow all year and underwater bedrooms.
Marrakech, Capital of African Culture
The Moroccan city will be in 2020 the first Capital of African Culture and with this reason its rich heritage will be enhanced more than ever.
In addition, the country has improved its road infrastructure and the first high-speed train allows you to travel from Casablanca to Tangier in just two hours.
A good time to launch into a country full of landscape and cultural contrasts, with interesting museums (such as Saint Laurent or the first museum in North Africa dedicated to women, both in Marrakech), with countless literary connotations (for example, in the city of Tangier), a rich architecture and cultural and gastronomic heritage, and the negligible possibility of making a getaway to sleep one night in the Sahara desert.
Amsterdam and other Dutch cities: 75 years of freedom
April 2020 will be declared Freedom Month in the Netherlands, a country that celebrates 75 years of freedom after the end of World War II.
And it will be done in style: only on May 5, 14 festivals will be held throughout the country, perfectly encompassing thanks to its dimensions (from Amsterdam you can reach many cities full of charm in a few hours).
In addition, the network of bike lanes totals more than 35,000 kilometers and reaches both the farthest regions to the north, for example, the islands of the Friesland Sea, as well as the great cultural capitals of the south, such as The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrech , Groningen, Maastricht or Eindhoven.
On the other hand, on May 16, Rotterdam will host the Eurovision Song Contest.
The artist who will represent Spain will be Blas Cantó.
Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will put on the tourist map various little-known areas of Japan, such as Tohoku, a few hours by bullet train from the capital, where it has been invested to reopen transportation routes, rebuild tourist facilities and chart new hiking trails after the devastating earthquake of 2011. According to Jetcost, it is an opportunity to enter the most traditional Japan among beech forests, magical waterfalls, volcanic peaks and lakes, as well as the classic onsens (thermal baths) and small towns with old samurai neighborhoods. preserved and temples of the twelfth century.
And one more surprise: a route through distilleries where the best sake in the world is produced.
Malaga, European Capital of Sport and Intelligent Tourism
Malaga has taken the witness of Budapest as the European Capital of Sport for 2020 and prepares an agenda of events and competitions for all profiles, including sea, land, indoor, outdoor, racket, individual, team sports , on wheels, for children, for professionals, adapted sport, women's sport ... Among the axes of action, the importance of deepening the policies of contacting companies, athletes and clubs in order to get sponsorships is highlighted.
It will also continue to improve its powerful network of sports facilities betting heavily on spaces such as outdoor workout.
And above all, the relationship between education and sport will continue to be spoiled.
On the other hand, also in 2020, Malaga will be, together with Gothenburg, the European Capital of Smart Tourism, which aims to encourage the development of innovative, sustainable and inclusive tourism and the exchange of good practices.
The mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, defends the use of new intelligence tools in marketing and Big Data to anticipate events and changes in demand.
Cairo inaugurates the new Great Egyptian Museum
The Great Egyptian Museum, the largest archeology museum in the world, will open its doors in 2020, predictably in April.
45,000 works of art - 25,000 never exhibited before - will be displayed in its rooms, and so that the appeal is even greater, 5,000 pieces will come from the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Its location, just two kilometers from the pyramids, will make the innovative building designed by the Heneghan Peng Architects studio become a new viewpoint over the ancient wonders.
With a facade 800 meters long and 40 meters high, it also emulates a pyramid.
Bordeaux hosts the largest digital art center in the world
The French city adds in 2020 to its many attractions the inauguration from April 17 of Les Bassins de Lumières, the largest digital art center in the world.
The 13,000 square meters that will make up this complex are part of what during the Second World War was an underwater base of 41,000 square meters built by the German army.
Masters of the history of art and contemporary creations will star in the immersive digital art exhibitions that will feature for its inauguration with the exhibition “Gustav Klimt, of gold and colorsâ€, in which visitors will see large-scale works, including the famous Kiss ;
For the second part of the year, "Paul Klee, paint the music" will take the visitor from the presentation of an opera in a city to a concert under the sea between fish.
Bilbao, home of Eurocopa matches
One more year the sport will mark the 2020 destinations to a large extent. The European Football Championship will be held, which will organize four meetings in Bilbao, the only city in Spain that will host this championship, as well as in 11 other cities in as many countries , among which St. Petersburg (Russia) and Baku (Azerbaijan) stand out, who see in this event an opportunity to project themselves before the world.
In addition to football there is much to see in Bilbao, such as the extraordinary Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry that renewed the profile of Bilbao, with the famous Jeff Koons dog standing out at the entrance to it.
The old town of Bilbao is closed to traffic and contains the spectacular Santiago Cathedral, from the 14th century.
Gastronomy is part of the Basque culture, with pintxos as something that is mandatory to try.
Ghent turns to flamenco master Jan Van Eyck
Ghent pays tribute to the Flemish master Jan Van Eyck and his extraordinary talent through the tourist and cultural themed year “OMG!
Van Eyck was here. "
Thanks to a program full of visual arts, theater, dance, design, fashion, music, gastronomy, shopping and much more, which will stimulate all your senses, Ghent demonstrates how the legacy of one of the most virtuous artists the world has ever known , it is still part of the DNA of the city and its inhabitants after almost six centuries.
It will be the greatest exhibition ever seen on Jan Van Eyck, since, in a very exceptional way, more than half of Jan Van Eyck's works will travel to Ghent, where they will be exhibited along with some important works of his most gifted contemporaries.
In October, the Cathedral of San Bavón will open the new visitor center, where you can admire the restored panels of the altarpiece of the Mystic Lamb in all its splendor.
Both the masterpiece itself and the impressive building will come to life through augmented reality technology.
