European Capital of Culture 2025

Slovenia's youngest town Nova Gorica and neighboring Gorizia (Italy) are now shining together as European Capital of Culture.

Two cities, countless stories about culture, art, creativity and visionarity. Discover with us the stories that connect these two picturesque cities and the region in which they are located.

The fact that two cities together form a European Capital of Culture is unique. As unique as their history. Nova Gorica is the youngest town in Slovenia, which has close historical and everyday ties with Gorizia on the Italian side of the border.

Situated in a landscape of fertile hills, orchards and vineyards in the Brda and Vipava valleys - crossed by the emerald-green Soča river, which rises in the bosom of the Alps - and not far from the mysterious Karst and the sea, Nova Gorica is a town with a relatively young history.

NOVA GORICA AND GORIZIA = TWO CITIES UNITED IN A BOUNDLESS CREATIVE DISTRICT

At the heart of the future European Capital of Culture will be the so-called KHE district, which has been created on the approximately one kilometer long border strip between the former customs offices. The area will not only be an event and meeting center during the European Capital of Culture year. Sustainably implemented projects, new meeting places and a wide range of art and cultural activities will be a meeting point for all city residents and visitors.

# Discover GO! 2025 the official program. Several projects, one goal.
...from dance to fashion, from gastronomy to sport... The European City of Culture will bring together much more than just the region's art and culture. The highly ambitious program provides for an eclectic mix of the most diverse areas: Fashion, exhibitions, performances, music and concerts, theater, ecology and sustainable development, film, architecture, gastronomy, technology, sports ...
 

Nova Gorica and Gorizia,
the cross-border European Capital of Culture 2025

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