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]

Braga, Minho, Portugal (2016)
Riga, Latvia (2017)
Galway, Ireland (2018)
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 Portugal Minho 2016
Catalonia Spain Catalonia 2016
2017 Riga, Gauja Latvia Riga-Gauja 2017
East Lombardy Italy East Lombardy 2017
Aarhus, Central Denmark Denmark Aarhus-Central Denmark 2017
2018 North Brabant Netherlands North Brabant 2018
Galway, Western Ireland 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 Romania The Transylvanian town was also the European Capital of Culture in 2007 Sibiu 2019
South Aegean Greece South Aegean 2019
2020 Kuopio Finland Also counts for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic Kuopio 2020-2021
2021 Coimbra Portugal Also counts for 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic Coimbra 2021
Slovenia Slovenia The only country to have been included as a whole so far Slovenia 2021
2022 Trondheim, Trøndelag Norway Trondheim-Trøndelag 2022
Menorca Spain Menorca 2022
2023 Hauts-de-France France Hauts-de-France 2023
2024 Saimaa lake region Finland Saimaa 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "European Region of Gastronomy – official Website".
  2. ^ "International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT)".
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