The Prime Minister of Armenia, tour guide
Under the slogan "Your guide is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia", the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia invites tourists to travel to Armenia taking into account the possibility that, by surprise, the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinián, become for a day your guide to know the country.
In addition, the small country of the Caucasus celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Alexander Spendiaryan and the centenary of the birth of filmmaker Henri Verneuil.
In the summer months numerous festivals are celebrated around gastronomy and wine.
Thessaloniki (Greece) hosts the EuroPride 2020
The year 2020 marks a new era for the Pride movement, as EuroPride 2020, from June 20 to 28, will be the first international LGBTI event after the 50 years of commemoration of the Stonewall riots in June 2019. Thessaloniki also marks a new region, where EuroPride has never stayed before.
The event will highlight the feelings of freedom and hope of the local LGBTI community, as they are leaving behind the dark past of hatred and intolerance that has been associated with the Balkans since the 1990s. In addition, EuroPride will send the message that the LGBTI movement has been successful where no other movement in the Balkan region has succeeded: bringing together people of different nationalities, ethnicities and religions and thereby demonstrating that all opponents of the Pride movement have failed, in the sense that the Pride does not divide;
Pride unites.
Old San Juan of Puerto Rico turns 500
Puerto Rico will celebrate 500 years of Old San Juan, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the oldest cities in the Americas, with a rich cultural identity that interweaves Taino, African and Spanish traditions , a unique mix that makes San Juan a vibrant city, passionate about music and dance, with parties, fairs and festivals that take place throughout the year.
In 2020 multiple events will mark this anniversary, such as the premiere of the West Side Story version of Steven Spielberg, where the rivalry of two youth “bands†(one of them Puerto Rican) is recreated;
and the San Juan District will be inaugurated, an open urban space full of restaurants, music and art, where the Provincial Palace of Old San Juan will be reopened as a hotel.
Warsaw celebrates 75 years of its release
On January 17, 2020, 75 years have passed since the liberation of Warsaw and its almost immediate resurrection.
Just watch the movie "The Pianist" and travel to Warsaw to appreciate the change, but always respecting the past and history.
This commemoration highlights the reconstruction of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, in the years 1945-1953, which was an outstanding achievement of architects, conservatives, artists and workers, and also a significant social phenomenon.
As a result of the reconstruction, Warsaw, a city condemned to disappear that suffered a programmed destruction for ideological and political reasons during the Nazi occupation, became the symbol of an "invincible city".
Poland also celebrates the revolts in Gdansk in August 1980 that were the first strikes of the workers in a country behind the iron curtain that led to the creation of Solidarity, the first free trade union within the communist bloc.
The success of the Gdansk strike in 1980 became a turning point and the first stone to be removed from the Berlin Wall.
Lisbon, designated European Green Capital
Lisbon will be the "European Green Capital 2020".
The Portuguese city award is due to the work it has developed in the last decade to become a greener and friendlier city for citizens.
According to the Lisbon City Council, the award rewards "efforts and results achieved in areas such as ecology, energy efficiency, waste management policy and social sustainability of the territory."
In Lisbon, efforts for the construction of a more friendly city for people have been especially valued, especially through the pedestrianization of large areas of the city and the strong growth of green areas as well as the advances and commitments made in areas such as energy efficiency and good water management.
Germany celebrates 250 years of Beethoven
Revolutionary.
Visionary.
Cosmopolitan.
And of course, one of the most frequently performed classical composers: Ludwig van Beethoven was an extremely talented artist.
To this day, his music still unites people from all over the world.
#DiscoverBeethoven has to do with German destinations, landscapes and visions that influenced the great teacher.
Throughout the year, you can be inspired by history milestones, personal stories, outstanding events, innovative sound sensations and unexpected perspectives.
The Jubilee Program also deepens Beethoven's views on society, as well as its universal importance and various political misappropriations.
International understanding, a topic of great importance to Beethoven, will also be included in the Jubilee program.
New York marks the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan
In 1870, a group of American citizens, including both businessmen and prominent artists and thinkers, decided to create a museum to bring art and art education to the masses in New York.
Those pioneers shaped the Met, one of the most prominent exhibition centers in the world, which last year alone received a whopping 7.35 million visitors.
In 2020, the gallery celebrates its 150th anniversary and will celebrate it with the Making The Met exhibition, 1870-2020, which will run from March 30 to August 2, which will show more than 250 works of art, selected for being the most complete summary of the 5,000 pieces that make up its collection.
In addition, the anniversary will also see the inauguration, on March 2, of the new British design and decorative arts gallery.
It will be located in the recently installed Annie Laurie Aitken and Josephine Mercy Heathcote Galleries, of almost 3,500 square meters.
Plus...
The reasons for traveling and celebrating events and anniversaries do not end in these 20 proposals.
There are many more.
For example, Urbino in Marche (Italy) will host the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the death of his most illustrious son, the Renaissance painter Rafael.
The musical city of Salzburg (Austria), cradle of Mozart and Herbert von Karajan, who was born in front of Mozart's house, heads a 'ranking' of interesting cities to discover in 2020 according to Lonely Planet.
The Salzburg Festival is one hundred years old and the Alpine town will celebrate it in style.
Brasilia has been named Creative City of Design and pays tribute to Oscar Niemeyer, who put it on the map of world architecture thanks to buildings and monuments as extraordinary as contemporary.
Liverpool has two sad celebrations: that 50 years have passed since the Beatles separated, the group that spread its fame for every corner of the world and 40 years after the murder of John Lennon.
In Soria, 2020 will be the Year of Becquer, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the poet's death.
The 100th anniversary of Gerardo Diego's arrival in Soria will also be fulfilled.
Source: Enrique Sancho
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